Burial plot sold twice
Award: $575,075
Plaintiff family found someone buried
in a plot they had purchased for their family’s future use (Yu v.
Universal Chung Wah Funeral Directors, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Attorneys sue author/publisher
Award: Defense
Plaintiffs claimed a book about actress Sharon Stone defamed them and
caused them to lose Stone as a client (Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman v. Carol Publishing
Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Student abused by teacher
Award: $3,190,000
Defendant school district was found negligent in failing to intervene
in defendant teacher’s sexual abuse of a student (Fritz v. Scofield, Orange County
Superior Court).
Student records disclosed
Award: Defense
A 14-year-old student claimed school district employees wrongfully
disclosed his education records to KNBC (Shanahan v. Los Angeles Unified School District,
Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Retiree claims elder abuse
Award: $81,308
A resident of defendant’s skilled nursing facilities required
emergency hospital treatment at the conclusion of her stay (Settles v. Regency Heath
Services, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Discrimination at 7Up
Award: $420,000
Plaintiffs claimed no minority had ever been promoted to a
management-level position at two 7Up plants (Kellman v. 7Up Bottling Co., Los Angeles
County Superior Court).
Eye puncture claimed
Award: Defense
A patient claimed the globe of her eye was punctured due to defendant’s
negligence during cosmetic surgery (Burke v. Rabkin, San Francisco County Superior Court).
Trip/fall on curb face
Award: $3,856,721
A retiree fractured his arm when he tripped and fell on a variable
curb face in front of a hotel (Mizel v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County Superior
Court).
Fibromyalgia claimed
Award: Defense
Plaintiff claimed that a rear-end collision involving three cars
resulted in her fibromyalgia (Medina v. Anabo, Alameda County Superior Court).
Bad faith on quake claim
Award: $494,000
Homeowners who claimed bad faith regarding their claim for earthquake
damage were awarded punitive damages (Villalpando v. 20th Century Insurance Co., Los
Angeles County Superior Court).
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