Negligence

Pesticide application at adjacent business sickens plaintiff, results in claimed long-term injuries. $8M. Los Angeles County.

Terminix exterminator sprays poison into wall cavity to kill roaches but the chemical fumes escape into adjoining unit and sicken plaintiff.

  • Case Name: Atlas Ferrera v. Terminix International, Inc. et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Partial quadriplegia results when van is rear-ended. $21.5M jury verdict. Madera County.

Farm worker is sitting in back row of passenger van when it is rear-ended while stopped at a railroad crossing. Liability admitted.

  • Case Name: Maclovio v. Brewer
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, February 28, 2020
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Apartment tenant/maintenance man is attacked by a regular visitor to the complex. Defense. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff is attacked, suffers head injury, while he takes out his trash at night. He says management company is partly to blame.

  • Case Name: Guillermo Frayre v. Park Sycamore, LP
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Passenger in a medical transport van is injured during a collision at intersection. $1.2M. Los Angeles County.

Defendant blames a third party for causing the collision.

 

  • Case Name: Anna Kozlovsky v. Vitaliy Zilbershertyn and New Century Medical Transportation, Inc.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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School's lack of defibrillator said to be a cause in death of football player. $8M. Alameda County.

Freshman collapses and dies on field during football practice.

  • Case Name: Pulido v. Alameda Unified School District
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Negligence claimed at residential care facility. $5.5M. Los Angeles County.

Untrained staff was assisting resident at residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE).

  • Case Name: M. Sherrill Phillips, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Lydia Phillips v. AvantGarde Senior Living, A California Corporation
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Young autistic man struck by a car after caretaker loses him. $6.2M. Orange County.

Mentally incompetent man is on an outing to the fair when he walks away from caretaker and is later struck by car.

  • Case Name: Arthur Dotson and Kara Dotson, as conservators of Ian Dotson, conservatee v. Aacres, LLC
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, November 15, 2019
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Breach of care and negligence claimed in residential facility for elderly (RCFE). $2M. Los Angeles County.

Elderly Parkinson's patient, a man with a long and distinguished corporate career, receives care that violates Patient's Bill of Rights in residential care facility.

  • Case Name: Milton Glass et al v. Whills LLC, et al
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, November 14, 2019
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Low-speed crash at 4-way stop. $513K. Los Angeles County.

Eggshell plaintiff's car is struck at intersection at low impact.

  • Case Name: William Ochoa v. County of Los Angeles
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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Hot coffee spill in McDonald's drive-thru. $145K. San Diego County.

Yes, this really is another McDonald's hot-coffee case (the famous case was back in 1994). Plaintiff won against the owner-operator of the McDonald's restaurant.

  • Case Name: Ortiz v. McDonald's
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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MIST case flagged SIU by State Farm. $260K verdict. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff says defendant rear-ended him; she says he reversed into her.

  • Case Name: Carlos Perez, Sr. v. Kailey Gullett, et al.
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Slip and fall near restroom results in a fractured knee in restaurant. $850K. Los Angeles County.

Patron slips on wet hallway floor as he leaves restroom.

  • Case Name: Jorge Perez v. Hibachi Buffet
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, October 07, 2019
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Charging dog startled plaintiff, who fell and broke wrist. $254K. Los Angeles County.

Woman walking dog on sidewalk is startled when an unleashed dog "charges" at her.

  • Case Name: Patricia Francis v. Chad Sullivan and Christina Sullivan
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, September 13, 2019
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Dash cam proves that taxi cab ran red light. $1.5M. Santa Cruz County.

Video of the cab at the intersection was produced only one month before trial.

  • Case Name: Yolonda Lovejoy v. Santa Cruz Transportation; Yong Im Yoon
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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Child is injured in home after social worker closes case. $113M. San Bernardino County.

Five-year-old child is severely brain injured by guardian after social worker fails to perform a mandatory duty and closes investigation of child abuse.

  • Case Name: Laurell Reed as guardian at litem for Noah Reed, a minor v. County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, July 03, 2019
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Varsity football kicker's knee severely injured in trampoline park. $905K. Orange County.

Teenager falls on trampoline and his knee lands on a bolt. Negligence, products liability, premises liability.

  • Case Name: Justin Matlin v. Big Air Trampoline Park; Fun Spot Manufacturing, LLC
  • Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, June 06, 2019
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