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Skateboard strikes eye Award: $547,500 A video game designer visiting from Montreal was hit in the eye by a skateboard used in a solicitation performance at a trade show causing a torn iris, photophobia and other vision damage (Couture v. Doe, Los Angeles County Superior Court). 'Scary Movie' dispute Award: Nonsuit Two movie producers became involved in a dispute over the terms of a partnership agreement for the production of the motion picture Scary Movie (Zenga v. Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Doctor leaks complaint Award: $2,720,000 An attorney sued a doctor who obtained and leaked to the press a draft copy of a complaint the attorney was filing against a former associate and competitor of the doctor (Garrigues v. Hurvitz, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Elder abuse Award: $245,000 A patient at a nursing facility alleged that the care she received was inadequate and resulted in her inability to ambulate without a walker (Wortmann v. Doe Skilled Nursing Facility, Los Angeles County Superior Court ). Sexual harassment Award: $120,000 A saleswoman at Levitz Furniture was terminated for complaining about sexual harassment (Sulpizio v. Levitz Furniture Corp., San Mateo County Superior Court). Birth injury Award: $4,070,000 A mother alleged that the negligence of medical personnel during her labor and delivery resulted in the birth of a child with cerebral palsy (Confidential v. Confidential, San Joaquin County Superior Court). Age/gender discrimination Award: $1,020,861 A longtime employee accused her employer of age and gender discrimination and breach of an implied contract not to demote her (Carter v. CB Richard Ellis, Orange County Superior Court). DJ's tapes ruined Award: $64,000 A tenant who worked in the radio industry asked a jury to award $3 million for his library of more than 1,000 tapes of celebrity interviews, plus electronic equipment, that was ruined by a leaky roof (Stevens v. Prentiss Properties Limited, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Stock options claimed Award: $2,737,000 Former employees of a corporation sued their employer for stock options they alleged were due them (James v. Commonwealth Energy Corp., Orange County Superior Court). Editor's Note: California Bar Journal publishes this abbreviated summary of important trials in California provided by Trials Digest Publishing Inc. For a free, complete trial report on any case listed, call 510-420-1800. |
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