Greater Nashua
Judge asked to question jurors who awarded $38 million in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Attorneys for a man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at New Hampshire's youth detention center asked a judge Tuesday to reconvene and question jurors, some of whom have expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed by nearly 99%. A jury on Friday awarded $38 million to David Meehan, who alleged that the state's negligence allowed him to be repeatedly raped, beaten and held in solitary confinement as a teenager at the Youth Development Center. But the attorney general's office is seeking to reduce the award under a state law that allows claimants against the state to recover a maximum of $475,000 per "incident." Three distraught jurors have since contacted Meehan's attorneys, including the jury foreperson, who described feeling "devastated" and "duped," and another who said the state is misinterpreting the verdict. No hearing ...
