NATION IN BRIEF : MICHIGAN : Video Game Caused Seizure, Suit Says
The parents of a 15-year-old girl have filed suit against Nintendo, claiming the video game caused an epileptic seizure. Laura Moceri of Mt. Clemons, Mich., was playing the Nintendo game Kid Icarus when she suffered a seizure, said the lawyer representing her and her father, Joseph. The suit filed in Macomb County Circuit Court seeks at least $10,000 in damages. A spokeswoman for the Epilepsy Foundation of America said about 1 million Americans have epilepsy, and about one in 1,000 of those are photosensitive, meaning they react to radiant energy, especially light.
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