Jury Verdicts & Settlements

Latest jury verdicts, settlements, and legal outcome analysis

Jury Clears Store in Shoplifting Stop Injury Lawsuit

A customer accused of shoplifting at a Sacramento supermarket sued after security guards allegedly slammed her to the ground and kicked her during a detention, leaving her unable to stand. She brought claims for negligence, negligent hiring, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. After a week-long trial, the jury found the security guard was not the store's agent, was not negligent, and that the outside security company's services did not involve a special risk of harm — resulting in a defense verdict and judgment for the supermarket.

Premises Liability

Jury Awards $987K in Restaurant Ice Slip-and-Fall Case

A jury in Allen Superior Court found Panera, LLC fully responsible for a customer's slip-and-fall injury on an icy restaurant walkway, awarding $987,000 in damages. The case centered on whether the restaurant failed to address a known hazard that endangered visiting customers, with a snow removal contractor also named in the litigation before the matter proceeded to trial against Panera alone.

Premises Liability

Jury Awards $1.35M for Slip and Fall on Icy Parking Lot

Taylor Wilson sued Olive Cleveland Partners, LLC after she slipped and fell on snow and ice in a warehouse parking lot in South Bend, Indiana. The jury assigned 45% fault to Wilson, 45% to Olive Cleveland Partners, and 10% to non-party snow removal contractor Pemberton, LLC. The jury determined total damages and entered a verdict in Wilson's favor against Olive Cleveland Partners, LLC.

Premises Liability

Jury Rules for Hotel in ADA Door Threshold Fall Case

A California jury found entirely in favor of the defense in a lawsuit brought by an Oklahoma woman who suffered severe facial injuries after tripping over a raised door threshold at a Barstow hotel. The Plaintiff, who used a cane, argued that the 1.25-inch, unbeveled metal threshold at the room's exit constituted an unlawful architectural barrier under the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Following a multi-week trial, the jury rejected both the civil rights and premises liability claims, assigning 100 percent comparative negligence to the Plaintiff and awarding zero damages.

Premises Liability

Security Guard Wins $1M After Gate Crushes His Legs

A Los Angeles jury awarded security guard Jerry Woldum $1,051,277.50 after a massive metal gate at a dialysis center collapsed on him and crushed his legs during his overnight shift. The jury found that the dialysis center, its property owner, and a physician-owner all negligently controlled the work conditions that led to the accident, even though they had received multiple warnings about the defective gate weeks before it fell.

Premises Liability

Oregon Wildfire Jury Awards $38.6M in Damages to Plaintiffs

A Multnomah County jury awarded $38,629,961 to seven Plaintiffs who suffered property destruction and emotional distress during Oregon's 2020 Labor Day wildfires. The Phase II damages trial found PacifiCorp liable for losses from the Echo Mountain Complex fire and the 242 fire, with individual noneconomic awards ranging from $1.69 million to $5.92 million.

Premises Liability

California Jury Awards Over $2M in Store Slip and Fall

On December 4, 2019, shopper Richard Vega suffered severe physical and emotional injuries when he slipped on a wet surface immediately upon entering a Walmart Supercenter in Anaheim, California. Vega filed a premises liability lawsuit against Walmart, Inc. in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, alleging that the retail giant failed to maintain a safe environment and neglected to correct a known hazard. While Walmart argued comparative negligence on the part of the shopper, the jury ultimately found the retailer overwhelmingly responsible for the hazardous condition. On January 27, 2026, the jury returned a special verdict totaling $2,091,371.58, awarding substantial damages for future medical care as well as past and future pain and suffering.

Premises Liability

Jury Awards $9.6M in School Sexual Abuse Negligence Verdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded $9.6 million to a former Beverly Hills High School student who was sexually abused by a teacher and coach over three years in the late 1970s. The jury found the school district 60 percent responsible for failing to supervise and retain the employee, assigning the remaining 40 percent to the abuser. All twelve jurors unanimously found three district administrators negligent.

Premises Liability

Oregon Jury Clears School District in Playground Fall

A Washington County, Oregon jury sided with the Forest Grove School District after a student's family claimed he fractured his leg when he fell into a hole near an exposed drainage grate during recess. The family argued the school failed to inspect, repair, and warn students about the dangerous field, and that the recess aide accused the boy of faking the injury instead of helping him. The school denied negligence and argued the student failed to use proper care for his own safety. On January 30, 2026, the jury answered "No" to the question of whether the school acted negligently, ending the case in the Defendants' favor without reaching damages.