Life Was Harder
As the days went on, Connell felt like her life had been totally upended. Connell lived in a third-story walk-up; she alleged that the injury made traveling to and from her apartment “very difficult” due to the Manhattan crowds.
Was She Really Suffering?
She found that the injury had impacted her ability to socialize, as well, explaining to a jury, “I was at a party recently, and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate.” Connell felt that her young nephew should have known better than to give her such a forceful hug.
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