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Jury Awards $16M in Abuse Case | Concord News
A woman who endured over 100 incidents of abuse at a New Hampshire group home won a shocking $16 million jury verdict — the largest in state history for such a case. Though the facility closed after the abuse was exposed, the state faced a major liability when the jury pinned 70% of blame on the group home’s directors and 25% on the state, leaving the state on the hook for $4 million — a sum the plaintiff’s lawyer plans to challenge. The case exposed systemic failures, with the woman silenced by threats of detention, and the state’s settlement fund unable to cover her claim. Now, as she says…
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