Judge boosts damages in Portsmouth teen suicide case to nearly $7M

Judge boosts damages in Portsmouth teen suicide case to nearly $7M

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — In a post-trial motion filed last week, the town of Portsmouth has been ordered to pay an additional $1.5 million in the negligence case stemming from a local high school student's suicide. Nathan Bruno was a 15-year-old student at Portsmouth High School when he died by suicide on Feb. 7, 2018. The following year, his father, Rick Bruno, filed a lawsuit against school officials, claiming their actions not only contribut…