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Torts/Personal Injury

Feb. 8, 2024

DoorDash faces punitive damages for accident that killed Chinese tourist

Driver testified in a deposition that he was distracted by the DoorDash navigation app on his phone when he slammed into a Chinese family visiting Los Angeles.

Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, which represents the family of a Chinese national killed while sightseeing with his family in Los Angeles, said Wednesday it would seek punitive damages against DoorDash and its driver in light of new details uncovered during a deposition.

“The DoorDash driver was reckless and distracted as a direct result of fulfilling this delivery opportunity for DoorDash. He violated the law in pursuit of DoorDash’s sole missi...

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