Civil Litigation
Nov. 17, 2017
Former Clippers owner goes to trial again over fire at apartment property
Is former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling a slumlord? A trial in superior court addresses whether the property owner was negligent in a 2009 fire at one of his apartment properties.
LOS ANGELES — In a retrial that began Thursday, defense attorneys are hoping to avoid the repeat of a $17 million verdict against former Clippers owner Donald Sterling regarding a fire at one of his apartment properties.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in 2012 awarded tenant Robyn Cohen $17.3 million, including $15 million in punitive damages, after she sued Sterling for not keeping his West Hollywood rental property up to...
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