Andrei Ducila and Luiza Badea’s four children were severely malnourished and suffering from other ailments when police discovered the couple panhandling in a Hobbs parking lot in 2019, court records say. However, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleged state child protective services workers minimized findings that they were unfit parents and gave the kids back. The family slipped away, and when they were found months later, a girl of around 2 was suffering from a fractured skull and brain damage, records show. The lawsuit against the state was finally settled late last month for $10 million, according to a report on social media — a staggering amount that outpaces most other settlements in recent memory.
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Media Coverage · April 19, 2026
The parties reported a settlement.
newspaper Read articleAndrei Ducila and Luiza Badea’s four children were severely malnourished and suffering from other ailments when police discovered the couple panhandling in a Hobbs parking lot in 2019, court records say. However, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleged state child protective services workers minimized findings that they were unfit parents and gave the kids back. The family slipped away, and when they were found months later, a girl of around 2 was suffering from a fractured skull and brain dama
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The parties reported a settlement.
Andrei Ducila and Luiza Badea’s four children were severely malnourished and suffering from other ailments when police discovered the couple panhandling in a Hobbs parking lot in 2019, court records …
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