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Building inspector falls
Award: $2,727,787
A building inspector suffered a skull fracture
and brain damage after falling from a ladder to a concrete pad below
him. (Alvarez v. Stone-Cheney Construc-tion Co. Inc., Sacramento
County Superior Court).
Wrong rims/tires installed
Award: $12,799,672
Defendant installed BMW rims and tires on a
Honda, causing a rollover that left one plain-tiff paralyzed. (Saakyan
v. Modern Auto Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Hostile work environment
Award: $350,000
An African-American animal control officer
claimed that defendants tolerated and condoned an open and obvious
hostile racial environment. (Barber v. County of Ventura, Ventura
County Superior Court).
Computer files divulged
Award: Defense
Plaintiff claimed defendant employer was liable
for invasion of privacy after a co-worker accessed private information
on plaintiff's computer. (O'Neil v. Levi Strauss & Co., San
Francisco County Superior Court).
Folding chair collapses
Award: $550,000
A rental folding chair collapsed at a Christmas
potluck luncheon, reinjuring plaintiff's lower spine and requiring
fusion surgery. (Confidential v. Confidential, San Diego County
Superior Court).
Investors claim fraud
Award: $597,894
Plaintiff investors claimed that defendants
committed fraud or breached their fiduciary duties by misrepresenting
facts about the purchase of a motel. (Kalthia v. Chhatrala, San Diego
County Superior Court).
Immigration lawyers sued
Award: $365,000
Plaintiff engineer claimed that his attorneys
mishandled his petition to the INS, causing him to lose his status and
nearly be deported. (Saraswati v. Wildes, San Diego County Superior
Court).
Massive pileup on SR-99
Award: $11,810,500
Plaintiffs alleged that a tractor-trailer
overturn caused a 14-vehicle pileup in foggy conditions on State Route
99, causing death, paraplegia and other injuries. (Ruiz v. Watkins
Motor Lines Inc., Tulare County Superior Court).
Pedestrian's fetus injured
Award: $5,500,000
Plaintiff pedestrian was hit in a crosswalk by
defendant bus driver, crushing her pelvis and causing severe brain
damage to her 3-month-old fetus. (Zhu-Wong v. Eves, Los Angeles County
Superior Court). |
