Parents of 2-year-old boy reach settlement with Pittsburgh Zoo after child 's death . `` There was no reason to send our staff into harm 's way , '' she said . The zoo said it would pay the family $800,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by their son in 2008 that claimed he was left alone for hours while his parents were at work. Details of settlement are confidential , according to joint statement .
Parents of 2-year-old boy reach settlement with Pittsburgh Zoo after child 's death . The zoo said it would pay the family $800,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by their son in 2008 that claimed he was left alone for hours while his parents were at work. Details of settlement are confidential , according to joint statement .