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Dog bite Award: $50,000 A man was bitten on the nose by a neighbor's dog that entered his yard and started a fight with his dog (Everett v. Wyckoff, San Diego County Superior Court). Bad faith Award: 625,834 A general contractor and the owner of low-income housing sued 13 insurance carriers for bad faith failure to defend and indemnify in a construction defect lawsuit (Rio Vista Associates v. First Financial Insurance Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court). Student killed Award: Defense A young boy ran away from a group home and was killed attempting to cross a highway (Booth v. Correa, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Worker run over Award: $2,175,000 An employee unloading furniture was permanently disabled when the truck backed over him (Doe Pedestrian v. Roe Moving Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court). Fatal horse kick Award: $300,000 A man was kicked to death by his son's horse (Sanchez v. Sanchez, San Bernardino County Superior Court). Lacerated spleen Award: Defense A civilian driver was injured when a police car responding to an emergency collided with his vehicle (Robinson v. Henderson, San Diego County Superior Court). Sexual harassment Award: $3,400,000 Three female police officers sued the City of Glendale for sexual harassment (Frieders v. City of Glendale, Los Angeles County Superior Court) Football fraud Award: $34,203,135 The Oakland Raiders accused the Oakland Coliseum of misrepresenting ticket sales (Oakland Raiders v. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Inc., Sacramento County Superior Court). Cerebral palsy Award: $5,038,000 An infant was born with cerebral palsy as a result of the failure to timely intervene when the mother's labor arrested (Nunez v. Newman, Santa Clara County Superior Court). Spooked horse Award: $988,038 A horse ran wild through a crowd of people at a school reunion adjacent to a horse show (Rayburn v. 17th District Agricultural Association, Sacramento 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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