The mother of a Bradenton teenager is suing the Manatee County School Board for injuries her daughter suffered when she was tripped by another student on purpose in what the mother claims was an incident of bullying. Rica Ben-Shushan is claiming negligence, vicarious liability and battery in the lawsuit filed by her Florida Personal Injury attorney.
The lawsuit stems from an incident at Sugg Middle School. Ben-Shushan’s daughter was tripped during gym class in 2008 causing her to fall on her face on a school tennis court. She injured her nose, suffered facial injuries and chipped her teeth. The lawyer filing the suit claimed the family only wanted the school’s insurance company to cover the injuries but they denied liability.