The infant plaintiff was sexually assaulted by the adult defendant while the plaintiff was in and near the residence of the defendant and his wife playing with his son. He pled guilty to criminal charges of sexual assault and was sentenced. The issue in these proceedings is the assessment of damages flowing from eight incidents of sexual assault....
Then 19 years old, Ms. Olson was injured on October 24, 2008 when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was rear ended by another vehicle in a significant collision that pushed her stopped vehicle into the vehicle ahead. Liability is admitted. With the exception of special damages, all heads of damages are in issue. While the evidence of the plaintiff and her lay witnesses was not significantly challenged, experts for the plaintiff and the defendant have markedly different opinions regarding the cause, nature, severity and duration of her symptoms....
The plaintiff was a pedestrian walking in a portion of a T intersection normally used by vehicles when an unknown driver left a stop sign at the entrance to the intersection, turned left and struck the plaintiff. The collision knocked her to the ground, causing injuries to her ankle, wrist and chest....