Boy assaulted at camp: Negligent security and supervision: Posttraumatic stress disorder: Settlement: Verdict

Law Reporter, Oct 2003

SCHOOLS

Doe v. Athletic Alliance Risk Purchasing Group, N.Y., Nassau County Sup. Ct., No. 29967/99, Mar. 11, 2003.

Doe, 12, was attending a baseball camp when an intruder entered his dormitory room and physically and sexually assaulted him. Doe has suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems since the incident.

Doe's father sued the camp, and the college where the camp was being held, on Doe's behalf, alleging negligent supervision of the campers and negligence in failing to provide adequate security on the campus.

In the liability phase of trial, the jury found the college 45 percent liable, the camp 35 percent liable, and the non-party assailant 20 percent at fault. The college later settled for a confidential amount. In the subsequent damages trial, the jury awarded $10 million.

Plaintiff's experts were Raymond Behr, psychiatry, and Richard Morrissey, psychotherapy, both of New York, N.Y.

Plaintiff's Counsel

*Jay W. Dankner, New York, N.Y.