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MUNN v. HOTCHKISS SCHOOL

No. 14-2410-cv.

795 F.3d 324 (2015)

Orson D. MUNN, III, as Parent & Next Friend of C.M. & Ind., Christine Munn, as Parent & Next Friend of C.M. & Ind., Cara L. Munn, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The HOTCHKISS SCHOOL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 3, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton , Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C., Hartford, CT ( Karen L. Dowd , Kenneth J. Bartschi , Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C., Hartford, CT, Aaron S. Bayer , Jeffrey R. Babbin , Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.

Antonio Ponvert III , Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT ( Alinor C. Sterling , Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before: WALKER, LYNCH, and LOHIER, Circuit Judges.

Cara Munn and her parents brought suit against the Hotchkiss School after Munn contracted tick-borne encephalitis on a school-organized trip to China. At trial, a jury found Hotchkiss negligent and awarded the Munns $41.5 million in damages, $31.5 of which were non-economic damages. On appeal, the school argues...

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