The Appellate Court upheld the jury award of $45 million dollars in non-economic damages to the children of the decedent killed by a drunk driver, finding that the award did not shock the conscience because the decedent was a single and loving mother.
3
Jul
Jul
The court upheld the validity of a settlement agreement and found Defendants’ appeal of the trial court’s ruling to be frivolous. Thus, the court found Defendants and Defendants’ counsel jointly and severally liable for sanctions.
2
Jul
Jul
Evidence of a mother’s drug use and how it relates to her relationship with her deceased son was relevant in determining damages awarded in a wrongful death case
Plaintiff did not show that his violent assault was a foreseeable criminal act and he did not prove that the measures he claimed the shopping center should have taken would have prevented his assault.
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Jun
Jun
Under Education Code Section 38134(i)(1), school districts are not liable for injuries resulting from the negligence of an entity using school facilities without the school districts’s supervision or input.