Lawsuit Filed by Family of Chimp Attack Victim -- Seeking $50 Million in Damages From Owner

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › March 18, 2009

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STAMFORD, Conn. - The family of a woman mauled by a chimpanzee filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages against the primate's owner, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities."

Attorneys for Charla Nash, who remains in critical condition, filed the lawsuit against Sandra Herold late Monday in Superior Court in Stamford.

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Lawsuit Filed by Family of Chimp Attack Victim -- Seeking $50 Million in Damages From Owner

The suit also alleges that Herold had given the chimp medication that further ...

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