Anna Rufino, as Guardian Ad Litem of Neil Rufino, and Anna Rufino, Plaintiffs v. United States

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles E. Stewart, Judge) 1 rendered in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1982) 2 to redress injuries caused by defendant. Plaintiffs contend that two damage awards rendered by the district court are grossly inadequate, and that the trial court should have awarded damages for Neil Rufino’s loss of the normal pursuits and pleasures of life. We find that the latter contention has merit, and accordingly reverse in…