Concord, N.H.–Dartmouth College recently agreed to settle an on-going lawsuit filed on behalf of Christina Porter, a former student at the school who died after sustaining head injuries during a skiing class. However, the details of the settlement will not be made public because of a confidentiality agreement.
On February 23, 2004, Christina was enrolled in a college course for beginner skiers. Sadly, Porter skied down a hill without wearing a helmet and struck a tree. As a result of the head injuries she sustained, she lapsed into a coma for six months prior to her death. Subsequently, Porter’s parents, Brent and Mary Solstrom Porter, filed a lawsuit on behalf of their daughter accusing the school of wrongful death and negligence.
Christina’s parents argued that she was neither accompanied nor instructed to wear a helmet when she skied into the tree during the class lesson. However, Dartmouth College maintained that Porter’s death was tragic, but not the school’s responsibility.
recently named in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyer's In America, David Mittleman has been representing seriously injured people since 1985. A partner with Church Wyble PC—a division of Grewal Law PLLC—Mr. Mittleman and his partners focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accidents, slip and falls, nursing home injury, pharmacy/pharmacist negligence and disability claims.
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