Thoughts on recent Ninth Circuit and California appellate cases from Professor Shaun Martin at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Villacorta v. Cemex Cement, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. - Dec. 11, 2013)
Even though plaintiff's lawyer only asked for $44,000 in lost wages during his closing argument, the jury's still permitted to award $198,000. So holds the Court of Appeal. Correctly, I might add.
