Mother from the Bronx will receive $57 million because of lead found in the blood of her daughter

Mother from the Bronx will receive $57 million because of lead found in the blood of her daughter

The court satisfied the lawsuit against the housing authority of new York (NYCHA) filed filed Tishey Jones of Bronx’s. $57 million charge for negligence of housing to his responsibilities.

In 2010, blood of the daughter of Silence — Dakota who was then 4 years old, found 45 micrograms of lead per 100 ml. This exceeds the permissible level 9 times! It is believed that the lead causes in children developmental delay. Now 12-year-old Dakota is studying in a specialized class.

The investigation showed that the content lead’s the paint on the walls of Fort Independence houses in the Bronx, where the plaintiff resided with her daughter, has not been tested since 2013.

«I want the mayor fired her, said Tisha Jones, referring to the head of NYCHA Shola Olatoye. — She must resign. And I want the mayor invested more in housing.»

The court took just an hour to render a decision in favor of the plaintiff. A spokesman for NYCHA told PIX11 that the office is «disappointed with the verdict.»

We will remind, in 2004 in new York, a law was passed, under which the housing authority of new York shall hold a check on the content of lead in homes built before 1960.

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