Federal Judge Reaffirms Verdict for Cornell in Gymnast Suit

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that its admonishment of an attorney representing Cornell University in a case in which the school was sued for negligence by a gymnast, does not equate to enough evidence to set aside the verdict of a jury favoring Cornell.   The incident in question occurred on October 12, 2006 when plaintiff Randall Duchesneau attempted a backwards jumping maneuver on a TumblTrak gymnastics training apparatus, and landed squarely in the