By DAVE COLLINS | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago
In this Aug. 10, 2012 file photo, Charla Nash sits before a hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., to determine whether she may sue the state for $150 million in claimed damages. Nash was mauled in a 2009 chimpanzee attack. On Friday, June 14, 2013, state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr., denied permission for Nash to sue the state because at the time of the attack, the law allowed private ownership of the animals. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but didn't do anything about it.
The state claims commissioner released a five-page decision approving the state's motion to dismiss Charla Nash's claim, saying the law at the time allowed private ownership of chimpanzees and didn't require officials to seize legal animals. The state generally is immune to lawsuits, unless allowed by the claims commissioner.
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