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Jury Awards $900k to Former Trumbull High Student Hit By Tennis Ball
Kristen Sileo, 21, suffered memory and concentration problems after being hit in the head with a tennis ball during gym class 7 years ago.
A girl who suffered a concussion after being hit in the head with a tennis ball during gym class at Trumbull High School was awarded $900,000 by a jury.
Kristen Sileo, now 21, was only 14 when she was hit in the head during a game of “tennis/baseball” where students essentially played baseball with tennis rackets, according to the Connectiuct Post.
Sileo suffered a concussion and now has concentration and memory problems. She sued, alleging that the Board of Education and gym teacher Melindya Mickool were negligent.
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