Daniel R. Dashiell v. City of Glendale and Thomas E. Smith
Published: Jun. 15, 2000 | Result Date: Apr. 29, 1999 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CV8740646 Verdict – $7,000,000
Judge
Court
Maricopa Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Aleksandra Zietak
(medical)
James McDade
(technical)
Ernest Griffith
(medical)
John Robert Clark
(medical)
Loretta Lukens
(medical)
Skip Heck
(medical)
John W. Cook
(technical)
Larry Stokes
(technical)
Judson Matthias
(technical)
Leroy Byrd
(medical)
Stan Cusumano
(technical)
Defendant
Judith Parker
(technical)
Glenn Wilt
(technical)
James A. Eaves
(technical)
Ronald Hensen
(technical)
Robert A. Taylor
(technical)
Edward L. Felix
(technical)
Facts
Plaintiff, Daniel Dashiell, a 29-year-old was riding his motorcycle in the city of Glendale when he hit a depression in the road that was filled with water. Dashiell lost control of the motorcycle and hit a vehicle driven by co-defendant Thomas Smith, who admittedly, failed to yield at a stop sign. Plaintiff filed an action for negligence against Glendale and Smith.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made an offers of judgment for $750,000 and $700,000, and an offer to arbitrate the matter. The defendant made a settlement offer of $50,000.
Specials in Evidence
$800,000 $1.2 million
Other Information
The plaintiff stated that as the case was controlled by old joint and several law, 95 percent of the verdict could be collected against either or both of the defendants and that since Smith was uninsured, he intended to pursue the full judgment against Glendale.
Deliberation
one day
Poll
8-3
Length
nine days
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