"The defendants keep talking and with each word reveal more deceit. This is the tip of the iceberg," said David Chapman, an attorney representing the Kvalvog family.
Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog are currently pursuing a lawsuit against Park Christian School in federal court. 6:34 pm, Jul. 22, 2021 ×
Ray and Kathie Kvalvog speak during a press conference at the Travelodge & Suites in Moorhead on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
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Appeals judges affirmed the Clay County District Court’s decision that Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog cannot retry their civil case against Park Christian School and former basketball coach Josh Lee based on claims that the lower court made several errors in judgment.
The family alleged Lee and Park Christian were responsible for the deaths of their sons, Zachary and Connor Kvalog, as the boys drove June 23, 2015, from Moorhead to a basketball tournament in Wisconsin. State troopers said a semi-truck crowded Zachary Kvalvog, 18, as he drove his father’s pickup in a caravan on Interstate 94 near Dalton, Minn.
Moorhead parents allege school, State Patrol covered up facts in 2015 crash that killed their sons
Zachary and Connor Kvalvog were on their way to a basketball tournament in Wisconsin when they died in a crash with a semi-truck.
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The parents of two brothers who were killed in a crash on the way to a basketball tournament in 2015 have filed a civil lawsuit against the boys school and the Minnesota State Patrol, alleging they lied about what happened in the crash.
Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog, of Moorhead, filed the lawsuit on July 8 in U.S. District Court, alleging Park Christian School (PCS) administration, PCS coaches and State Patrol Sgt. Rodney Eischens, among others, conspired against the family in an attempt to deny them due process as they sought damages in the deaths of their sons in a 2019 wrongful death civil trial.
Kvalvogs lay out cover-up allegations against school, trooper in sons fatal crash
Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog held a news conference Thursday to talk about their new lawsuit in the deaths of their sons, Zachary and Connor Kvalvog, who died in 2015 while on their way to a basketball tournament. 10:29 am, Jul. 15, 2021 ×
Ray and Kathie Kvalvog speak during a press conference at the Travelodge & Suites in Moorhead on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
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MOORHEAD Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog said finding out the connection between a Minnesota State Patrol trooper who investigated their sons’ fatal crash with the school whose basketball team the boys were traveling with when they died was like peeling back layers of onions.
School, state trooper covered up facts in deadly crash, Moorhead family alleges in lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges Park Christian School administration and a Minnesota State Patrol trooper conspired against Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog in an attempt to deny them due process as they sought damages in connection to the deaths of their sons, Zachary and Connor Kvalvog. 11:30 am, Jul. 14, 2021 ×
Zachary and Connor Kvalvog
Raymond and Katherine Kvalvog filed the civil suit last week in Minnesota U.S. District Court against Park Christian School, the Minnesota State Patrol and officials tied to the organizations. It alleges school administration and State Patrol Sgt. Rodney Eischens conspired against the Kvalvogs in an attempt to deny them due process as the parents sought damages in connection to the deaths of their sons, Zachary and Connor Kvalvog.