Attorney Gabriel J Pimentel's Legal Cases

Sexual harassment

Mireles v. CSK

Sep 04, 2015

OUTCOME: $110,000 settlement

A young woman who worked at an auto parts store was subjected to various jokes and comments about her sexual orientation by her female manager. She complained to the manager about the harassment and as ... ked her to stop. However, the manager's comments continued even after her complaint. She sued the company for sexual harassment and sexual orientation discrimination, and also brought a workers' compensation claim related to the stress the harassment caused her.

Personal injury

Flores v. SWD

Aug 28, 2015

OUTCOME: $1,500,000 settlement

Small fishing boat capsized as four men were fishing in public lake, causing two to drown. Family members brought wrongful death suit against the lake for failure to timely rescue the victims.

Sexual harassment

Garcia v. Lap International, et al.

Jun 29, 2015

OUTCOME: $114,000 settlement

A male in his 30's who worked at a meat distribution center was touched inappropriately by his male supervisor on 3 different occasions over a period of six months. He complained to the owner of the co ... mpany about the harassment. The supervisor was never disciplined, and 3 weeks after reporting the harassment, the employee was told that he was being terminated because "business was slow." The employee sued his former employer and his supervisor for sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation.

Car accident

Sedeno v. DTG

Oct 29, 2014

OUTCOME: $145,000 settlement

A car with four passengers was broadsided by another vehicle while crossing an intersection in the city of Inglewood. The occupants of the other vehicle fled the scene on foot. It was later discovered ... that the abandoned car of the at-fault driver was a rental from an agency at the Los Angeles Airport, and that the identification used to rent the vehicle by the at-fault driver was a fake. Thus, the at-fault driver and her passengers were never apprehended. The four passengers sued the car rental agency for violating California Vehicle Code § 14608, which imposes on car rental agencies a duty to properly inspect a driver’s license of the driver before renting them the vehicle.

Child abuse

Gurrola v. LAUSD

Sep 30, 2014

OUTCOME: $315,000 in compensation awarded (settled for $225,000 against school district and obtained $90,000 judgment against teacher)

A prekindergarten teacher at a preschool in Los Angeles engaged in various acts of child abuse towards his students during the 2010-2011 school year, including slapping the children on their hands and ... head, and screaming at them. The principal had received at least one prior report of child abuse from a parent, but nothing was ever done to prevent the teacher from harming future students. The parents of the children sued the school district and principal for negligent supervision of the school teacher, as well as the teacher for assault and battery.

Personal injury

Rodriguez v. Caliente Farms

Sep 02, 2014

OUTCOME: $175,000 settlement

A woman in her 40's was working on a large farm picking grapes and placing them in containers. The containers would then be loaded onto flatbed semi trucks at the farm and transported to market. As one ... of the semi trucks at the farm drove past her, a 15 pound piece of aluminum fell from the bed of the truck, hitting the farm worker on her head. She was treated at a nearby hospital for a laceration to her head. She sued the truck driver and the truck driving agency for negligence.

Personal injury

Votta v. Alinsod

Jun 04, 2014

OUTCOME: $670,000 jury verdict

Medical device that surgeon implanted caused blockage to entry of bladder, causing the patient to lose function of one of her kidneys.

Personal injury

Segovia v. Doe, et al.

Feb 20, 2014

OUTCOME: $3,000,000 settlement

A woman in her late 40's visited an emergency room with complaints of dizziness and headaches. The hospital performed various diagnostic tests on her but failed to find the cause of her symptoms on thi ... s visit, so she was discharged. Her symptoms persisted after her discharge from the hospital, and after she returned to the emergency room four days later, the hospital discovered that she had been suffering a leaking brain aneurysm for the past four days. She was transferred to a different hospital where her aneurysm was surgically repaired. However, the aneurysm left her with permanent speech and cognitive impairments. Had the hospital timely discovered the aneurysm four days earlier, she would have likely recovered with no permanent brain damage. The hospital was sued for failing to discover her aneurysm four days earlier.

Wrongful termination

Garfias v. Lakha

Feb 06, 2014

OUTCOME: $100,000 settlement

A female beauty consultant at a skin and body care salon witnessed the owner grope a female customer on her buttocks. The customer immediately filed a complaint against the owner. After the complaint w ... as filed, the owner pressured the female employee to "keep her mouth shut" about the incident to the authorities, and the female employee refused. The owner then reduced her hours and fired her about one month later. She sued the owner for retaliation.

Personal injury

Garcia v. Miller

Jan 18, 2013

OUTCOME: $1,000,000 settlement

A woman in her 40's underwent an inpatient spinal cord stimulator procedure. During the procedure, the physician inadvertently injured the patient's spinal cord, causing paralysis of her lower extremit ... ies. She sued the physician for negligence.

Gabriel J Pimentel's Legal Cases (14)

Mireles v. CSK

Flores v. SWD

Garcia v. Lap International, et al.

Sedeno v. DTG

Gurrola v. LAUSD

Rodriguez v. Caliente Farms

Votta v. Alinsod

Segovia v. Doe, et al.

Garfias v. Lakha

Garcia v. Miller