Judge Reverses Jury’s Verdict in Abusive Coach Case

May 22, 2004

A plaintiff, who claims a coach verbally abused her, will likely appeal a New Jersey state judge’s decision last month to overturn a $1.5 million jury award.   Jennifer Besler, a former student-athlete at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School was awarded $1.47 on March 24 after she convinced a Mercer County jury that her former high school basketball coach, Daniel Hussong, verbally abused her. Joining Hussong as defendants was the West-Windsor/Plainsboro School District as well as former pr
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