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Valerie L. Baker

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Judge (ret.)



Los Angeles Superior Court



Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Celia Hollander v. Harvey Paley judge Mar. 25, 2006
Suzanne Ross v. Maria Vazquez, Preya Patel Personal Injury judge May 10, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
D&D Construction Specialties v. Victor Davis, Robert Mooney Contracts judge Aug. 10, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 3, 2004
Kevin William King v. Karen Lee Dillon Personal Injury judge Jan. 6, 2004
O Hill Properties v. 9441 Wilshire Blvd., The Sterling Family Trust, David V. Adams, Donald T. Sterling Corp. Contracts judge Oct. 21, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 22, 2003
Michael Olodort v. Andrew Wayne Jeong Personal Injury judge May 6, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 19, 2002
Luri v. Greenwald et al. Real Property judge May 18, 2002
Jeffrey Galant v. William McCaffrey Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 9, 2002
Julie Lynn Warner v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 18, 2001
LeChaos Inc. dba Bokaos v. Sharp Electronics, et al. Torts judge Oct. 11, 2001
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 19, 2001
Kathy Kalaba v. Lewis Kanengiser, Saleh Salehmoghaddam, Robert Gray Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 5, 2001
Carina Liliana Nolasco v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 25, 2001
Nelson Gidding v. Sydney Coale Phillips Real Property judge Jul. 22, 2000
Wilma Pony v. Umberto Beauty Salon Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 10, 1999
Confidential Declaratory Relief judge Mar. 27, 1999
Walter W. Hammock, Sr. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al. Banking judge Jan. 1, 1999
Confidential Civil Rights judge Oct. 25, 1997
Confidential Insurance judge Oct. 25, 1997
Donna Nachtwey v. David and Cathy DeSantis Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 11, 1997
Pak v. Korean Farm, Inc. Landlord/Tenant judge Sep. 20, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury judge Apr. 30, 1997
Confidential judge Mar. 22, 1997
Hope Mansfield v. Matlow-Kennedy Corp. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 8, 1997
Confidential Business Law judge Feb. 22, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Feb. 20, 1997
Darrayl Hampton, et al v. National Research Group Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 1, 1997
Confidential judge Jan. 18, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 14, 1996
Haley v. Northrop Employment Law judge Oct. 26, 1996
Romano Zihla v. Edwin Jacobs Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Mar. 9, 1996
Peter Kennedy, et al. v. Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc., et al. Breach of Fiduciary Duty judge Sep. 2, 1995
Underwriters at Interest at Lloyds of London and Certain Other Insurance Companies, et al. v. J. Neale MacDonald Company, Inc., et al. Breach of Contract judge Apr. 15, 1995
Josephino Hipolito, et al. v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 28, 1995
Ernest Terrazas v. BME Engineering and MJ Industries Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jul. 16, 1994
Gerald F. Edelstein v. Scott Cardiner; Cardiner, Bryson & Steinberg; Jack Firestone; Carole Firestone; Bryan, Patricia Firestone; et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 28, 1994
Parvis Shahian v. Elat Market Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 15, 1994
Andrew Brajevich v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 11, 1993
Joan Alcorn v. Dwight and Louise Waterman Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 4, 1993
Manuel S. Barragan v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Oct. 2, 1993
Josh and Nancy Carpenter v. Russo Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Sep. 11, 1993
Case Name Topic Role Published
Celia Hollander v. Harvey Paley judge Mar. 25, 2006
Suzanne Ross v. Maria Vazquez, Preya Patel Personal Injury judge May 10, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
D&D Construction Specialties v. Victor Davis, Robert Mooney Contracts judge Aug. 10, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 3, 2004
Kevin William King v. Karen Lee Dillon Personal Injury judge Jan. 6, 2004
O Hill Properties v. 9441 Wilshire Blvd., The Sterling Family Trust, David V. Adams, Donald T. Sterling Corp. Contracts judge Oct. 21, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 22, 2003
Michael Olodort v. Andrew Wayne Jeong Personal Injury judge May 6, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 19, 2002
Luri v. Greenwald et al. Real Property judge May 18, 2002
Jeffrey Galant v. William McCaffrey Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 9, 2002
Julie Lynn Warner v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 18, 2001
LeChaos Inc. dba Bokaos v. Sharp Electronics, et al. Torts judge Oct. 11, 2001
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 19, 2001
Kathy Kalaba v. Lewis Kanengiser, Saleh Salehmoghaddam, Robert Gray Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 5, 2001
Carina Liliana Nolasco v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 25, 2001
Nelson Gidding v. Sydney Coale Phillips Real Property judge Jul. 22, 2000
Wilma Pony v. Umberto Beauty Salon Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 10, 1999
Confidential Declaratory Relief judge Mar. 27, 1999
Walter W. Hammock, Sr. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al. Banking judge Jan. 1, 1999
Confidential Civil Rights judge Oct. 25, 1997
Confidential Insurance judge Oct. 25, 1997
Donna Nachtwey v. David and Cathy DeSantis Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 11, 1997
Pak v. Korean Farm, Inc. Landlord/Tenant judge Sep. 20, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury judge Apr. 30, 1997
Confidential judge Mar. 22, 1997
Hope Mansfield v. Matlow-Kennedy Corp. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 8, 1997
Confidential Business Law judge Feb. 22, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Feb. 20, 1997
Darrayl Hampton, et al v. National Research Group Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 1, 1997
Confidential judge Jan. 18, 1997
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 14, 1996
Haley v. Northrop Employment Law judge Oct. 26, 1996
Romano Zihla v. Edwin Jacobs Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Mar. 9, 1996
Peter Kennedy, et al. v. Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc., et al. Breach of Fiduciary Duty judge Sep. 2, 1995
Underwriters at Interest at Lloyds of London and Certain Other Insurance Companies, et al. v. J. Neale MacDonald Company, Inc., et al. Breach of Contract judge Apr. 15, 1995
Josephino Hipolito, et al. v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 28, 1995
Ernest Terrazas v. BME Engineering and MJ Industries Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jul. 16, 1994
Gerald F. Edelstein v. Scott Cardiner; Cardiner, Bryson & Steinberg; Jack Firestone; Carole Firestone; Bryan, Patricia Firestone; et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 28, 1994
Parvis Shahian v. Elat Market Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jan. 15, 1994
Andrew Brajevich v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 11, 1993
Joan Alcorn v. Dwight and Louise Waterman Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 4, 1993
Manuel S. Barragan v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Oct. 2, 1993
Josh and Nancy Carpenter v. Russo Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Sep. 11, 1993
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