
Woman Who Contracted Encephalitis on School Trip Awarded …
Mar 29, 2013 · Cara Munn, now 20, of New York City, was a student at the prestigious Hotchkiss boarding school in Lakeville, Conn. She contracted encephalitis from tick bites while hiking in a …
Court Upholds $41M Award for Student Paralyzed by Tick Bite
Aug 23, 2017 · (CN) – A Connecticut woman who was paralyzed by a tick bite in China is entitled to a $41.7 million damages award from the school that organized her field trip, the state’s …
Study Abroad and a $41.5 Million Verdict - Inside Higher Ed
Aug 23, 2017 · According to court documents, Cara Munn, who was 15 at the time of the month-long Hotchkiss-organized trip in 2007, fell ill from tick-borne encephalitis after hiking on …
Exec’s daughter gets $41M in damages for school trip injury
Mar 28, 2013 · Cara Munn, now 20, contracted encephalitis from a tick bite she got while visiting the Far East with her classmates at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., in 2007. The …
My Life With a Tick Disease That Took Away My Speech - The Cut
Oct 13, 2016 · This interview was conducted with the help of a computerized text-to-speech app that allowed Cara to type what she wanted to say, so the app could say it for her. I am 24 and …
Former Hotchkiss Student Awarded $42 Million After ... - CBS News
Mar 28, 2013 · Cara Munn was a freshman at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. when she partook in a school-supervised trip to China. Munn, then 15, and the other students were taken …
Connecticut Student Disabled on School Trip Wins $41.7M Verdict
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. Munn, of New …
$41.7 Million Verdict Against Hotchkiss School in China Trip Case ...
Mar 26, 2013 · Orson Munn III and Christine Munn brought the suit on behalf of their daughter, Cara, who was 15 at the time she contracted viral encephalitis in China.
Legal Test Of School's Responsibility In $41.5 Million Hotchkiss Case
Mar 29, 2017 · Cara Munn, 15, was bitten by a tick while hiking on a mountain in China during a summer trip organized by The Hotchkiss School, her private school. The tick transmitted …
Court Upholds $41 Million Verdict In Tick Bite Case
A federal appeals court has upheld a $41.7 million jury verdict for a Connecticut private school student who was severely and permanently disabled after developing encephalitis from a tick …