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"Encino judge gets no award in escalator fall; The Encino jurist who fell from an escalator had sought $21 million"

"Encino judge gets no award in escalator fall; The Encino jurist who fell from an escalator had sought $21 million": The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, "A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has ruled against a federal judge who was seeking $21 million after alleging that he was severely injured when he fell from a malfunctioning escalator at an Encino shopping center. U.S. District Judge George P. Schiavelli, 59, said he was riding the escalator at Encino Place shopping center in August 2005 when it stopped 'suddenly and without warning,' knocking him down the stairs and causing permanent injuries, according to court records."

Full post as published by How Appealing on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).