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Credit union sued
Award: $293,175
Plaintiffs claimed that their credit union did
not adhere to the terms of a previous settlement regarding the minimum
interest to be paid on plaintiff's IRA accounts (Foster v. I.L.W.U.
Credit Union, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Boy accidentally shot
Award: $200,000
A young boy was injured in an accidental shooting
during the course of a wild pig hunt, allegedly negligently supervised
(Zwiaska v. Pickle, San Francisco County Superior Court).
Shopper slips at Wal-Mart
Award: $725,000
When a woman slipped and fell on a french fry
dropped by another shopper at a Wal-Mart retail store, she fractured
her knee (Moore v. Wal-Mart, Stanislaus County Superior Court).
CFRA claim
Award: $93,250
Plaintiff employee alleged discrimination,
retaliation and defamation under the California Family Rights Act
(Jackson v. United Parcel Service, San Francisco County Superior
Court).
File cabinet falls
Award: $1,177,835
A bank employee sued a construction company for
negligence, alleging that a filing cabinet, which fell over and
injured her, had been moved during the night by a construction crew
and the crew failed to re-attach a metal safety strap (Donnellan v.
DEB Construction, Alameda County Superior Court).
Airport wins nuisance suit
Award: Defense
Homeowners sued the City of Santa Monica for
inverse condemnation and nuisance caused by the Santa Monica Airport.
Twenty plaintiffs received no damages. Three plaintiffs did receive a
total of $72,000 in nuisance damages (Cole v. City of Santa Monica,
Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Asbestos-caused cancer
Award: $3,029,849
A retired Navy man sued defendant for the
manufacture of defective products that exposed him to asbestos (Taylor
v. John Crane Inc., San Francisco County Superior Court).
Lab sues doctor
Award: $114,557
Unpaid bills resulting from a doctor's failure
to provide proper billing information led a medical laboratory to sue
the doctor (Unilab Corp.
v. Aguolu-Okwonkwo, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Negligence at birth
Award: $5,000,000
An infant allegedly was born with cerebral palsy
as a result of negligence on the part of the doctors and the hospital
(Ison v. East Bay Ob-Gyn Medical Group, Alameda County Superior
Court).
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