Disabled adult dies when left in hot vehicle. $5.5M. Los Angeles County.
Summary
Mentally disabled adult is left in vehicle by transportation service; transport settles, but residential care facility is sued as comparatively liable.
The Case
- Court and Case Number: Los Angeles Superior Court / 18STCV00081
- Type of Case: Elder Abuse
- Type of Result: Jury Verdict
The Attorneys
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Attorney for the Plaintiff:
West Coast Trial Lawyers APLC by H. Dean Aynechi and Gilland Jones, Los Angeles.
Valiant Law by Kamran Shahabi, Ontario.
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Attorney for the Defendant:
Pleiss Sitar McGrath Hunter & Hallack by Laura Sitar and Lora Ajello, Irvine.