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Employment Law
Disability Discrimination
Retaliation

Tim Storm v. County of Los Angeles

Published: Jul. 8, 2000 | Result Date: Jun. 6, 2000 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: SC055686 Verdict –  $0

Judge

Stanley M. Weisberg

Court

L.A. Superior Santa Monica


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Robert E. Racine


Defendant

Brian Ray Hodge


Facts

Plaintiff, a 49-year-old Los Angeles County probation officer, was off work on stress leave. Plaintiff claimed the county would not place him in another camp position to accommodate his mental disability (work-related stress) and retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination and harassment. The county claimed he was not senior enough to transfer into another camp position.

Specials in Evidence

$250,000 (emotional distress) $150,000

Other Information

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Deliberation

2.5 days

Poll

10-3 (plaintiff had mental disability), 10-2 (county did not discriminate), 10-2 (county did not retaliate)

Length

10 days


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