Morrison v. Lampano
Published: Sep. 23, 2003 | Result Date: Aug. 22, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC269312 Arbitration – $41,188
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Adam L. Marangell
(Law Office of Adam L. Marangell, APC)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Catherine M. Graves MBA
(technical)
Defendant
Linda Duarte
(technical)
Facts
The plaintiff and his wife owned Morrison Trucking, a car hauling business. They had one truck and one trailer, both leased. On May 2, 2001, the plaintiff husband was driving on the I-5 Freeway southbound on a job and was cut off by the defendant. This caused the truck to jackknife. The plaintiff husband suffered minor soft tissue injuries which were the subject of a separate personal injury action. The truck was totaled and paid off by the insurance company. The trailer was not totaled and was re-possessed when the plaintiffs could not make the payment. The trailer lease company got a judgment against the plaintiffs for the value of the trailer of $16,843. The other hard company debt was a business credit card with a balance of $1,049. The plaintiffs brought an economic damages action in Los Angeles Superior Court. Due to policy limits of $50,000, the case was sent to binding arbitration before Neal Swenson.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded the policy limits of $50,000; the defendant offered $10,000.
Damages
Economic loss stemming from an auto accident which totaled the plaintiffs' only truck, used for the car hauling business.
Other Information
There was a policy limit of $50,000 and the case was removed from superior court to binding arbitration before Neal Swenson.
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