On Oct. 10, 2014, plaintiff Lillian Brookman, 60, a teacher, was with her class on a blacktop play area outside of Summerwind Elementary School, in Palmdale. Five inflatables were set up on the grass field in the back of the school earlier that day. Two tall slides broke loose and became airborne. One inflatable, which was 20 feet in length from bottom to top, flew over a portable building and struck Brookman in the face and upper torso. She sustained to her head, face, chest and a shoulder. Brookman sued the owner and operator of the inflatables, Signature Fundraising Inc. She alleged that Signature Fundraising was negligent in its installation and operation of the inflatables. Brookman claimed that workers for Signature Fundraising were negligent for using improperly fabricated stakes to set up the inflatables and for operating the inflatables when it was too windy. She further claimed that Signature Fundraising was negligent for failing to provide its workers with training and instructions on what conditions were too windy and unsafe. The defendant stipulated to liability two weeks before trial., Brookman sustained a traumatic brain injury and was rendered unconscious for less than 30 minutes. She also sustained a fractured nose, a torn rotator cuff, a fractured rib and a gash on her forehead. She was immediately taken to a hospital, where a CT scan showed internal bleeding in her brain. Brookman claimed she now suffers from neurocognitive deficits, a seizure disorder, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. She alleged that as a result, she retired early, at age 60 instead of 65. Brookman claimed the early retirement from her job as a teacher, which was her passion, caused a loss of income, household services, and some retirement benefits that had a present value of between $446,000 and $471,000. Brookman sought recovery of past and future lost wages, and damages for her past and future pain and suffering.