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Settlement – $90,000Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Richard L. Mulvania
(medical)
Defendant
D. Thomas Rogers
(medical)
Facts
On Oct. 13, 1995, the plaintiff, a 43-year-old telephone salesperson, was shopping in the defendant's store when a lamp on a top shelf fell on her head and back. The plaintiff twisted and torqued her body in a manner which reinjured a pre-existing low-back condition. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on premises liability and negligence theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $125,000. The defendant made a C.C.P. º998 offer or compromise for $80,000.
Specials in Evidence
$41,070.84 $9,500
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately one years and four months after the case was filed. ARBITRATION: An arbitration was held in July 1996 before Ralph I. Callen, Esq. resulting in an award of $80,000. The defendant requested a trial de novo.
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