Nancy Ramirez v. Kaiser
Published: Mar. 4, 2006 | Result Date: Oct. 14, 2005 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 04CC07152 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Charles Ted Mathews
(Mathews Law Group)
Jeffrey A. Rager
(The Rager Law Firm)
Defendant
Kenneth R. Pedroza
(Cole Pedroza LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Michael G. Pipich
(medical)
Jennie McNulty CPA, MBA
(technical)
Defendant
Susan Green
(technical)
Facts
The plaintiff is Nancy Ramirez. The defendant is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. The plaintiff was an administrative assistant.
Settlement Discussions
The demand was for over $750,000 before and during trial. Prior to summary judgment, the defendant offered $100,000.
Specials in Evidence
The damages included $500,000 in future income loss.
Damages
The plaintiff claimed emotional distress and punitive damages.
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged that because of her termination, she was temporarily unable to work. She also claimed it caused her to be extremely distressed.
Result
The judgment was for the defense. The jury vote was 10 to 2 regarding the retaliation for filing an internal complaint. It was 11 to 0 regarding retaliation for taking medical leave.
Other Information
The plaintiff's expert testified tht the plaintiff suffered from being severely emotionally disturbed. She had suicidal ideation. The defendant's expert testified that there are thousands of job openings throughout the county.
Poll
10-2 (on retaliation for filing an internal complaint), 11-0 (on retaliation for taking medical leave)
Length
five weeks
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