Tillinghast
Tillinghast v. L.A. Unified Sch. Dist.
Opinion
Opinion
Wiley, J.
Filed 5/5/2025
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
MARK TILLINGHAST, B332299
Plaintiff and Respondent, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC669592 v.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, H. Chester Horn, Jr., Judge. Affirmed. Huarte Appeals, Anne M. Huarte for Plaintiff and Respondent. Artiano Shinoff, Paul V. Carelli, IV for Defendant and Appellant. ____________________ Maxwell Tillinghast collapsed at Palms Middle School. The 911 operator asked if the school had a defibrillator. Teachers desperately trying to resuscitate the 13 year old said no. In fact, the school did have one. It was in the main office, but no one ever told the teachers. Tillinghast would have had a 90% chance of survival if defibrillated within three minutes. Without the defibrillator, Tillinghast died. The school had the equipment to save Tillinghast’s life. Teachers were trained to use it. They just did not know it was there. The jury awarded Tillinghast’s father $15 million for the preventable loss…