$1,100,000
Emotional Distress
Case name: Yvette Diaz v. County of Los Angeles
On May 28, 2016, while at the hospital, plaintiff Yvette Diaz’s daughter, Auroranne Delatorre, died unexpectedly, the day after she was born. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office took possession of the body of Auroranne the next day.
On June 8, 2016, a representative from the office contacted Diaz to obtain additional information about the events that occurred just prior to Auroranne’s death, along with Diaz’s contact information. What was discussed during this call is disputed, but what is not disputed is that Ms. Diaz did not indicate whether or not she wanted her daughter’s body to be cremated. Diaz says that she later called that same representative three additional times but no one ever answered the phone. Click here for the case publication.
