Taylor

Filed 6/9/25; Certified for Publication 7/2/25 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

KENYA TAYLOR, B333718

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STCV33128) v.

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL

DISTRICT,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment and order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Michael B. Harwin, Judge. Reversed. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Robert L. Wallan, and Pauleen Truong, for Defendant and Appellant. The Vartazarian Law Firm, Steve Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley; Wilshire Law Firm, Daniel DeSantis; and The Ehrlich Law Firm, Jeffrey I. Ehrlich, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Kenya Taylor hired Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employee Tyler Martin-Brand to babysit her six-year- old son, Dayvon, at Martin-Brand’s home during the winter break in 2019. Tragically, Martin-Brand killed Dayvon. Taylor sued LAUSD on the theory that it negligently hired and supervised Martin-Brand. A jury agreed and awarded Taylor $30 million in damages. LAUSD now appeals from…