Apolonio Moreno and Irma Moreno v. Jose Sanchez and Maria Sanchez
Published: Jan. 11, 1997 | Result Date: Dec. 13, 1996 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: PC010635 – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior San Fernando
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Everardo V. Valencia
(Law Office of Everardo V. Valencia APC)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Allen Jacoby
(technical)
Ted Vavoulis
(technical)
Howard Goldfarb
(technical)
In Soo Kim
(medical)
Defendant
Dean Colin
(technical)
Facts
On April 27, 1993, defendant Jose Sanchez needed a new roof on his Pacoima, Calif. house. His brother-in-law, Marcello Rodriguez, a union roofer, arranged for several people to help tear off the old roof and for Rosario Mejia, another union roofer to nail the new shingles on the roof. Plaintiff Apolonio Moreno, a 53-year-old union roofer, was allegedly asked by defendant Sanchez to help with the roof. While working on the roof, Moreno allegedly tripped and fell off the roof, approximately nine feet. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant homeowners based on negligence theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $250,000. The defendants made no settlement offers.
Specials in Evidence
$25,000 $131,000 $298,000 $8,000 (future surgery)
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged he sustained colles fracture to the right and left wrists, a herniated lumbar disc, a concussion, and carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists requiring future surgery.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately three years and two months after the case was filed. ARBITRATION: An arbitration was held on Aug. 2, 1996 before George H. Ellis, resulting in a defense award. Per the defendants, the jury found the defendants negligence but found no causation.
Deliberation
1+ days
Poll
10-2
Length
5 days
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