Dog bites tenant’s face
Award: $65,000
An apartment manager’s chow bit a tenant on the face, causing
loss of 25 percent of her upper lip (Raper v. Hunstable, Stanislaus County Superior
Court).
Car strikes pedestrian
Award: $2,900,000
A rental car hit a pedestrian as she was crossing an intersection in
the crosswalk (Clem-mons v. DelCastillo, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Students bring class action
Award: $1,337,056
California State University students claimed that their housing
agreements were breached by adjacent major construction (Ser-viss v. Humboldt State
University, Humboldt County Superior Court).
Guest hurt at Disneyland
Award: Defense
A guest riding the Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland claimed he
sustained a boutonniere deformity of his finger in an accident (Rivera v. Disneyland,
Orange County Superior Court).
Insurance bad faith found
Award: $18,647,379
Tosco Corp. claimed bad faith by its insurer in denying coverage to
an additional insured (Tosco
Corp. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., Sacramento County Superior
Court).
Slip/fall at nursing home
Award: $486,000
A nursing home visitor who slipped on the carpet claimed spinal
stenosis surgery was necessary (Kastanos v. Berkeley Long-Term Care Co., Alameda County
Superior Court).
Disability benefits denied
Award: $2,527,334
An insurer denied disability benefits to a policyholder diagnosed
with breast cancer (Hale v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co., Contra Costa
County Supe-rior Court).
Malpractice claimed
Award: $460,000
A patient claimed injury to a lumbar nerve root during a diagnostic
lumbar puncture performed by a neurologist (Rodocker v. Woan, San Joaquin County Superior
Court).
Conflict over access
Award: Defense
A lawsuit was brought to claim the public’s unrestricted
right-of-way through a gated community (King v. Wood, Contra Costa County Superior Court).
Office building valued at $1
Award: $3,500,000
A redevelopment agency tried to acquire a downtown Oakland office
building for the sum of $1 (Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland v. Martin, San
Francisco County Superior Court).
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