Van
Van v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHALIE THUY VAN, Case No. 08-cv-05296 NC
Plaintiff, ORDER RESOLVING ATTORNEY
CLAIMS AND ORDERING
v. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK
WAL-MART STORES, INC., OF COURT
Defendant. 16 This order resolves claims by two sets of attorneys against a $30,000 judgment in favor of plaintiff Nathalie Thuy Van and orders a distribution of funds that were deposited with the Court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 67. The case has a lengthy history. A short version is recounted here as is relevant to the disputed funds. All parties and the claimants have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636. ECF 16, 17, 710, 711. Plaintiff Van prevailed at a jury trial against Wal-Mart Stores on claims of negligent hiring, training, and supervision; negligence; and negligent misrepresentation. ECF 604. The jury awarded her $30,000 in compensatory damages. ECF 604.…