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Crane accident Award: $10,042,866 A 49-year-old crane oiler was permanently disabled when a crane allowed a 42,000-pound object to fall on him (Gray v. Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court). Fall through skylight Award: $10,125,000 A 24-year-old tenant was seriously injured when he fell through a skylight on the roof of his apartment building (Corbin v. Westbrent Limited, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Start-up fraud Award: $3,200,000 A family of successful physicians alleged that they were fraudulently induced to invest in a power manufacturing company (Mani v. Yarpezeshkan, San Diego Superior Court). Medical malpractice Award: Defense A boy allegedly sustained severe brain damage as a result of the failure of his doctors to timely diagnose meningitis (Mynear v. Goldman, Stanislaus County Superior Court). Defective knee implant Award: $1,800,000 A 37-year-old fireman sustained permanent damage to his knee joint after a medical device implanted to repair torn cartilage broke (Hatch v. Bionx Implant Inc., Marin County Superior Court). Multi-vehicle collision Award: $1,461,000 Plaintiff suffered crushing orthopedic injuries in a multi-vehicle collision allegedly caused by a truck driver in the course and scope of his employment (Confidential v. Doe Trucking, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Winery flooded Award: $1,364,800 A Napa County winery sustained substantial damage when debris build-up at a Wine Train trestle caused a nearby creek to flood (Koves-Newlan v. The Napa Valley Wine Train Inc., Napa County Superior Court). Trip and fall Award: $315,000 A 45-year-old woman who was injured when she tripped over a broken, raised portion of sidewalk sued the City of Los Angeles for a dangerous condition of public property (Adams v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Court). Train collision Award: $8,909,879 A 53-year-old woman was one of more than 100 passengers injured on the Metrolink train when it was struck by a Santa Fe Railway train (Macek v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co., 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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