Negligence

Car rolls as plaintiff attempts to sit in seat, claims valet at fault. Defense. Los Angeles County.

Both liability and causation are questioned after accident at restaurant valet.

  • Case Name: Mark Williams v. Geoffrey's Malibu
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 07, 2019
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Addict commits suicide at detox center. $11M. Santa Cruz County.

Man addicted to "Benzos" commits suicide in detox center. Policy limits ($1 million each defendant) CCP 998s served by plaintiffs on each defendant. 

  • Case Name: Cunningham v. Halcyon Horizons Inc., dba Narconon Redwood Cliffs and Bright Futures Recovery, Inc.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, May 03, 2019
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Workplace accident at home improvement store. $2.9M. Orange County.

Man driving a handicapped electric cart in home improvement store knocks over an employee with a long piece of material he had placed in the cart's basket.

  • Case Name: Gough v. Belcher
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, April 29, 2019
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20-year-old makes evasive maneuver, loses control and crashes into parked truck. $30M. Ventura County.

The driver died of her injuries and her parents brought suit. Truck driver had parked rig on side of highway.

  • Case Name: Rodolfo Plascencia, an individual; Diocelina Trujillo an individual v. Charles Gynn Deese, an individual; Flat Creek Transportation, an Alabama Corporation
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, March 25, 2019
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Performer's stage dive at pre-Grammy show is shown to injure plaintiff. $4.5M. Los Angeles.

Young woman suffers stroke after being struck by stage diving DJ at concert. Both liability and causation were contested.

  • Case Name: Fraissl v. Moore et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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Diabetic man dies in hotel room, housekeeper blamed. Defense. Orange County.

Housekeeper saw man lying on floor in his hotel room before his death, but does not report it.

  • Case Name: Bush v. OHI Resort Hotels, LLC et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, September 06, 2018
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Contractors attempt to set up traffic break without CHP, resulting in crash. $5.5M. San Luis Obispo County.

Paving contractors need to move equipment from one side of highway to the other. They use their vehicles to set up a traffic break, resulting in a high-speed crash.

  • Case Name: Bruce v. Telfer Technologies, et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, August 31, 2018
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Gym customer trips; defense falls apart over waiver. $636K. Los Angeles County.

Woman using the gym trips over an electrical box on the floor. Parties dispute liability release.

  • Case Name: Ziegler v. The Bay Clubs Company, LLC, et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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Asbestos fibers brought home from workplace cause death. $11.2 million. Los Angeles County.

Asbestos fibers brought home from work on clothing alleged to cause lung disease, death.

  • Case Name: Alfred Mata v. Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, April 23, 2018
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Former cheerleader fractures elbow from fall in stunt while working for free on a film. $2.6M. Los Angeles County.

The choreographer asked the unpaid actors to voluntarily perform an unplanned cheerleading stunt.

  • Case Name: Elliott v. Connect the Dots
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
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Garage door falls on tenant but landlord says injury was from auto accident. $2.8M. Sacramento County.

Two accidents, a rear-ender and premises liability, occur ten days apart; causation disputed as well as liability for the premises accident. 

  • Case Name: Record v. Reese, et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Large apartment complex infested with bedbugs for years. $3.5M. Los Angeles County

Multiple tenants at large apartment complex claim bedbug infestations.

  • Case Name: Hsu et al. V. PLB Management LLC
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, December 14, 2017
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Apt. complex gate malfunctions, fractures tenant's arm as he tries to fix it. $1M. Los Angeles County.

Tenant blames landlord's faulty maintenance when his arm gets stuck in automated gate.

  • Case Name: Park v. Oh
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, December 08, 2017
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Hospital staff neglects to consider child abuse when infant is brought to ER. $8.4M. Amador County.

Hospital's medical staff training on child abuse reporting laws at issue.

  • Case Name: Cree Miller v. Sutter Sacramento Sierra Region, et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Baseball comes through netting, strikes man in crotch. $600K. Stanislaus County.

Baseball coach standing next to batting cage is struck by ball that fractures his testicle.

  • Case Name: Lefebvre v. NC Valley Baseball, LLC
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
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Plaintiff injured when friendly bartender jumps on him. $148K. Orange County.

New Year's day celebration takes an unexpected turn at local pub.

  • Case Name: Kuzmic v. Silky Sullivan's Restaurant and Irish Pub
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, August 02, 2017
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