Defendants respond to $25M lawsuit for Ga. teen who lost leg
Defendants have responded to a lawsuit that seeks $25 million for a teen who had his right leg amputated below the knee after an alleged incident at a Columbus school.
Montravious Thomas, 13, was injured in September in an alleged incident with a contract teacher at an alternative school, The AJC previously reported. The lawsuit was filed in March.
The teacher, Bryant Mosley, allegedly threw Thomas to the floor multiple times. Mosley, a defendant in the lawsuit, is no longer associated with the Muscogee County School District.
Among the district’s responses, according to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:
- Any injury or damages suffered by the plaintiffs were the result of an independent intervening cause and not the result of any alleged negligence or other actions or inactions of these defendants.
- (Thomas) failed to exercise ordinary care for his safety, so the plaintiffs aren't entitled to recover some or all of the claims.
Among Mosley’s responses:
▪ No allegedly negligent act on Mosley’s part caused or contributed in causing any of the plaintiffs’ alleged injuries and damages.
Thomas’ medical bills are more than $600,000, according to the lawsuit.
Several other defendants also are named in the lawsuit.
The amputation was performed at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston in October, The AJC reported. It was necessary because part of Thomas’ broken tibia severed veins that provided blood flow to his foot.
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