Dog attacks jogger
Award: $827,368Defendant's German shepherd attacked and bit
plaintiff as she jogged down a sidewalk in Westwood (Korshak v. Bort, Los Angeles County
Superior Court).
Discrimination claimed
Award: Defense
Ethnic Arab airline passengers claimed that they suffered national origin
discrimination on an airline flight (Eliovits v. Southwest Airlines Inc., Northern
District Federal Court).
Benefits withheld
Award: $3,206,750
Plaintiffs were deprived of the benefits of their homeowners policy due to Allstate's
bad faith claims handling (Lugo v. Allstate Insurance Co., Sacramento County Superior
Court).
Concussion not diagnosed
Award: $7,573,000
A student athlete who suffered a head injury suffered partial hemiparesis after a
family practitioner failed to diagnose and treat a concussion (Shriber v. Manhattan Beach
Unified School District, Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Employee privacy invaded
Award: $1,500,000
Plaintiff's photo was taken in a restroom at work and then shown to other employees
(Fotiades v. Hi-Tech Painting & Collision Repair Inc., Orange County Superior Court).
Discrimination asserted
Award: Defense
A state agency employee claimed that his employer failed to accommodate his heart
condition (Morphis v. California State Department of Developmental Services, Sonoma County
Superior Court).
Truck driver killed
Award: $1,435,000
The driver of a water truck was ejected at a sharp curve at the bottom of a steep grade
which had no warning signs (Castro v. Baldwin Contracting Co. Inc., Sacramento County
Superior Court).
Dental malpractice claim
Award: $894,305
This case is believed to be the largest verdict ever in California for this type of an
injury (damage to a lingual nerve) in a dental malpractice case (Delp v. Moody, Los
Angeles County Superior Court).
Slip and fall in Kmart
Award: $1,127,535
Plaintiff sustained a disk protrusion from slipping in acid from an auto battery left
in a store aisle by Kmart employees (Young v. Kmart Corp., Los Angeles County Superior
Court).
Failure to disclose defects
Award: Defense
The sellers of a four-bedroom home allegedly failed to disclose various defects to the
buyers (White v. McLean, Alameda County Superior Court).
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