The New Haven attorney, Irving Pinsky, who filed a claim with the Connecticut State Commissioner seeking permission to sue the state of Connecticut on behalf of the surviving victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, has withdrawn his request in light of procuring new evidence.
Earlier last week, Pinsky filed for permission to carry out a $100 million lawsuit against the State and Sandy Hook Elementary school for failing to protect his client, who remains unnamed due to the nature of the case.
According to the state law, the state is protected from such lawsuits, unless permission is granted. Pinsky is requesting permission to sue the state for failing to protect to the students and teachers from such an incident.
"The state could have, there's a whole lot of architectural designs they can use in schools to make it much harder to happen," said Pinsky to USA Today.
The claim to the commissioner states, "he State Board of Education, Connecticut Department of Education and State Commissioner of Education failed to take steps to protect said minor child from foreseeable harm in ways including, but not limited to, failure to provide a safe school setting at Sandy Hook Elementary School," as reported by NBC News.
On Dec 14, 20 year-old Adam Lanza opened fire at the elementary school, after killing his mother, Nancy Lanza. The police say the shooting was committed with semi-automatic assault rifles, all legally registered under his mother's name.
Police are still investigating for a motive behind the killings. There have been rumors that he was upset that his mother wanted to commit him into a mental institute against his will, which triggered his violent reaction. However, police have not yet identified a specific motive.
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