Juan Daniel Lopez-Robles
Juan Daniel Lopez-Robles was 18 when he died on March 16, 2020, at a hospital in Springfield, Oregon, after being held at Haag Home for Boys, a youth residential program in Junction City that was paid by the Oregon Youth Authority. His mother, Carolina, and his family have pursued a $5.79 million lawsuit in Lane County court, which says other youths pressured him to take what they said was OxyContin but was fentanyl, causing cardiac arrest. The lawsuit also says staff entered his unit several times without noticing he was unconscious. The facility did not respond to a request for comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). A $5.79 million lawsuit says other youths pressured him to take what they said was OxyContin but was fentanyl, and that staff entered his unit several times without noticing he was unconscious.
Reported by: lawsuit filed in Lane County court (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit in Lane County court seeking $5.79 million from the Haag Home for Boys operators, and no settlement or award has been reported.