Ruth Hobbs v. URS Corp., Tom Bishop
Published: Apr. 27, 2004 | Result Date: Dec. 1, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CGC02410843 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Jill P. Telfer
(Law Office of Jill P. Telfer)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Alan Donelson
(technical)
Rhoma Young
(technical)
Mark A. Cohen
(technical)
Pamela Martel
(medical)
Cherie Coddington
(medical)
Robert J. Riopelle
(medical)
Defendant
Jay S. Finkelman
(technical)
Jonathan Paul Rosman
(medical)
Michael P. Ward
(technical)
Carol R. Hyland M.A.
(technical)
Facts
Plaintiff Ruth Hobbs was a 13-year employee of URS Corp. where she served as senior vice president in the company's Sacramento office. She was laid off in April 2002 as part of a reduction in workforce. She sued URS and her manager Tom Bishop, the company's vice president, who included her in the work force reduction.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a demand of $7,800,000, increased to $13,000,000 during trial. The defense offer was confidential.
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed to suffer severe emotional distress resulting in her inability to seek or find a comparable engineering position. The defense offered expert testimony that the plaintiff suffered from life-long emotional problems and personality disorders which caused her to see mistreatment and discrimination that did not exist.
Deliberation
five days
Length
four weeks
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