Emotional Distress

Developers cause damage to adjacent commercial property during construction of apartments. $25.6M. Alameda County.

An auto body repair shop owner says real estate developers damaged his businesses and his building through negligent construction activities.

Case Name: H.A. Marshall Properties, LLC, et. al. v. Johnstone Moyer, Inc., et. al
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, January 31, 2025
Type of Case: Contractor Negligence, Emotional Distress, Negligence, Nuisance, Private

Dump truck driver claims he was harassed due to a learning disability. Defense verdict. Los Angeles County.

Emotional distress and mental anguish claimed by plaintiff.

Case Name: Danny Archuleta v. National Tractor Service Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Type of Case: Discrimination, ADA, Emotional Distress, Employment, Harassment

Whistleblower resigns, stressed over nursing home's alleged Medicare fraud. $1.2M. Los Angeles County.

Whistleblower says nursing home committed Medicare fraud and it created a stressful situation for her.

Case Name: White v. Rockport Administrative Services, LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, January 13, 2023
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Employment, Whistleblower

School custodian wrongfully terminated after injury. $35.5M. Santa Cruz County.

School District's workers' comp administrator is blamed for providing misleading information. Verdict includes $27 million in punitive damages against administrator.

Case Name: Ruvalcaba v. Santa Cruz City Schools, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Type of Case: Civil Rights, Discrimination, ADA, Emotional Distress, Employment, Wrongful Termination

Whistleblower sues bank employer. $1.5M. San Diego County.

Bank auditor is fired after he reports to outside governmental agencies his beliefs of wrongdoing by the bank.

Case Name: Charles Matthew Erhart v. BofI Holding Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Type of Case: Defamation, Emotional Distress, Employment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Parents claim local businessman sexually touched young female child. Defense. San Joaquin County.

After highly publicized criminal charges, local businessman receives defense verdict in alleged child molestation.

Case Name: Jane Doe v. Lyle Burgess
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, July 11, 2019
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Battery

20-year City of Compton employee suffers discrimination, retaliation and termination. $655K. Los Angeles County.

City of Compton's HR director is terminated; claims retaliation after reporting discrimination and harassment by city council member.

Case Name: Kareemah Mateen-Bradford v. City of Compton, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Type of Case: Discrimination, Sexual, Emotional Distress, Employment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

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
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Negligence, Premises Liability, Products Liability

Grieving mother's deceased baby is cremated without her knowledge or consent $1.1M. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff says LA Coroner did not follow the law when cremating her infant's body without her permission.

Case Name: Yvette Diaz v. County of Los Angeles
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, October 26, 2018
Type of Case: Emotional Distress

Negligent care at residential facility results in sexual abuse of minor. $12 million. Sacramento County.

Residential facility for special needs children is accused of gross neglect leading to sexual assault off-campus.

Case Name: Doe v. FamiliesFirst, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, April 14, 2017
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Fraud, Negligence, Sexual Abuse

Defense offers $150,000 in hospice sexual assault case. Defense verdict. Riverside County.

Male hospice patient, an alcoholic, claims he was raped by hospice aide in a nursing facility. CCP offer of $150,000 total by two defendant corporations.

Case Name: Doe v. Odyssey Healthcare GP LLC dba Odyssey Hospice; John Roe hospice aide, and Indio Healthcare & Wellness Center LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Sexual Abuse

Case Name: Nora Cofie v. City of Los Angeles
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Type of Case: Discrimination, Racial, Emotional Distress, Employment, Harassment