The nephew of a New York woman who sued him for $127,000 after she broke her wrist hugging him has spoken for the first time, saying she is not the 'worst aunt ever' that everyone believes her to be. Jennifer Connell, 54, broke her wrist when her newphew, Sean Tarala, jumped into her arms when she turned up to his eighth birthday party in Westport, Connecticut in March 2011. Connell lost her suit on Tuesday, with a jury taking just 25 minutes to dismiss it, but not before a trial by social media branded her 'evil'. However Connell and her nephew appeared on the Today show Thursday to 'clear the air', with Sean - now 12 - maintaining that the lawsuit was a formality and not a family-at-war situation.Jennifer Connell sued her nephew over an incident at his 8th birthdayA Connecticut jury took just 25 minutes deliberation to dismiss her caseThe nephew spoke the first time Wednesday, saying he loves his auntSean Tarala, 12, agreed with Connell that the lawsuit was 'just a formality'She says she had to name him to claim household insurance and settle her medical billsHer legal team claimed Connecticut law forced her to take the court caseHer insurance would not pay to treat the injuries without negligence finding
'An individual has to be named, and in this case, because _ and I had this fall together, I was informed that Sean had to be named.