Ruling by
Thomas L. Willhite Jr.Lower Court
Los Angeles Superior CorutLower Court Judge
Brian C. YepEmployer's admission of vicarious liability does not shield it from punitive damages; employer nonetheless not subject to punitive damages due to lack of triable issues of fact.
Court
California Court of Appeal - 2nd DistrictCite as
2017 DJDAR 5882Published
Jun. 21, 2017Filing Date
Jun. 18, 2017Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
Vacated (in whole or part)
CRST, INC. et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
Respondent;
MATTHEW JOHN LENNIG et al.,
Real Party in Interest.
No. B280270
(Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. No. MC025288)
California Courts of Appeal
Second Appellate District
Division Four
Filed June 19, 2017
ORDER MODIFYING
OPINION
[NO CHANGE IN
JUDGMENT]
THE COURT:*
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on May 26, 2017 be modified as follows:
On page 21, lines 7 and 8, delete the sentence ?According to Davis, on one occasion, Contreras was cited for failing to wear a seat belt.?
On page 28, lines 12 and 13, delete the phrase ?for failing to wear a seat belt?
On page 28, lines 17 and 18, delete the phrase ?for failing to wear a seat belt?
On page 28, line 20, delete ?seatbelt? and substitute ?seatbelt-related?
On page 28, line 23, delete ?would? and substitute ?or a seatbelt-related violation could?
The modification does not change the judgment.
*WILLHITE, Acting P. J.,
MANELLA, J.
COLLINS, J.
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