Former Canoga Park apartment managers awarded $7.6 million in lawsuit
Gary Ross of the Ross and Morrison firm represented former Canoga Park apartment managers Albert ,and Stephanie Garcia in a lawsuit against Gresham Apartments. The couple sued Gresham Apartments Investors, owners of the building on Gresham Street, and the property managers, Seltzer-Doren Management Co. Inc., for wrongful termination in March 2018.
The former husband-and-wife live-in apartment managers were awarded a total of $7.6 million in a lawsuit alleging they were wrongfully fired by the owners and managers of a Canoga Park complex in 2017 after he contracted thyroid cancer.
According to the plaintiffs, the defendants became “noticeably unhappy” with Albert Garcia due to his need for time off and accommodations. The Garcias were then fired about two weeks before Thanksgiving 2017.
The jury awarded Albert Garcia $2.35 million in compensatory damages and $30,725 in compensatory damages to his wife.The same panel then awarded $4 million in punitive damages to Albert Garcia and $1.25 million in punitive damages to his spouse.
Original report came from The Los Angeles Daily News
Case Type: Wrongful Termination, Employment Law
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