Cecelia Tameta v. City and County of San Francisco
Published: May 13, 2003 | Result Date: Dec. 20, 2002 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 313393 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Thomas A. Paoli
(Paoli & Geerhart LLP)
Defendant
Jeffrey Rabkin
(Jones Day)
Experts
Plaintiff
Edward Diao
(medical)
Jean Y. Chin
(medical)
Defendant
Robert L. Brown
(medical)
Facts
The plaintiff, a 51-year-old unemployed female, claimed that she suffered injuries when she fell on board a Municipal Railway coach on March 8, 1999, as a result of sudden acceleration.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff submitted a demand of $25,000; the defendant offered $5,000.
Specials in Evidence
$300,000 inclusive of loss of earnings
Damages
The plaintiff asked the jury to award $5,638 in medical and $9,000 in loss of earnings.
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed she suffered from de Quervain's syndrome and various soft tissue injuries as well as serious pain in her left wrist that did not improve after three Cortisone injections, casting and surgery. The plaintiff claimed she suffered CMC joint injury requiring trapezial arthroplasty.
Result
The jury found that the defendant was not negligent and not liable for any damages.
Deliberation
one hour
Poll
10-2
Length
five days
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