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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

New York aunt sues nephew, 12, who broke her wrist at his eighth birthday party - because she can no longer hold a plate

chef · Guru

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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

And, the boy's mother died last year as well. Wow.

chef · Guru

I can't imagine suing a CHILD because they got overzealous and caused me harm.

It happened at his 8th birthday party. He's 12 now. If her wrist is still that weak after 4 years, she needs to go to a doctor, not court.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

heavy.com/news/2015/10/jennifer-connell-aunt-suing-nephew-sean-tarala-birthday-party-injuries-lawsuit-westport-connecticut-manhattan-photos-facebook-damages/

Another link.

TrudyML · Guru

Home insurance will pay out. Liability coverage on the home. What a turd.

Lindley · Guru

Wow she just lost more then her sister by this low lawsuit. She lost any relationship she could have had with her nephew. She waited 4 years to sue the child? His mother died a year earlier, I wonder if the aunt is after the life insurance policy the young man may have inherited on his mothers death. She is scum. I hope the judge and jury can see this is a money grabber who thinks she is entitled.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lindley wrote:
Wow she just lost more then her sister by this low lawsuit. She lost any relationship she could have had with her nephew. She waited 4 years to sue the child? His mother died a year earlier, I wonder if the aunt is after the life insurance policy the young man may have inherited on his mothers death. She is scum. I hope the judge and jury can see this is a money grabber who thinks she is entitled.

Seriously?!

flan

Lindley · Guru

He was eight years old when this happened, the boy is now 12. At least in the article it happened at his eight birthday party.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lindley wrote:
He was eight years old when this happened, the boy is now 12. At least in the article it happened at his eight birthday party.

Yeah, that's what makes this story CRAZY.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I'm thinking either she's going after the homeowner's insurance and it's a "friendly" lawsuit, or he inherited money when mom died and aunt is a money-grubbing ho.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
I'm thinking either she's going after the homeowner's insurance and it's a "friendly" lawsuit, or he inherited money when mom died and aunt is a money-grubbing ho.

You may be on to something!

flan

Oughttabeworking · Regular

She lost the lawsuit. I saw that earlier today. Either way, I think she is an awful person.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Oughttabeworking wrote:
She lost the lawsuit. I saw that earlier today. Either way, I think she is an awful person.

I hope she had to pay legal fees too.

ed11563 · Guru

Jury: Boy not liable for exuberant hello that injured aunt

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury on Tuesday rejected a woman's bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from his exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago.

New York City resident Jennifer Connell claimed the Westport boy acted unreasonably when he jumped into her arms at his 8th-birthday party, causing her to fall and break her wrist. She sued in Bridgeport Superior Court for $127,000.

The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1PrB8eR ) that the six-member jury found that the boy was not liable. The newspaper reported that she ignored shouted requests for comment as she passed reporters outside the courthouse.

Connell, a 54-year-old human resources manager, had testified that she loves her nephew but thinks he should be held accountable. She said when the child jumped she tumbled to the ground as she tried to catch him.

"I remember him shouting, 'Auntie Jen I love you,' and there he was flying at me," she testified.

Connell argued that her injuries severely disrupted her life in Manhattan. She told jurors last week that she was at a party recently, and "it was difficult to hold my hors d'oeuvre plate," the Post reported.

Her lawsuit said: "The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable 8-year-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 boy, the only defendant, appeared in court with his father, Michael Tarala. A listed phone number couldn't be found for Tarala. The boy's mother died last year.

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Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Why did she wait 4 years to sue?

ed11563 · Guru

ed11563 wrote:
Jury: Boy not liable for exuberant hello that injured aunt

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury on Tuesday rejected a woman's bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from his exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago.

New York City resident Jennifer Connell claimed the Westport boy acted unreasonably when he jumped into her arms at his 8th-birthday party, causing her to fall and break her wrist. She sued in Bridgeport Superior Court for $127,000.
The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1PrB8eR ) that the six-member jury found that the boy was not liable. The newspaper reported that she ignored shouted requests for comment as she passed reporters outside the courthouse.
Connell, a 54-year-old human resources manager, had testified that she loves her nephew but thinks he should be held accountable. She said when the child jumped she tumbled to the ground as she tried to catch him.
"I remember him shouting, 'Auntie Jen I love you,' and there he was flying at me," she testified.
Connell argued that her injuries severely disrupted her life in Manhattan. She told jurors last week that she was at a party recently, and "it was difficult to hold my hors d'oeuvre plate," the Post reported.
Her lawsuit said: "The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable 8-year-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 boy, the only defendant, appeared in court with his father, Michael Tarala. A listed phone number couldn't be found for Tarala. The boy's mother died last year.
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Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com

She might have been thinking that the damage and her disability from it would clear up. And it didn't. cry

Lindley · Guru

So glad the jury voted against her.

chef · Guru

I'm glad she lost. What a jerk.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Well if you became disabled due to whatever, you need money to live on. SSI doesn't pay the mortgage. It was probably a friendly law suit as LL suggested.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

TrudyML wrote:
Home insurance will pay out. Liability coverage on the home. What a turd.

This. Homeowners should pay for the injury and lost time. And as someone said if her wrist is still bad after four years the doctors did a bad job.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

So she lost. Accomplished nothing and put a big hurt on her own family. Strong work.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
So she lost. Accomplished nothing and put a big hurt on her own family. Strong work.

Well not if it was a friendly lawsuit, you don't know the details. Only what the media prints, I don't trust the media.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Just as some of us suspected: www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/northeast/2015/10/attorneys_law_forced_woman_to_sue_nephew_over_medical_bills

Attorneys: Law forced woman to sue nephew over medical bills
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 PrintEmail0 Comments
By:
Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — A woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday party four years ago was forced to go to court over her medical bills, her lawyers said Wednesday as backlash against her on social media sites poured in.

A jury on Tuesday rejected Jennifer Connell's lawsuit, finding the boy was not liable for her injuries. She had said she broke her wrist when the Westport boy jumped into her arms at his 8th-birthday party, causing her to fall.

Jainchill & Beckert, Connell's law firm, said her nephew's parents' insurance company offered her $1 over the fall, which occurred at their home. She had no choice but to sue to pay medical bills, they said, adding that she has had two surgeries and could face a third, her lawyers said.

"From the start, this was a case ... about one thing: Getting medical bills paid by homeowner's insurance," the law firm said Wednesday in an emailed statement. "Our client was never looking for money from her nephew or his family."

Peter Kochenburger, an insurance law specialist at the University of Connecticut School of Law, said state law typically requires those claiming injury to sue the individual responsible.

"In Connecticut and most states, if you have a claim against someone for negligence, you sue that individual, not the insurance company," he said.

Connell's lawsuit said her "injuries, losses and harms" were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the youngster, who should have known his "forceful greeting" would have injured her. A six-member Superior Court jury found that the boy was not liable.

Jainchill & Beckert said Connell, a 54-year-old human resources manager from New York City, is being attacked on social media and has "been through enough."

On Twitter, she has been vilified as a terrible aunt, the most hated woman in America and an awful human being.

Many took aim in particular at her statement to jurors, reported by the Connecticut Post, that because of her injury she could not easily hold an hors d'oeuvre plate at a recent party.

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Follow Stephen Singer on Twitter at twitter.com/SteveSinger10

Author(s):
Associated Press

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yes, that does happen where are told to sue. And, not sure why she owes so much money? She is an employed HR person. I would think she has insurance. But, maybe she has Obamacare.

Ilumine · Regular

The salacious Press at its best.

Per Connecticut State law and the lovely Insurance Company, the Aunt had to sue the person who actually caused the injury. It was not HER idea, but the way the systems are set up.

The Press knows this. The Press choose to write this story in a way that created this knee-jerk, tugging the heart strings, demonizing the poor Aunt because it makes for a great story.

As for the dollar amount, the Aunt has had two surgeries already (not mentioned in 99% of the news stories) and will have to have another one. None of this will allow her to get disability, so any out of work time will be lost income.

And finally - Subrogation people.

FNW · Guru

Just when I thought my in-laws were bad...

ed11563 · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Yes, that does happen where are told to sue. And, not sure why she owes so much money? She is an employed HR person. I would think she has insurance. But, maybe she has Obamacare.

More likely, her medical insurance company declined to pay because her injury was caused by someone else's action, and that person's insurance should pay.

Catch-22

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I saw the interview on the Today Show this morning. (The clip I found is only part of it.)

It was just like Illumine explained it.

She had no choice. It would be the only way to get the Homeowner's Insurance to pay. cry

Her nephew defended her. It sounds like they have a great relationship. smile

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Thanks for the update, FWM.

flan

Lindley · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:

I saw the interview on the Today Show this morning. (The clip I found is only part of it.)
It was just like Illumine explained it.
She had no choice. It would be the only way to get the Homeowner's Insurance to pay.
Her nephew defended her. It sounds like they have a great relationship.

That is good to know. I'm glad the family came out to defend her and put a stop to the bad press she was receiving.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well, if the family is fine with it, then it's nobody else's business. Actually it is nobody else's business either way. But, there are times when you are put in a position to sue not because you want to but because you have to in order to force those to pay who were supposed to pay in the first place.

However, she should know that the "i can't hold a plate of hors douerves really makes for good copy and makes her sound like some elite snob.

Ohfour · Hooker

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, if the family is fine with it, then it's nobody else's business. Actually it is nobody else's business either way. But, there are times when you are put in a position to sue not because you want to but because you have to in order to force those to pay who were supposed to pay in the first place.

However, she should know that the "i can't hold a plate of hors douerves really makes for good copy and makes her sound like some elite snob.

I think she was trying to make it as ridiculous as she could. It was a farce from the beginning...

FNW · Guru

Then how on earth did this get on the news?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Then how on earth did this get on the news?

Because the media is full of *******s.

WYSIWYG · Guru

She had no choice. It would be the only way to get the Homeowner's Insurance to pay.
- Fort Worth Mom

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I saw a news segment where they asked a lawyer from that state about her need to sue a person, and according to him she could have sued her nephew or either parent as the homeowners since it was done to make the homeowner's insurance pay. She chose to not sue the father or the estate of the mother.

FNW · Guru

New York aunt sues nephew, 12, who broke her wrist at his eighth birthday party - because she can no longer hold a plate

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

RE: New York aunt sues nephew, 12, who broke her wrist at his eighth birthday party - because she can no longer hold a p

Lindley · Guru

FNW wrote:
This makes me feel better about the lawsuit. But more angry at the media for blasting it.

-- Edited by FNW on Friday 16th of October 2015 10:25:02 AM

My son worked for a news station as a camara man and sound tech. He said the motto was if it bleeds it leads.