J.People
J.People v. Carlsbad Unified School Dist.
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 11/19/14; pub. order 12/12/14 (see end of opn.)
COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
J. P., a Minor, etc., et al., D062912
Plaintiffs and Respondents,
v. (Super. Ct. Nos. 37-2010-00060474-CU-PO-NC; CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL 37-2010-00060475-CU-PO-NC)
DISTRICT,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment and orders of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Timothy M. Casserly, Judge. Affirmed.
Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz, Daniel R. Shinoff and Paul V. Carelli IV for
Defendant and Appellant.
Taylor & Ring and David M. Ring; Esner, Change & Boyer and Holly N. Boyer
for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
A jury found defendant Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) liable for
negligently supervising an elementary school teacher, Raymond Firth, who sexually
molested plaintiffs J. P. and E. B. (together, the minors). The jury awarded the minors economic and non-economic damages. After entering judgment on the jury's verdict, the
trial court denied CUSD's motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for…