$18M Jury Verdict for Daughter in Calabasas Wrongful Death Case

Yijing C. v. Nicole H.

Yijing C. was legally crossing the roadway on a green light while holding the hand of her mother, Hong Fen S., when they were struck by a pickup truck driven by Nicole H. Yijing suffered a fractured leg, and her mother later died from her injuries.

There were no independent witnesses to the collision. Evidence presented at trial showed that after the crash, Nicole moved her vehicle, moved Hong Fen while she was unconscious, and gave misleading statements to investigating officers about how she came upon the scene.

Other attorneys declined to pursue the case, but El Dabe Ritter continued litigating and proved that Nicole caused the collision.

At trial, El Dabe Ritter was able to prove that Nicole staged the scene which caused additional emotional distress to Yijing.

The jury found malice and awarded $18,000,000 in damages.

You can find the L.A. Times article here.