Missouri school district settles mud-pit injury lawsuit
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A Missouri school district has settled a lawsuit filed by a 2011 graduate who was seriously injured when she was stomped in a muddy pit at a school event.
The Springfield school district agreed to pay $423,106 to Megan Taylor, who was 17 when she was injured during a back-to-school event in August 2010 at Kickapoo High School. District spokesman Stephen Hall confirmed the amount but said the district didn't admit liability.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that in the lawsuit, Taylor said she was pushed from behind and fell on her face in a muddy pit with others on top of her. Among other injuries, Taylor suffered four strokes, permanent brain damage, severe dementia and temporary blindness.
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She alleged in the lawsuit that the muddy pit was not properly supervised and school employees didn't offer timely emergency aid.
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Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com