Melendres v. Soales

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that \the matter of plaintiff's status as an illegal alien was clearly irrelevant on the question of liability\
• explaining that “plaintiffs status as an illegal alien was clearly irrelevant on the question of liability, [but] it was material and relevant to the issue of damages, specifically the present value of future lost earnings”
• explaining that “plaintiff’s status as an illegal alien was clearly irrelevant on the question of liability, [but] it was material and relevant to the issue of damages, specifically the present value of future lost earnings”
• The jury has a “right to know of plaintiffs illegal status when calculating damages”
• “While the matter of plaintiff’s status as an illegal alien was clearly irrelevant on the question of liability, it was material and relevant to the issue of damages, specifically the present value of future lost earnings.”
• contributory negligence not a bar to intentional tort

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).