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New Hampshire's Supreme Court hears arguments over a $38 million abuse verdict, debating whether decades of abuse count as one incident under a $475,000 cap.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard arguments on November 20, 2025, in a landmark case over a $38 million verdict awarded to David Meehan, who alleged repeated abuse at the state’s former Youth Development Center in the 1990s.
The state seeks to reduce the award under a sovereign immunity law capping individual payouts at $475,000 per “incident,” arguing the abuse constituted a single event.
Meehan’s attorneys contend the cap violates constitutional equal protection rights, especially given the jury found the state acted wantonly, and urge the court to uphold the full verdict or allow a judge to determine the number of incidents.
Justices questioned whether treating decades of abuse as one incident would undermine justice for hundreds of other victims.
The case, one of over 1,100 similar lawsuits, could set a precedent for institutional accountability and compensation in New Hampshire.
La Corte Suprema de New Hampshire escucha argumentos sobre un veredicto de abuso de $38 millones, debatiendo si décadas de abuso cuentan como un incidente bajo un tope de $475,000.