California Court of Appeal

Judgment awarding damages to plaintiff following a finding that defendant molested plaintiff is affirmed, but modified, where: 1) the trial court erred in failing to issue a statement of decision, but no miscarriage of justice permits a reversal here; 2) defendant forfeited any right to apportionment under Proposition 51 by failing to raise the issue at trial; 3) substantial evidence supports a finding plaintiff lost income in the amount of $42,120, not $44,800 as found by the trial court; and 4) defendant is entitled to a setoff from plaintiff's adjusted award of economic damages in the amount of $47,664.

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• Decided 01/09/2014
• Published 01/09/2014

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• California Court of Appeal

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