The parents of a toddler killed when he became pinned in a door at a Scottsdale fire station have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city.
The suit does not seek a specific damage amount in the death of 16-month-old Joey Reiss. However, a previous notice of claim filed against the city of Scottsdale had sought $9 million.
The suit says the boy's mother, Courtney Reiss, witnessed her son being crushed by an automatically closing bay door at the fire station. The boy died from head and skull injuries two days later at a hospital. Joey was among a group of seven children who were touring the fire station on Feb. 3 along with parents.
After six months of grief and counseling, according to their lawsuit, Courtney Reiss and her husband, Dan Reiss, filed a full-fledged lawsuit this week against the city of Scottsdale, the door manufacturers and the door installers, alleging negligence and a lack of safety protocols.