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Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 09:36 AM

What an absolute ******, I have no other words.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...ug-broke-wrist

Jury rejects woman's suit against nephew for energetic greeting

A jury in Bridgeport, Conn., has rejected a woman's attempt to sue her then 8-year-old nephew for an exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago that she says caused her a broken wrist.

Jennifer Connell sued in Bridgeport Superior Court for $127,000, saying the little boy did not behave reasonably when he leapt into her arms at his 8th birthday celebration.

The six-member jury found the boy was not liable for the injury suffered by Connell, 54, of New York City, the Connecticut Post is reporting.

Earlier, Connell said the broken wrist had caused her longstanding problems.

“I was at a party recently, and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate,” Connell, who lives on Manhattan's Upper East Side, told a told a Connecticut jury.

“The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight years old under those circumstances would know or should have known that a forceful greeting such as the one delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff could cause the harms and losses suffered by the plaintiff,” the lawsuit claims.

On Friday, the boy, now 12, appeared confused as he sat with his father in a courtroom in Bridgeport, the state’s largest city, the Connecticut Post reported. The boy’s mother died last year and a listed phone number couldn't be found for the youngster's father, Michael Terala, according to The Associated Press.

On the witness stand, Connell, a human resources manager in Manhattan, testified she loves Sean, whom she described as always being “very loving” toward her, but believes he should take responsibility for her injury.

According to testimony reported by the Post, Connell, who has no children of her own, arrived at the Tarala home in March 2011 to attend Sean’s party. When he spotted Connell, he dropped his new bicycle on the ground and ran toward her calling out, “Auntie Jen, Auntie Jen.”

“All of a sudden he was there in the air, I had to catch him and we tumbled onto the ground,” Connell testified. “I remember him shouting, ‘Auntie Jen I love you,’ and there he was flying at me.”

Although hurt, Connell told the jury, she didn’t complain at the time. “It was his birthday party and I didn’t want to upset him,” she said.

But, Connell continued, her life was turned upside down as a result of the injury.

“It has been very difficult,” the Post reported her as saying. “We all know how crowded it is in Manhattan.”

arista · 14-10-2015, 09:43 AM

Do you not think USA: Women Sues her 8 year old nephew
is a better heading?

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by arista

Do you not think USA: Women Sues her 8 year old nephew
is a better heading?

No

arista · 14-10-2015, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

No

OK
worth a try

kirklancaster · 14-10-2015, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

No

kirklancaster · 14-10-2015, 09:50 AM

Thank God for the verdict - stupid mercenary bitch.

Kizzy · 14-10-2015, 09:51 AM

I read this yesterday... what a totally surreal case, he lost his mum last year too what was she thinking?!

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by arista

OK
worth a try

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Originally Posted by Kizzy

I read this yesterday... what a totally surreal case, he lost his mum last year too what was she thinking?!

I know and it only happened because the poor kid was so happy to see her too. What an absolute arsehole

Liam- · 14-10-2015, 09:54 AM

Anyone who tries to sue someone (let alone a child) (even moreso a child who's just lost his mother) because they couldn't hold their 'hors d’oeuvre plate' really deserves nothing more than loneliness.

Ammi · 14-10-2015, 09:57 AM

..is it his mum's sister..?../maybe some bad feeling toward the father../husband of her sister and motivated by that..?.../yeah ridiculous and 4 years ago as well...

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..is it his mum's sister..?../maybe some bad feeling toward the father../husband of her sister and motivated by that..?.../yeah ridiculous and 4 years ago as well...

I'm not sure but I read somewhere she filed the suit a year before the mother died. Maybe she was sick and had a lot of money? I don't know really

arista · 14-10-2015, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Liam-

Anyone who tries to sue someone (let alone a child) (even moreso a child who's just lost his mother) because they couldn't hold their 'hors d’oeuvre plate' really deserves nothing more than loneliness.

Its America
Lawyers Jump at jobs like this

Ammi · 14-10-2015, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm not sure but I read somewhere she filed the suit a year before the mother died. Maybe she was sick and had a lot of money? I don't know really

...the aunt seems to be ok with money, she has a Manhattan apartment and I would think that doesn't come too cheaply../so maybe not money related...I've just found a vid of some of the news station reporting and talking about 'stupid lawsuits' and apparently someone tried to sue Disney because she said that Frozen was a story of her life and they stole it without her permission...

Ammi · 14-10-2015, 10:05 AM

..that was thrown out of court as well strangely...

Ammi · 14-10-2015, 10:05 AM

..it was met with an icy glare from the judge...

Liam- · 14-10-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..it was met with an icy glare from the judge...

Ross. · 14-10-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

“I was at a party recently, and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate,” Connell, who lives on Manhattan's Upper East Side, told a told a Connecticut jury.

Ridiculous woman

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

...the aunt seems to be ok with money, she has a Manhattan apartment and I would think that doesn't come too cheaply../so maybe not money related...I've just found a vid of some of the news station reporting and talking about 'stupid lawsuits' and apparently someone tried to sue Disney because she said that Frozen was a story of her life and they stole it without her permission...

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..that was thrown out of court as well strangely...

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..it was met with an icy glare from the judge...

Can't believe that wasn't taken sericely

Tom4784 · 14-10-2015, 10:19 AM

Is this real? It reads like an Onion article.

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dezzy

Is this real? It reads like an Onion article.

Sorry had posted the wrong link, yes it's on CNN, the article in the OP is from The Guardian and I also heard the story on local radio here this morning

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/justic...wsuit-pkg.wfsb

Ammi · 14-10-2015, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Can't believe that wasn't taken sericely

..this is the link, why they have to be taken seriously if pursued...I don't know how to post the vid itself because it's not a Youtube one...most US media seems to be reporting the story as there are loads of sites with it on...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ion-topstories

..in all seriousness though, he obviously adored his Aunt, poor little guy to have to go through this...

Niamh. · 14-10-2015, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..this is the link, why they have to be taken seriously if pursued...I don't know how to post the vid itself because it's not a Youtube one...most US media seems to be reporting the story as there are loads of sites with it on...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ion-topstories

..in all seriousness though, he obviously adored his Aunt, poor little guy to have to go through this...

You didn't get my joke