Jury Awards $4 million to Skier after Accident at California Resort

A Los Angeles jury has delivered what some experts are calling “a rare verdict against a California ski area operator,” awarding $4 million to a skier who was paralyzed in a 2012 crash.   Leslie McLaughlin, who was a veterinarian before she was hurt, might have received more. The jury, however, determined that she was 82 percent responsible for the accident, which dramatically reduced a $22 million award.   The incident occurred when McLaughlin was skiing at the Mountain High Ski R