Debra A. Anderson v. Thrifty Corporation
Published: Jul. 16, 1994 | Result Date: Jun. 24, 1994 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC054451 – $106,728
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Paul R. Lees-Haley
(medical)
James M. Marietta
(technical)
Defendant
Michael P. Ward
(technical)
Jay S. Finkelman
(technical)
Eric H. Marcus
(medical)
Facts
Plaintiff Debra Anderson, 43, was a senior vice president of general merchandising at Defendant Thrifty Drug stores from March 18, 1991, until January 2, 1992. Anderson received substantial praise and no criticism of her job performance. Her employment ended when a man was brought in from outside the company to assume the senior vice president position; and Anderson declined to accept a 2-step demotion and a $55,000-per-year reduction in salary. Anderson brought claims against Thrifty and the president and executive vice president for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and sex discrimination.
Settlement Discussions
Defendant contends its offer was $100,000 and Plaintiff's demand was $750,000 -- both at trial.
Specials in Evidence
$1,000,000
Injuries
Emotional.
Result
The jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff on breach of contract, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation claims; and a verdict for Defendants Thrifty Corporation and Christian Bement on sex discrimination claim. There was a hung jury on the sex discrimination claim against Defendant William Yingling.
Deliberation
7 days
Poll
10-2 (fraud cause of action), 0-12 (punitive damages)
Length
7 days
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