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Unanimous Defense Verdict for the Palmdale School District

In 2019 a three-year-old ECE Head Start student fell from a school jungle gym and fractured his elbow. Plaintiff sued Defendant claiming that the ECE staff was negligent in failing to provide adequate and appropriate supervision thereby allowing the accident to happen. Plaintiff asked the jury for $770,000 in damages. After a 5 day trial, the jury returned with a unanimous defense verdict. The Palmdale School District was represented by Louis Dumont and Yelena Bakman.