ARIZONA VERDICTS
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Arizona Trials, Settlements and Arbitrations
By West’s Jury Verdicts—Arizona Reports
ARIZONA ATTORNEY DECEMBER 2013
No Seat Belt
Verdict: $70,371 Gross
Verdict reduced by 90 percent for
comparative negligence of plaintiff for
not wearing her seatbelt; net verdict
$7,031.80 (Solano v. Hummell, f/k/a
Lopez, Pima Co. Super. Ct., Defense
attorney: David L. Curl).
Toe Surgery
Verdict: Defense
Plaintiff alleged that bunionectomy and
osteotomy fell below the standard of
care for a podiatrist (Guyer v. Gunzy,
Maricopa Co. Super. Ct., Defense attorney: Bruce D. Crawford).
Sexual Harassment
Settlement: $140,000
Former correctional officer alleged gender discrimination, sexual harassment,
retaliation and wrongful termination
(Hancock v. The GEO Group, Inc.,
U.S.D.C., D.Ariz., Plaintiff attorney:
Stephen Montoya).
Wrongful Death
Verdict: Defense
Defendants contended that plaintiffs’
decedent was solely at fault for the
collision (Geller v. Lopez; UPS Ground
Freight Inc., Maricopa Co. Super. Ct.,
Defense attorney: Ralph E. Hunsaker).
Used-Car Sale
Verdict: $15,717
Plaintiff alleged that used-car dealer
failed to disclose prior accident damage
(Alexander v. Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep &
Dodge, Maricopa Co. Super. Ct.,
Plaintiff attorney: Marshall Meyers).
Trip-and-Fall
Verdict: Defense
Plaintiff failed to establish that defendant improperly maintained or lit the
subject property (Cohen v. The Courts at
Gainey Ranch Homeowners Association,
Maricopa Co. Super. Ct., Defense attorney: Shelley M. Pysell).
Editor’s Note:
Arizona Attorney
magazine publishes this
abbreviated summary
of important trials in
Arizona by West’s Jury
Verdicts—Arizona
Reports, as a monthly
service to the membership.
MARICOPA COUNTY
Construction Accidents ................................................Defense
Consumer Protection...................................................$15,717
Contracts...................................................................$350,000
Contracts......................................................................Defense
Medical Malpractice .....................................................Defense
Medical Malpractice .....................................................Defense
Medical Malpractice .....................................................Defense
Premises Liability .........................................................Defense
Premises Liability .........................................................Defense
Vehicle Negligence ......................................................$52,031
Vehicle Negligence ......................................................$14,000
Vehicle Negligence ........................................................$3,166
Vehicle Negligence ....................................................... Defense
Vehicle Negligence ....................................................... Defense
Vehicle Negligence ....................................................... Defense
PIMA COUNTY
Vehicle Negligence ......................................................$70,371
Vehicle Negligence ......................................................$10,500
U.S.D.C., D. Ariz.
Labor & Employment ...............................................$140,000
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