Confidential
Settlement – $675,000Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Thomas A. Paoli
(Paoli & Geerhart LLP)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Carol R. Hyland M.A.
(technical)
Ronald M. Ruff
(medical)
Stanley Yarnell
(medical)
Robert W. Johnson CPA
(technical)
Richard N. Stuart
(technical)
Defendant
Ted M. Kobayashi
(technical)
Ronald H. Roberts Ph.D.
(medical)
James Y. Soong
(medical)
Facts
On Dec. 17, 2001, at 7:00 a.m., the plaintiff, a 74-year-old security guard, entered a crosswalk on a green light at the intersection of Potrero Avenue and 16th Street in San Francisco. At the time, it was raining. The light turned red after he crossed into the middle of the street. At this time, an eyewitness driving an SUV in the left lane of Potrero waited for the plaintiff to cross in front of his vehicle. As the plaintiff passed the SUV, he looked up and continued walking. At this point, the defendant Rector, while in the scope and course of his employment with the defendant Insite Building Design Associates was driving his employer's pickup truck in the right lane. He entered the intersection and struck the plaintiff who subsequently instituted a vehicular negligence lawsuit.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff settled his claim at $675,000 before retired Judge Edward Stern of JAMS.
Specials in Evidence
$153,000
Injuries
The plaintiff suffered a right pelvic fracture and a closed head injury as well as pneumonia and a myocardial infarction while he was hospitalized. He also sustained a brain injury that affected his cognitive language skills, short-term memory and higher order decision-making processes. Additionally, the plaintiff's wife was terminally ill at the time of the accident and died two months afterwards. Due to his injuries, the plaintiff was unable to look after his wife during her final months.
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