False promise made in real estate transaction
Award: $2,505,000

San Paolo U.S. Holdings Inc. defrauded Liberty Paper Co. by falsely promising to negotiate exclusively with plaintiff (Simon v. San Paolo Bank, Los Angeles County Superior Court).

Employer fails to accommodate disability
Award: $1,029,601

LNP Engineering Plastics Inc. failed to accommodate a maintenance mechanic’s sleep disorder disability (Brown v. LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., Orange County Superior Court).

Intersection collision causes knee injury
Award: $913,000

A collision caused by defendant’s left turn caused a bindery supervisor to suffer a torn meniscus and fractured femoral condyle (Janocko v. Fossa, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court).

Faulty system kills driver
Award: $3,150,000

A defective occupant restraint system in a Nissan Stanza killed the driver during a collision with a speeding patrol car (Thienmanee v. Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A., Los Angeles County Superior Court).

Bad faith in underwriting
Award: $13,472,881

In Fresno county’s largest jury verdict ever, Cal-Eagle Insurance Company was found liable for underwriting bad faith in a premium dispute with insureds (Jonathan Neil & Associates v. Jones, Fresno County Superior Court).

Student loses eyesight
Award: $529,837

A 17-year-old student lost the sight in his right eye due to bacterial infection after defendants’ treatment following an accident (Malko v. Tooma, San Bernar-dino County Superior Court).

Bulldozer strikes golfer
Award: $3,625,000

A lawyer who was struck by a bulldozer on a golf course sustained head injuries and claimed brain damage (Lytle v. Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles County Superior Court).

Defendants’ mishandling of an obstetrical emergency at birth resulted in the baby’s cerebral palsy (Eskridge v. San Dimas Community Hospital, Los Angeles County Superior Court).

Dislocated shoulder on job
Award: $868,215

The concrete rubble and debris at a construction project caused an ironworker to slip and fall, sustaining a dislocated shoulder (Simoni v. Kiewit Construction Co., San Francisco County Superior Court).

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