Elgabalawi v. Matter
Published: Mar. 25, 2003 | Result Date: Feb. 24, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: GC027602 Verdict – $7,604
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Pasadena
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Harry Marshak
(medical)
Defendant
John A. Jurgutis
(medical)
Facts
On July 8, 2000, the defendant, admittedly intoxicated, struck the plaintiff without warning in the left temple with a beer glass at McMurphy's Bar & Restaurant in Old Town, Pasadena. The plaintiff was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital, glass was removed from his wounds and he was sutured. He later went to Kaiser to remove more glass and repair scars and then he was referred to another surgeon who performed more foreign body removal and repair surgery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $250,000 at the mediation; the defendant offered $1,200.
Specials in Evidence
$14,000 None Unspecified Unspecified
Injuries
Cuts, sutures, glass, surgeries to remove the glass, migraines, loss of vision, loss of hearing, back pain, neck pain, bladder problems, nervousness, post traumatic stress.
Deliberation
2.5 hours
Poll
12-0
Length
five days
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