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Employment Law
Disability Discrimination
Failure to Accommodate

Maria Guadalupe Martinez v. Pharmavite LLC

Published: Jul. 7, 2023 | Result Date: Apr. 4, 2023 | Filing Date: Aug. 3, 2017 |

Case number: BC671153 Verdict –  $7,445,000

Judge

Colin P. Leis

Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Mark I. Lim
(Shegerian & Associates Inc.)

Carney R. Shegerian
(Shegerian & Associates Inc.)

Edwin Pairavi
(Pairavi Law PC)

Joshua M. Mohrsaz
(Pairavi Law PC)


Facts

Plaintiff Maria Martinez was a Lead at Pharmavite, LLC's packaging department. She became disabled with physical conditions and was provided work restrictions from her doctor.

Plaintiff brought this action based on disability discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, failure to engage in good faith interactive process, retaliation, and wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

Specials in Evidence

Loe: $305,000 Future Loe: $40,000

Damages

Past non-economic: $4.8 million. Future non-economic: $2.3 million.

Result

Plaintiff's verdict for $7,445,000. The jury found in favor of Maria Martinez for failure to engage in the interactive process and failure to reasonably accommodate.

Deliberation

five hours

Poll

12-0

Length

27 days


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