- Posted December 23, 2011
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Judge dismisses neglect petition in cancer case
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) -- A judge has dismissed a state neglect petition that was brought against the parents of a 10-year-old Upper Peninsula boy after they refused to continue his cancer treatments.
WLUC-TV and The Mining Journal of Marquette report that Marquette County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Solka on Wednesday issued the decision in the case against Erin and Kenneth Stieler. A trial had been expected early next year.
Jacob is from Skandia, about 15 miles southeast of Marquette. He was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma but after a number of treatments was found to be cancer-free. His parents refused to continue chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
His parents argued that further treatments were unnecessary.
The boy's doctors said more treatments were needed. The state Department of Human Services took the case to court.
Published: Fri, Dec 23, 2011
headlines Oakland County
- Meet the Judges
- Phishing and Smishing and Skimming and Shimming: Nessel encourages public to watch out for common scams during NFL Draft
- 56 years later, bias case is closed: Hamtramck completes new housing
- Attorneys to explain new U.S. DOL rules
- Michigan employers, local partners spotlight Gov. Whitmer’s budget recommendations and benefits for Going PRO Talent Fund
headlines National
- New Legalese: You may have heard a deepfake, but what about ‘Twiqbal’?
- From Intake to Outcome: An in-house lawyer’s guide to matter management solutions
- 2 BigLaw firms in merger talks that could produce 1,600-lawyer firm with top 50 revenue
- Send in the paralegals
- Lawyer reprimanded after mistakenly emailing opposing counsel with plan to avoid judge’s call
- ‘I don’t play well’ judge who threatened to track down, jail misbehaving litigant gets tossed from case