Verdict news | September 28, 2026
Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora LLP reported that a Placer County jury awarded $15.8 million to Miranda Flores on September 28, 2026, in Flores v. Oates. Her husband, retired CHP officer Patrick Seamus Mulderrig, died after a May 2024 Granite Bay motorcycle crash. The firm’s account described a left turn across his path near Douglas Boulevard and Kingsgate Drive. Responsibility was accepted in the civil case, leaving damages as the trial’s focus.
An admission of fault does not resolve the loss
A family’s damages presentation requires its own evidence even when responsibility is admitted. Records of financial contributions, household services and the relationship help explain what changed after a death. Civil litigation and a criminal charging decision also address different questions. When reviewing a reported wrongful death award, ask what the jury actually decided rather than treating the absence of criminal charges as an answer to civil liability.
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Source: Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora LLP — original report. This is an attributed news summary of another firm’s case, not a result obtained by Weiss Attorneys. A reported verdict is not a statement that a judgment is final or has been paid. Later court proceedings or agreements may affect the outcome. Past results do not guarantee a similar recovery.
