A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friends pet chimpanzee was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million because at the time of the attack, the law allowed private ownership of the animals. The state is immune to lawsuits unless theyre allowed by state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr., who approved the states motion to dismiss Charla Nashs claim. Nash was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled in Stamford in 2009. She reached a $4 million settlement last year with the estate of chimp owner Sandra Herold, who died in 2010.
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