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Personal Injury, School Negligence
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Case Details
A jury awarded $41.7 million to Cara Munn, a woman who sued The Hotchkiss School after contracting a tick-borne illness on a school trip to China that left her unable to speak and brain-damaged.
Additional Notes
The federal jury in Bridgeport ruled in favor of Cara Munn, 20, in her lawsuit against The Hotchkiss School, a private school in Lakeville. The school said it would appeal. The case lasted eight days, and the jury deliberated for about eight hours before returning their verdict.