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Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)
Premises Liability
Trip and Fall

Beatrice Castillo v. Ralphs Grocery Company, et al.

Published: Oct. 21, 1995 | Result Date: Sep. 29, 1995 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: BC103123 –  $0

Judge

Robert J. Higa

Court

L.A. Superior Norwalk


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Joyce M. Stovall


Defendant

Gail Owen-Smith


Experts

Plaintiff

Vicente Garciano
(medical)

Ranga Reddy
(medical)

Defendant

Sanford H. Anzel
(medical)

Facts

On December 13, 1992, Plaintiff Beatrice Castilo, a 53-year-old packer, tripped and fell over a large pallet of potatoes in the produce department at Defendant Ralph's Grocery Store in Santa Fe Springs.

Settlement Discussions

Defendant contends it offered $15,000 and Plaintiff demanded $36,540.

Specials in Evidence

$14,500 $5,000

Injuries

Left shoulder dislocation and torn rotator cuff requiring surgical intervention.

Other Information

A prior arbitration by Michael Calvert resulted in a Plaintiff's award of $36,500; trial de novo by Defendant. This case was filed on November 3, 1993; one year and nearly eleven months prior to this result.

Deliberation

5 hours

Poll

10-2

Length

2.5 days


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