Family sues in death of teenager in Carroll

The suit also alleges that Juvenile Services "failed to regulate and monitor the policies and procedures implemented by Bowling Brook to discipline the children in its care." Simmons' parents and QueQuerra Johnson, the mother of his daughter, also seek $207 million from the defendants in compensatory damages on multiple counts of wrongful death.

Sunday did not return a call for comment. Brian Hayden, a Bowling Brook administrator and member of the nonprofit organization's board of directors, declined to comment on the matter.

Beth Blauer, Juvenile Services' chief of staff, declined to comment yesterday.

"We absolutely feel that this lawsuit is frivolous," said Jason W. Shoemaker, Sabbagh's lawyer.

"To allege that these gentlemen who were there to help the kids at this facility acted with actual malice is ridiculous," he said.

Jan Bledsoe, who represented Harding in the criminal case, said her client did nothing incorrect, civilly or criminally.

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