Charla Nash

Three years ago Charla Nash had her face ripped away when a violent chimpanzee went on a rampage. Today the victim, who recently underwent a face transplant, revealed through her attorney Charles Willinger that she intends on suing the state [...]  

Charla Nash wants to sue the state of Connecticut for $150 million. Ms. Nash is the victim of a horrific attack by a 200-pound chimp who mauled her to the point of ripping her face off, nearly killing the woman three years ago. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids and she needed extensive surgeries to help repair the damage...  

Three years ago Charla Nash had her face ripped away when a violent chimpanzee went on a rampage. Today the victim, who recently underwent a face transplant, revealed through her attorney Charles Willinger that she intends on suing the state [...]  

Charla Nash is suing the State of Connecticut for failing to protect her from a dangerous animal. The Attorney General, George Jepsen, claims it is not clear that the state has been negligent. Charla Nash believes that the state did not protect ...  

HARTFORD — A Connecticut woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of Stamford, knew the animal was dangerous.  

The family of Charla Nash, a victim of a chimp attack, is set to sue the state of Connecticut for $150 million after it left her without a face and arms in 2009. The chimp was privately owned and the attack occurred when she was asked to help put the ...  

Attorney Charles Willinger, who represents Charla Nash, spoke exclusively with WCBS 880's Fran Schneidau and said that the state DEEP ignored its own rules, which lead to the near fatal mauling.  

Charla Nash Seeking $150M From State For Chimp AttackPatch.comThe state legislature's judiciary committee will likely play a key role in deciding whether Nash has grounds for proceeding with the suit, which alleges that state environmental officials knew the chimp was dangerous, yet allowed Sandra Herold to own ...Compensation for chimp attack victim in state legislative spotlightWestport-Newsall 2 news articles »  

Nash's family is suing the state for a total of $150 million ... depending on how the facts are developed in the claims process," state Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford said. Like us on Facebook In a 2003 incident, Travis had escaped and ran ...  

Nash had been visiting her friend and co-worker Sandra Herold ... of the DEP's failure to seize and dispose of the chimpanzee," However, Attorney General George Jepsen, who would like the suit dropped contends that "In the period 2004 through the time ...  

HARTFORD -- A Connecticut woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of Stamford, knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with The Hartford Courant ...  

The State of Connecticut is moving to slam the door closed on a big legal fight in that chimp attack in Stamford that left a woman horribly disfigured.  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of Stamford, knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with The Hartford Courant, Charla Nash said the chimpanzee got loose and...  

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Stamford woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as mayor of Stamford knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with a Connecticut newspaper, Charla Nash said the chimpanzee got loose and roamed Stamford in 2003. She says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed her to take him home with the warning he be...  

STAMFORD -- A Stamford woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of Stamford, knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with The Hartford Courant, Charla Nash said the chimpanzee got loose and roamed Stamford in 2003. She says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed her to take him home and warned that he should be...  

HARTFORD (AP) -- A Stamford woman who was mauled and severely injured by an out-of-control chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as mayor of Stamford knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with The Hartford Courant (http://cour.at/H14azz ), Charla Nash said the chimpanzee got loose and roamed Stamford in 2003. She says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed her to take him home with the...  

A Bridgeport attorney for Charla Nash says the attack could have been avoided had Connecticut been tougher in enforcing its regulations. [WCBS] Tweet Tags: animals, Connecticut, sovereign immunity Related posts Zoo fall blamed on splashy dolphins (9) Your laptop? Hand it over (1) Wrong hair color ruined her social life (9) Wrestlers Slam WWE and Claim: We’re Not Independent Contractors (4) Woman fined [...]  

Do you remember Charla Nash, the woman who had her face and arms and more mangled by a pet chimp in 2009?  Of course you do. Well, Nash has now tried to sue the state of Connecticut where the attack occurred but the state's attorney general is saying it is not the state's (or taxpayer's) problem.  The owner of the chimp is who should be held responsible since it was a privately owned animal. Of course Nash thinks the state should be held...  

Connecticut’s attorney general says Charla Nash, who was mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009, should not be allowed to sue the state, and taxpayers should not be held liable for injuries inflicted by a privately owned animal.  

STAMFORD -- A Stamford woman mauled by a chimpanzee should not be allowed to sue the state, because taxpayers should not be held financially liable for injuries inflicted by a privately owned animal, a Connecticut official said. Charla Nash wants to sue the state over allegations that it failed in its duty to restrict the ownership of dangerous animals as pets and protect residents from harm. Her case is pending with the claims commissioner...  

While recognizing Charla Nash suffered "profound" injuries from an attack by a friend's pet chimpanzee, the Attorney General's office argues the state owes her nothing, in part because statutes were unclear about whether the animal should have been allowed ...  

In an interview with The Hartford Courant, Charla Nash, a former Poughkeepsie resident, said the chimpanzee got loose and roamed Stamford in 2003. She says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed her to take him home and warned ...  

Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of Stamford, knew the animal was dangerous. In an interview with The Hartford Courant, Charla Nash said the chimpanzee got loose and roamed Stamford in 2003. She says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed ...  

STAMFORD, Conn., March 25 (UPI) -- As Charla Nash, the Stamford, Conn., woman who was brutally attacked by a chimpanzee in 2009 contends with the state, she says she's lucky to be alive. Nash has a $50 million lawsuit pending against the estate ...  

Malloy denies claims by chimpanzee victimWaterbury Republican AmericanIn an interview with The Hartford Courant, Charla Nash, who was attacked in 2009, said Malloy knew the animal's owner, Sandra Herold, and warned her to lock up the chimp following a previous incident where the primate got loose and roamed Stamford.and more »  

A woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee is suing Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for allowing the animal to be kept as a pet despite knowing it was dangerous. Charla Nash was attacked and severely injured by the chimp when it broke free from the home of Sandra Herold,...... Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.  

#lawsuits Charla Nash, the woman whose face and hands were ripped off by a friend's pet chimpanzee, is trying to sue the state of Connecticut. She claims that Governor Dannel P. Malloy — who was mayor of Stamford when the chimp first escaped in 2003 — knew about the danger and didn't do anything to prevent the attack. More »  

Charla Nash wants to sue the state over allegations it failed in its duty to restrict the ownership of dangerous animals as pets and protect residents from harm. Her case is pending with the claims commissioner. The attorney general's office argued in ...  

Dannel P. Malloy knew the animal was dangerous as far back as 2003. Charla Nash, 58, was blinded and had her face, nose, lips and eyelids torn off in February 2009 by a 200-pound pet chimp named Travis, who was owned by a friend. In an interview ...  

STAMFORD -- A Stamford woman who was mauled and servely injured by a chimpanzee has the right to sue the state and will hopefully get the opportunity to have her case heard in court, said Charles Willinger, personal injury attorney at Willinger, Willinger and Bucci. Willinger's comments this week were in response to recent statements by the state's attorney general, George Jepson, who said the mauling victim, Charla Nash, should not be...  

HARTFORD, Conn. _ Charla Nash says she still can't remember the brutal attack by a chimpanzee that tore off her face and hands and blinded her on Feb. 16, 2009 _ but she recalls the moment she finally heard a recording of the horrifying 911 call from that day.  

HARTFORD, Conn. - Charla Nash says she still can't remember the brutal attack by a chimpanzee that tore off her face and hands and blinded her on Feb. 16, 2009 - but she recalls the moment she finally heard a recording of the horrifying 911 call ...  

More than three years after being horrifically mauled by a chimp, 58-year-old Charla Nash (pictured) said she is experiencing feeling in her new face and is hopeful for the future.  

(Person X) is still recovering from a face transplant and wants to sue the state of Connecticut over the chimpanzee attack that nearly killed her three years ago.  On February 16, 2009, a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis was freely roaming the grounds of the Stamford home of his owner and Person X’s friend when Person X visited. The (large) chimpanzee attacked Person X causing her to lose (most of her face and almost die).  The attorney who...  

Chimp Attack Victim Says Connecticut Governor Knew of DangerClaimsJournal.comShe says Malloy knew the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, and allowed her to take him home and warned that he should be locked up. She was attacked by the animal in February 2009. “I know he was the mayor when Travis was running loose that time in 2003.and more »  

Who pays for chimp attack? State or the estate?Greenwich TimeNash, 58, was attacked by late friend and employer Sandra Herold's pet chimp, Travis, in 2009 after trying to help Herold return the 200 pound pet to his cage. Nash argues that the then state Department of Environmental Protection should have seized ...and more »  

Daily MailDid Conn. Gov. Know Chimp Was Dangerous?ReutersCharla Nash was attacked and severely injured by the chimp when it broke free from the home of Sandra Herold, the chimp's owner. So how does the Governor fit in? Malloy reportedly knew the animal was dangerous, Nash told the Hartford Courant.Victim of chimp attack talks about recovery, hopes for the futureBellingham HeraldChimp attack victim says Malloy shares blameGreenwich TimeConn...  

A Stamford woman who was severely injured by a chimpanzee and is now suing the state says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as then-mayor of the city, knew the animal was dangerous. "I know he was the mayor when Travis was running loose that time in 2003 ...