Confidential
Settlement – $300,300Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Steven R. Kuhn
(Kuhn Mediation)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Jerome N. Peterson
(medical)
Terry L. Globerson
(medical)
Defendant
Raymond J. Casciari
(medical)
Facts
On July 16, 1993, Plaintiff, a 53-year-old marketing and sales consultant, rented a vehicle from Defendant, an automobile rental agency which specializes in renting second hand vehicles in less-than-desirable condition. While returning from a trip to Marin County with a car full of all of his belongings, the vehicle caught on fire at a gas station. Plaintiff pushed the automobile away from the gas station to keep it from blowing up the gas station. In the process he inhaled toxic fumes and fractured several of his teeth.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends he demanded $301,000 and Defendants offered $300,300.
Specials in Evidence
$8,184 $50,000 $10-15,000
Injuries
Fractures of 2 teeth requiring dental restoration; pulmonary deficit due to smoke inhalation requiring pulmonary testing and examinations.
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