DETROIT (AP) - A Wayne County judge has settled a lawsuit filed by a couple whose son was temporarily removed from their custody after he was mistakenly given alcohol at a Detroit Tigers game.
The case was closed Tuesday in a federal court filing. Attorneys for the parents and Judge Judy Hartsfield say settlement details are confidential.
Leo Ratte (Ra-TAY’) was 7 years old in 2008 when his father mistakenly gave him Mike’s Hard Lemonade at Comerica Park. University of Michigan professor Christopher Ratte says he didn’t know the beverage had alcohol.
Police took steps to put Leo into protective custody for several days. Leo’s parents sued the judge, claiming their rights were violated by Hartsfield’s practice of signing blank forms and leaving them to be filled in by authorities to remove children.
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