Civil Litigation
Apr. 18, 2018
Attorney must pay punitive damages to investigator over brawl, jury concludes
A criminal defense attorney must pay $250,000 in punitive damages to an investigator who gave him a massive black eye during a courthouse brawl two years ago, a federal jury decided Tuesday.
SANTA ANA -- A criminal defense attorney must pay $250,000 in punitive damages to an investigator who gave him a massive black eye during a courthouse brawl two years ago, a federal jury decided Tuesday.
The unanimous jury rejected plaintiff's attorney Jerry L. Steering's contention that criminal defense attorney James M. Crawford be awarded monetary damages and instead found both men committed battery upon each other and owe each ot...
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