Jury decides no punitive damages in Catholic Charities wrongful death lawsuit

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CLEVELAND — After deliberating for several hours on Thursday, a jury has decided against punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against Catholic Charities Corporation.

The jury decided on no damages and that Catholic Charities did not act with actual malice in the death of 5-year-old Jordan Rodriguez.Last week, the jury found Catholic Charities Corporation 8% responsible in connection with the death of Rodriguez. Catholic Charities Corporation found partially negligent in death of child, jury decides RELATED: Catholic Charities Corporation found partially negligent in death of child, jury decides

Rodriguez died in September 2017. His body was discovered buried in the backyard of his mother’s house three months later.The 5-year-old was developmentally disabled and could not speak. When the little boy died, he was starving and had broken bones, according to authorities.Catholic Charities employee Nancy Caraballo was assigned to Jordan’s case. She was supposed to be checking in on the boy.

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