BOSTON - A lawsuit filed by the family of a Connecticut teen who was placed into state custody after a dispute over her diagnosis and put in psychiatric unit is scheduled to start Tuesday. The suit was brought by the parents of Justina Pelletier against Boston Children’s Hospital and those who treated their daughter, The Boston Globe reported Monday. Pelletier was 14 in 2013 when she was placed in state custody in Massachusetts. She had been diagnosed at Tufts Medical Center with mitochondrial disease, a disorder that affects cellular energy production. The Pelletiers did not return calls about the lawsuit, and their lawyers declined to comment.

Source: thestar January 13, 2020 16:41 UTC