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Litigation

Jun. 28, 2014

Plaintiff wins nearly $20M verdict against gas company in injury case

A jury has ordered the Southern California Gas Co. to pay a plaintiff $19.8 million after finding he was severely burned due to the negligence of a company employee.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A jury has ordered the Southern California Gas Co. to pay a plaintiff $19.8 million after finding he was severely burned due to the negligence of a company employee.


Attorneys from Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP, who represented plaintiff Pengxuan Diao, said the Los Angeles County Superior Court award validated more than two years of work.


"This verdict serves as a monument t...

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