Golden Eagle vs Home Depot Shows Dangers in Jury Trials

Golden Eagle Insurance Co. yesterday received affirmation that it could recover nearly $100,000 in subrogation from Home Depot in a tentative, non-published, ruling out of the Fourth Appellate District Court of California. The decision is demonstrative of the risk a large company takes in going to trial on personal injury claims where liability is clear, and where negative public perception of the company won't be reversed by the courts.A jury gave Andy Kalfut $550,000 for a slip and fall down 13 steps while purchasing materials for his employer at Home Depot. The jury also gave Golden Eagle $...