I was fragile before, and I was broken after." Casoria fired Smith without cause, however, and warned him that if he attempted to file a wrongful termination claim, TBN would use the evidence it had collected “to defend itself,” which would likely result in criminal charges against Smith. The trial court succinctly and accurately explained why the evidence was sufficient to impose respondeat superior liability against TCC: "[T]his was at a church function [and] after the church function [Carra] went to the boss of the church. The employee need not have intended to further the employer's interest for the employer to be liable if there is a "causal nexus" between the intentional tort and the employee's work. Her conduct toward Carra was not a mere annoyance or insult, and Carra suffered far more than hurt feelings and petty indignities. A sentient human being, and certainly an ordained member of the clergy, would understand that a girl in Carra's position would hold feelings of shame and guilt and those feelings could be confirmed and made worse by telling her it was her fault. (Lisa M., supra, 12 Cal.4th at p. But after the status conference concluded, another of Carra Crouch’s attorneys, Joe Deems, said Tawny Crouch’s account of events was written before Carra’s grandmother dressed her down. The standard of review on appeal is the same as that in the trial court—whether any substantial evidence, contradicted or uncontradicted—supports the jury's conclusion." (Rest. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. By the time the case reached a jury trial, both her grandparents had died. at pp. Because the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict, the trial court did not err by denying TCC's motion for a JNOV. . While in Georgia, Carra planned to visit her cousins Nick and Nathan. Finally, to the extent the jury awarded Carra damages for which TCC was not legally responsible, the trial court corrected the problem by reducing her damages. "`" (Hughes v. Pair, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p.

Carra reported the alleged incident to her mother, Tawny Crouch, the next day, April 24, 2006.

Third, Colarusso testified about a person's developmental history in general and Carra's developmental history until age 13. Portions of Jan's deposition testimony were read into evidence during Carra's case. (Perry v. County of Fresno (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 94, 101.) TCC also argues repeatedly that Jan's conduct was verbal and "Carra faced a higher burden than a claim based on words and conduct."

Jan's comments to Carra, including the comment that Carra was at fault for being raped, were, according to TCC, "typical to normal grandmother-to-granddaughter" relations. The network currently has one station in Colorado in Greeley, KPJR-TV, which has a transmitter in Morgan County, according to FCC records. Carra Crouch, now 24, was awarded $2 million in damages in a civil case against her grandmother over the emotional pain from when she says she was sexually assaulted by a TBN employee.

But some corroborating information is missing from these contemporaneous documents: Carra’s claims of “soreness,” as well as the blood on her underwear and on the sheets. CARRA CROUCH, Plaintiff and Respondent, Carra was not ready to talk about being raped and asked Tawny to tell Jan what had happened. That could not have been the case because those subsequent acts of abuse occurred long after Jan's conduct on April 24, 2006 by people who had no idea of anything Jan might have done or the situation she had created. The same year the property sold, a jury awarded $2 million to Jan Crouch’s granddaughter, Carra Crouch, for emotional trauma and suffering in a civil case alleging Jan Crouch caused pain and suffering when she failed to report a sexual assault when Carra was 13 years old. As to the second point, Carra alleged that Jan Crouch was a TCC director and was acting within the course and scope of her employment with TCC at all relevant times. “TBN’s intent is to promote the community at large by presenting the beauty of God’s creation in Ouray County in a positive light to a worldwide television audience,” he wrote. The lawyer collects her things and slinks out. We refer to Carra Crouch and Tawny Crouch by first name, except when their full names appear in quoted matter, and sometimes refer to Jan Crouch by first name. 432, modified to identify the relevant third parties as Tawny and Paul Crouch, Jr. [Citation.] On that subject, section 448 of the Restatement Second Torts states: "The act of a third person in committing an intentional tort or crime is a superseding cause of harm to another resulting therefrom, although the actor's negligent conduct created a situation which afforded an opportunity to the third person to commit such a tort or crime, unless the actor at the time of his negligent conduct realized or should have realized the likelihood that such a situation might be created, and that a third person might avail himself of the opportunity to commit such a tort or crime." On Oct. 30, 2015, New York Judge Louis Scarcella wrote that “in conjunction with his agent, Brittany Koper,” Michael Koper manipulated the computer clock on his Sony VAIO to fabricate documents, including loan authorizations and emails, then used special software to scrub the VAIO, rendering its contents unrecoverable.

In 2011, Carra’s sister, Brittany Koper, was first to cross swords with TBN’s founders—the women’s grandparents—over allegations of financial impropriety (see “Sex, Lies, and Television,” Sept. 8, 2012). TCC argues the trial court erred by denying its motion for nonsuit because Carra did not present substantial evidence that: (1) Jan Crouch engaged in extreme and outrageous behavior during the meeting on April 24, 2006; (2) Carra suffered severe emotional distress as a result of Jan Crouch's conduct on April 24, 2006; and (3) Jan Crouch was acting in the course and scope of her authority as a TCC officer and director during the meeting on April 24, 2006. The purchase of the private ranch came only 15 months after a California jury awarded $2 million in damages to a granddaughter of the network’s founders, whom she accused of covering up a sexual assault scandal. At Casoria's request, Carra and Tawny prepared a written statement. The failure to object or move to strike evidence at trial forfeits any challenge to the evidence on appeal. (Chanda v. Federal Home Loans Corp. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 746, 755.) A motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication is properly granted if the moving papers establish there is no triable issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.'" 433 and TCC's request to modify CACI No. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Carra and awarded her $2 million in damages on the IIED cause of action. Carra slid to the mattress edge and stuck out limbs to keep him away. 73.) TCC stipulated to this instruction. Carra alleged she was raped by a 30-year-old employee of TCC while she was at a TCC event and went to speak with Jan at her home about what had happened. Tawny testified she contacted Jan because "she was on the trip with [Carra]," and "she was the spiritual advisor who had the power to do something." 296-297. On Trinity’s side of the case is Mike King—one of the tall, imposing attorneys who marched in with the A-Team.