Pina

Filed 10/16/25

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

HERMAN MURPHY et al., B327197

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STCV08149) v.

MARQUES ALEXANDER PINA et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

APPEALS from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jill Feeney, Judge. Affirmed. Downtown L.A. Law Group, Igor Fradkin, Daniel Azizi; and Joseph S. Socher for Plaintiff and Appellant Herman Murphy. Law Office of Stefon A. Jones and Stefon A. Jones for Plaintiff and Appellant Tinasha Sullivan. Horvitz & Levy, Steven S. Fleischman, Scott P. Dixler; Matheny Sears Linkert & Jaime and Matthew C. Jaime for Defendants and Respondents Virginia Ann Pina and Brea Auto Body, Inc. No appearance for Defendants and Respondents Marques Alexander Pina and The Hertz Corporation. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗

Marques Pina stole a car from his grandmother’s auto body shop. He later crashed the car with a passenger inside. The passenger, Jalen Murphy, suffered a traumatic brain injury. Around two and a half years later, Jalen died of a fentanyl…