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Litigation

Jul. 1, 2016

Bakersfield student subject of dog-piling incident turned violent settles for $10.5 million

A former student subjected to the incident during a 2010 pep rally at Bakersfield High School settled with the Kern High School District Wednesday, two days after a jury found the district negligent in a trial that featured the plaintiff's attorney wearing a chicken costume.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A former student subjected to a violent dog-piling incident during a 2010 pep rally at Bakersfield High School settled with the Kern High School District Wednesday for $10.5 million, two days after a jury found the district negligent in a trial that featured the plaintiff's attorney wearing a chicken costume.

A jury Monday ruled the district was liable for an incident ...

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