Government,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 31, 2022
San Jose jury awards $102.5 million to sexual abuse victims
The verdict in Santa Clara Superior Court blames the Union School District for not acting sooner on allegations of sex abuse.
A San Jose jury’s $102.5 million award for two former students of a middle school who were sexually abused by a teacher contains no punitive damages.
“It only accounted for pain and emotional distress damages, no medical bills and no punitive damages to make the school district pay,” explained Natalie Weatherford of Taylor & Ring, who represented Jane Doe 2 in the case against the Union School District. That plaintiff received $37.5 mi...
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