Confidential
N/AOUTCOME: $5.6 million
$5.6 million jury verdict against a school district on behalf of a 14-year-old girl who was manipulated into engaging in a sexual relationship with her high school teacher.
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David McDonald Ring's Legal Cases (18)
Manhattan Beach, CA
Personal injury Lawyer at Manhattan Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death ... +15 more
Aubrey P. v. Bonita Unified School District
N/AOUTCOME: $2,150,000
Teenage girl was seduced by her adult male coach. The coach was intimately involved with the girl for over one year while she was in high school. The coach had previously been sexually involved with ... other female students at the school. The school district transferred the coach to another high school after learning of one such relataionship. However, the coach was not fired. He then began his relationship with the girl in this case. The coach went to prison for a few years. The school district settled the case for over $2 million.
Corbett v. Confidential Carpet Cleaning Co.
N/AOUTCOME: $1,000,000
Automobile struck and killed a 62-year old woman from Guatemala as she crossed the street to go to the grocery store. The young driver who caused the accident had a small auto insurance policy and cla ... imed he was not working at the time. However, we were able to prove that the driver was actually running an errand for his employer at the time. The employer was therefore legally responsible for the damages caused by the driver. The employer settled for the policy limits of its insurance.
Doe Parents v. Confidential Construction Companies
N/AOUTCOME: $1,500,000 settlement
In a premises liability case, a 20-year-old man fell to his death from an apartment complex walkway on the third floor due to a missing railing that was removed by construction crews during a remodel. ... The decedent's parents brought a wrongful death action; the parents lived in Mexico and had not seen their son in several years because he lived in California.
Brian C. v. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
N/AOUTCOME: $1.850 million settlement
Teenage boy was sexually assaulted on MTA bus by the MTA's adult male driver, who was hired despite having a conviction years earlier for armed robbery. The victim was able to capture the audio portio ... n of the assault by turning on his camcorder without the bus driver knowing it was on during the incident. The boy was visiting California and was sightseeing in Hollywood when this occurred.
Erica B. v. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
N/AOUTCOME: $1.950 million settlement
Female passenger on MTA bus was raped by the MTA's driver, who had previously sexually assaulted another female passenger years earlier and was found liable for doing so in a civil lawsuit, yet was nev ... er fired thereafter by the MTA.
6 Boys v. Ocean View School District
N/AOUTCOME: $6.75 million settlement
Young boys were sexually abused by their fourth grade male teacher. The school district suspected the teacher of wrongdoing and wrote a false letter of recommendation for him in exchange for him leavin ... g the school and his job. The teacher was hired at another school, where he molested several more boys. In total, six boys brought suit against the first school district for negligence and fraud and recovered a record settlement in Orange County, California.
William S. v. Bonita Unified School District
N/AOUTCOME: $10.8 million verdict for victim of sexual abuse
An adolescent boy was sexually abused by his male school teacher. The jury found the school district liable for negligent supervising the teacher and awarded the boy $10.8 million for emotional distres ... s.