A California jury awarded a family $254,500 in damages against Great Wolf Lodge after a bed bug exposure at the company’s hotel property in Manteca, California. With about $30,000 in court costs, Great Wolf Lodge paid the judgment in full for a total of roughly $284,500.
The case is notable because most bed bug claims resolve confidentially before trial, but this matter went to a jury verdict. The trial was handled by attorney Brian Virag, founder of MyBedBugLawyer, a California trial practice focused exclusively on hotel bed bug litigation. The family chose to speak publicly about the physical, emotional, and financial impact of the exposure, and about going through a jury trial despite being told that these cases rarely reach a courtroom. The verdict in this case is final and has been paid.