Garay v. Flynn Settlement: $5.5 million
Motorcycle lost traction when it encountered roadway which was flooded due to improper pumping of hotel pool water onto the street. 32 year old woman sustained brain injury.
Ledesma v. Patel Verdict: $15.6 million
Twenty-four-year-old laborer rendered quadriplegic as a result of a shooting incident at a hotel.
Valdivia v. St. Jude's Academy Verdict: $4.1 million
San Diego school held responsible for defective playground swing that led to a 12-year-old child's head injury.
Rosenbaum v. Security Pacific Verdict: $3.25 million
Plaintiff, a 27-year-old student, had repeatedly requested additional lighting in her apartment building's parking garage following a string of prior attacks. These requests were not met. Fearing for her safety, plaintiff did not park in her assigned space. During an attempted robbery on a public street across from her home, she was shot in the head and sustained brain injury.
Williams v. Mervyn's Verdict: $1.85 million
Thirty-four-year-old female diabetic tripped and stumbled in the shoe department, fracturing her ankle. She suffered associated medical complications, including organ rejection following a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Doe Individual v. TengizChevroil Settlement: $1.0 million
Chevron employee exposed to poisonous gas during oil exploration in Kazakhstan.
Doe v. Doe Restaurant: Settlement $4.5 million
Man fell into open fire pit on bar patio sustaining severe burn injuries.