Penn State Moose Head Attack
Student konked on head during biology exam sues university
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Penn State Moose Head Attack
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Penn State Moose Head Attack
JANUARY 26--A college student claims she was injured when a 'moose head with antlers' fell off the wall of a Pennsylvania State University laboratory and landed on her head. According to Amy Walters, the falling moose head struck her in the right temple and knocked her into a chair, where the stuffed item landed in her lap. The February 2005 incident, Walters claims in a Court of Commons Pleas complaint, has left her suffering from severe headaches. A copy of the January 25 lawsuit can be found below. Walters was attending a biology class in the lab, which had 'several wild game heads displayed on the walls about the room.' As she peered through a microscope 'directly beneath the moose head,' Walters claims, she was struck on the head by the plummeting hunter's trophy. Walters charges the university with negligence for failing to ensure that the moose head was 'properly affixed' to the lab wall. Her complaint does not specify monetary damages, but contends that she has suffered 'loss of enjoyment of life' and 'embarrassment and humiliation.' (5 pages)
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