Ieremia v. Hilmar Unified School District

Opinion

CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.

This case concerns the definition of an owner as used in Proposition 213 and Civil Code section 3333.4, subdivision (a)(2) (section 3333.4(a)(2)), for purposes of noneconomic damages. After a jury trial, plaintiff Puaolele Ieremia was awarded $128,145 in economic damages and $1.9 million in noneconomic damages for personal injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Defendants Dick Wyatt Piersma and Hilmar Unified School District claim on appeal the trial court erred in allowing plaintiff to obtain an award of noneconomic damages at trial. Defendants contend…