Jon Edson v. Arriba Villas Homeowners Association
Published: Mar. 8, 2001 | Result Date: Jan. 12, 2001 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: YC036510 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Torrance
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Stanley W. Hodge
(Law Offices of Stanley W. Hodge)
Defendant
Mark R. Weiner
(Mark R. Weiner & Associates)
Experts
Plaintiff
Lucy Beck
(technical)
Facts
On June 3, 1999, the plaintiff, a 65-year-old retired general manager of the Mojave Water Agency and a civil
engineer, was on a walkway which had an unmarked single step riser. He did not see the step and fell,
sustaining a right tibial plateau fracture through the tibial spine, a left distal radius and an ulnar styloid
fracture.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $100,000, but the defendant only offered a waiver of costs.
Specials in Evidence
$1,337 (not including additional medicals from the HMO which were not submitted)
Injuries
The plaintiff sustained a right tibial plateau fracture through the tibial spine, a left distal radius and an ulnar styloid fracture.
Other Information
The case was bifurcated and tried only as to the issue of defendantÆs negligence.
Deliberation
two hours
Poll
12-0
Length
three days
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