Morgan and Morgan is pleased to announce that a jury has handed down an $820,000 verdict to a client represented by trial attorney Scott T. Borders. In the case, Danielle Turner, a newly hired physician’s assistant, claimed that she was groped by Dr. Gunwant Dhaliwal at his walk-in clinic after he demonstrated a microdermabrasion on her. Over the course of two days in Sept. 2011, the jury decided that the client be awarded $700,000 in punitive damages, as well as $120,000 for pain and suffering.
Ms. Turner claimed that she went to Dhaliwal’s walk-in clinic after hours on Feb. 12, 2007 so he could provide training in microdermabrasion by performing the procedure on her. She alleged that after the procedure he applied lotion to her face and chest, and then groped her breasts underneath her shirt. Dhaliwal claimed that the incident did not happen, but Mr. Borders called upon a victim advocate who saw Ms. Turner after the incident and testified that her skin was raw and red. Jurors sided with Ms. Turner after deliberating for two hours and returned the next day for the punitive damages phase. Mr. Borders asked for a punitive damages award of $409,000, but the jury awarded well above the asking amount. The $700,000 punitive damages award is equally divided against the doctor and the corporation which owns the clinic. The closing argument during which Mr. Borders discussed the award of punitive damages can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s13F32wJhlg.
Mr. Borders joined Morgan and Morgan in Jan. 2000 and has extensive litigation and trial experience in catastrophic negligence and
medical malpractice cases. He has returned many large settlements and verdicts for the firm, and remains dedicated to representing the people, not the powerful. For more information on Mr. Borders and Morgan and Morgan, please visit ForThePeople.com today.
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