Assault at high school
Award: $910,000
A sales clerk sued for negligent supervision after an assault during
an athletic event at Venice High School caused brain damage (Brown v. Los Angeles Unified
School District, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Insurer lies about coverage
Award: $31,166,298
An insured claimed bad faith by an insurer in lying about policy
coverage and ignoring the duty to defend (Earnest v. Truck Insur-ance Exchange, Orange
County Superior Court).
Treadmill found defective
Award: $660,000
A woman was thrown off a malfunctioning treadmill purchased from
Sears (Choulkes v. Icon Health Fitness, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
‘Sick building’ alleged
Award: Defense
Tenants in a commercial building claimed that water leaks caused
toxic mold and fungus contamination (Tarp v. E&W Associates III, Fresno County
Superior Court).
Muslim discrimination claim
Award: $1,000,000
An engineer claimed national origin/religious discrimination after he
was replaced on a project and denied a promotion (Rez v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County Superior Court).
Negligence after childbirth
Award: $530,415
A couple claimed negligence in the treatment of a perineum tear and
reconstructive surgery after the birth of their child (Casadei v. Norris, Los Angeles
County Superior Court).
Failure to accommodate
Award: $500,000
A post-polio syndrome sufferer claimed his employer failed to provide
reasonable accommodation on the job (Chan v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Superior Court).
Fall from loading dock
Award: $711,660
A construction manlift operator aggravated a lumbar disk when he fell
from a loading dock (Bonilla v. Hensel-Phelps Construc-tion, Sacramento County Superior
Court).
Unfair business practice
Award: $911,000
A lender’s notice of default for a violation previously ignored
was found to constitute an unfair business practice (Rigel Corp. v. Citicorp North America
Inc., Orange County Superior Court).
Leased copier malfunctions
Award: $3,870,000
A customer claimed breach of contract and fraud regarding the lease
of a high-speed copier (Doe v. Roe Corp., San Mateo County Superior Court).
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