Gloucester $2,350,000.00 Brain Injury – a Lawyer’s Filing
On January 16, 2008, The Daily Press reported a $2,350,000.00 suit filed by Avery T. "Sandy" Waterman, Jr., Esq. for traumatic brain injury suffered by a Gloucester High student attacked at school. New Assistant Principal Travis Burns was named a Defendant based on sworn Affidavit allegations of a fellow student that previously he warned Burns of the attack, that Burns assured him school security would be alerted, and that Burns did absolutely nothing instead.
The assault and battery was committed by another student at Gloucester High School. Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the attack and recommended charging the perpetrator with “malicious wounding”.
The attack was aggravated for being unprovoked and causing permanent brain injury. Among other things, the victim immediately required and still requires healthcare intervention by multiple providers; needed significant special academic accommodations by Gloucester High School to graduate, and cannot continue with college education; and still suffers from memory and other problems.
