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$40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules

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By Sarah Dewberry and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and administrators after she was shot by a 6-year-old student in a classroom earlier this year can move forward, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Judge greenlights suit by Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The court found worker's compensation inapplicable because her injury — a gunshot wound — did not arise from her employment as a first-grade teacher.

  3. NBC News

    Virginia teacher shot by her student, 6, can proceed with $40M lawsuit, judge rules (opens NBC News)

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    The surprise decision by a Newport News Circuit Court judge means that Abigail Zwerner could get much more than just workers compensation for the serious injuries caused by January’s classroom shooting.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday.

  5. New York Post

    Judge rules Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student can proceed with $40M lawsuit (opens New York Post)

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    A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday.

  6. Fox News

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old may proceed with $40M lawsuit, judge determines (opens Fox News)

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    Abby Zwerner, a Newport News, Virginia-based public schoolteacher, may proceed with a $40 million lawsuit against the school system, a circuit judge ruled Friday.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against

  8. New York Times

    Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Can Sue School District, Judge Rules (opens New York Times)

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    Abigail Zwerner was teaching at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., when a boy shot her in January.

  9. Hot Air

    Judge Rules Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Can Sue School District (opens Hot Air)

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  10. Local News 8

    $40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sarah Dewberry and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and administrators after she was shot by a 6-year-old student in a classroom earlier this year can move forward, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.

  11. CNN

    $40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules (opens CNN)

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    The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and administrators after she was shot by a 6-year-old student in a classroom earlier this year can move forward, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had argued that teacher Abby Zwerner was eligible only for workers compensation.

  13. The Guardian

    Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old can go ahead with $40m lawsuit, judge rules (opens The Guardian)

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    Abby Zwerner was hospitalized for two weeks after the January shooting and is suing school administrators for negligence

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    $40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Sarah Dewberry and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and

  15. WSVN Miami

    $40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and administrators after she was shot by a 6-year-old

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