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Settlement reached in lawsuit against autistic student
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Settlement reached in
lawsuit against autistic student The Associated Press VINELAND, N.J. (AP) -- An
out-of-court settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing a severely
autistic 10-year-old girl of assaulting her art teacher. Dianne C. Sutton, the
longtime fine arts chairwoman at Rossi Intermediate School, filed the lawsuit
in 1996, claiming the girl squeezed her hand so hard that she required surgery
and a cortisone shot. Sutton's lawyer, Steven L.
Rothman, would not discuss terms of the settlement. According to court
documents, possible amounts ranged from $30,000 to $50,000. The girl, who has an
estimated I.Q. of 55, allegedly grabbed Sutton's right hand in October 1995,
twisting and squeezing it until a pupil aide intervened. According to
testimony, Sutton's hand was still in a cast four months later when the girl
approached her and touched her fingers. The case was dismissed, but
reinstated on appeal. An eight-member jury in
Cumberland County Superior Court could not reach a decision. But instead of a
retrial, their 5-3 decision was used to determine how much money Sutton would
receive. Robert Kaplan, the
student's lawyer, declined comment. Copyright 2002 Associated Press. All
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