Romo v. Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC CA2/8
Plaintiff Leonard Romo was injured by security staff employed by defendant Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC, while attending a baseball game. Plaintiff filed a personal injury action against defendant, and the jury awarded him $175,000 in economic damages for past medical expenses, $150,000 for future medical expenses, $50,000 in past noneconomic damages, and $100,000 for future noneconomic damages. The damage award was reduced by 33.33 percent due to plaintiff’s own negligence.
On appeal, defendant contends the award for past and future medical expenses is not supported by substantial evidence. Concerning past medical expenses, defendant contends there is no evidence that plaintiff incurred or paid any expenses. Defendant also contends that since the economic damages are not supported by substantial evidence, the noneconomic damages award also must be reversed, reasoning that “the cost of medical care is an important indicator of a plaintiff’s non-economic damages.”
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