Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 17, 2014No. B243294; B244202PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KRIEGLER, J.
Randy Hernandez was standing near his car after an accident on the freeway when he was struck and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s car. 1 Randy’s minor daughter Jocelyn Hernandez, through her guardian ad litem Debbie Castaneda, brought a negligence action against the County of Los Angeles (County). The trial court concluded evidence of Randy’s marijuana use was relevant to assess fault attributable to Randy. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Jocelyn, but apportioned 14 percent of the fault to Randy for the accident. Jocelyn contends in her appeal from the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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