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Bicycle pump explodes Award: $700,000 A bicyclist sustained serious damage to his left eye when the pump he was using exploded in his face (Mayer v. Todson, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Head-on collision Award: $14,300,000 Four members of a family were injured and two were killed in a head-on collision with a truck (Calderon v. Velocity Express Intermountain Inc., Fresno County Superior Court). Dangerous highway Award: Defense A fatal accident on a curve was blamed on a dangerous highway design (Blair v. State of California, Ventura County Superior Court). Passenger paralyzed Award: $2,145,000 A 17-year-old student was thrown from a car that went off the roadway and overturned (Confidential v. Confidential, Solano County Superior Court). Bus driver injured Award: $656,596 A LACMTA bus driver was injured in a collision with a vehicle that turned in his path (Smith v. Gonzalez, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Elder abuse Award: $2,400,000 A 73-year-old woman died as a result of infected stage IV pressure sores at a nursing facility (Sandoval v. Summit Care, Fresno County Superior Court). Wrongful termination Award: $328,000 An insurance company district manager's termination constituted breach of contract (Castile v. Farmers Group, San Diego County Superior Court). Gym accident Award: $16,274,966 A man was rendered a quadriplegic when weights on a piece of exercise equipment crashed down on him. (Bostick v. Flex Equipment Company Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court). Malignant mesothelioma Award: $2,999,543 An electrician suffers from malignant mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure (Hoeffer v. Rockwell Automation, San Francisco County Superior Court). Brain damage Award: $1,650,000 The failure to properly monitor a patient during epidural anesthesia allegedly resulted in brain damage to a 72-year-old woman (Confidential v. Confidential, Los Angeles 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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