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Mason v. Lake Dolores Group, LLC, 117 Cal. App. 4th 822 (2004)

James Mason was rendered a paraplegic after he rode down the “Doo Wop Super Drop” water slide and crashed into a dam at the end of the slide that was owned and operated by his employer, Lake Dolores Group (LDG). Shortly before the accident, Mason reported to work but did not clock…

Yamaguchi v. Harnsmut, 106 Cal. App. 4th 472 (2003)

San Francisco Police Officer Tadao Yamaguchi and his wife, Tracy, sued Chaiyut Harnsmut and his wife, among others, for injuries Yamaguchi sustained when one of Harnsmut’s employees (Wisan Vatanavkovarun) threw scalding hot oil on Yamaguchi in the midst of an altercation that Wisan was having with one of his co-employees at the restaurant. The Court…

Lathrop v. HealthCare Partners Med. Group, 114 Cal. App. 4th 1412 (2004)

Terry Lathrop and her husband sued HealthCare Partners, among others, for their failure to diagnose her breast cancer. The jury apportioned 58% of the fault to HealthCare Partners, which argued that it was subject to the $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages that is set forth in the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act…

Ishikawa v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 343 F.3d 1129 (9th Cir. 2003)

Yasuko Ishikawa, a Delta Airlines flight attendant, was terminated for failing a drug-detection urine test. Because the test had been performed negligently and had no validity, Delta rehired Ishikawa and paid her her lost income. Ishikawa also sued LabOne, the urine-testing laboratory, for negligence, and the jury awarded her $68,000 in economic and…

Hoblitzell v. City of Ione, 110 Cal. App. 4th 675 (2003)

Timothy Hoblitzell, a construction contractor, sued three employees of the City of Ione and the city itself after the employees identified themselves to one of Hoblitzell’s customers (a property owner) as building inspectors, told the customer that Hoblitzell had been performing the construction without permits and made disparaging remarks about the quality of…

Weber v. United Parcel Serv., 107 Cal. App. 4th 801 (2003)

Gary Weber, who was employed as an aircraft mechanic for UPS, underwent periodic hearing tests in accordance with the company’s internal safety policies and the requirements of the California Code of Regulations. Eventually, the tests revealed that Weber was losing his hearing in his left ear, which could have been a symptom of…

Bui v. AT&T, 310 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2002)

Nga Bui brought this action on behalf of her deceased husband’s estate against various parties, including his former employers, AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Bui’s husband, Hung M. Duong, died at Erfan Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after undergoing two unsuccessful operations and suffering two myocardial infarctions. In the week before his death, Duong had to…