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Torts/Personal Injury

Jun. 8, 2026

Jury awards $34.5M to injured tax attorney in roadway liability case

Chatsworth jury finds dangerous intersection contributed to crash, rejects Los Angeles' design immunity defense.

A Los Angeles County jury has awarded more than $34.4 million to a former tax attorney who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 2020 motorcycle crash, finding that a dangerous roadway condition at a Granada Hills intersection contributed to the collision and that the City of Los Angeles lost its design immunity defense.

After a nearly monthlong trial featuring close to 30 witnesses, the Chatsworth jury apportioned fault among the city, the driver of a Toyota Prius involved in th...

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