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P, then seven and a half years old, was riding as a passenger in an automobile operated by his mother. Their automobile was struck by a tractor-trailer truck owned by the defendant Silliman Company and operated by its employee, D. P, then seven and a half years old, was riding as a passenger in an automobile operated by his mother. Their automobile was struck by a tractor-trailer truck owned by the defendant Silliman Company and operated by its employee, D. P sued D. Summary judgment on liability was rendered against Ds. Damages were addressed, and P claimed that he had been violently thrown from his car and had suffered various physical injuries which included the 'aggravation and worsening of a specific learning disability' and resulted in a 'permanent minimal brain dysfunction syndrome [brain damage] with associated multiple psychomotor seizures [permanent epilepsy].' It was also alleged that P had incurred and would in the future incur expenses for hospitalization, physicians' care, and other medical needs, as well as expenses for private tutors and teaching specialists. The jury returned a verdict of $410,000, and Ds appealed. Ds dispute the claims of minimal brain dysfunction and epilepsy.

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