Student Gets $6M After Tripping, Breaking Arm In Gym Class
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey has awarded $6 million to a student who tripped over a cable and broke her arm and elbow in gym class when she was in middle school.
The judgment for Destinee Dickens, 19, came last month following a five-day trial.
In 2011, Dickens was 13 and with classmates at Union Avenue Middle School in Irvington when they were on a path leading to an athletic field. Her right shoe got caught when she attempted to leap over the cable, which was placed to preven
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