Litigation & Arbitration
Dec. 12, 2023
$61M verdict against 2 drivers responsible for the death of Torrance high school baseball player
The plaintiffs attorneys were Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring and Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP.
A Los Angeles County jury on Tuesday awarded $61 million to the parents of a high school baseball player in Torrance killed when his car was hit by two men engaged in a high-speed chase.
Jesse Esphorst Jr. was 16 when he was killed in a three-vehicle crash in 2017.
"Jesse was loved by everyone who knew him and not a day goes by that his family, or his community don't grieve this tragic loss," said lead plaintiffs' counsel Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ri...