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Maritime Law
Boat Accident
Slip and Fall

Leroy Gomes v. George Royce, et al.

Published: Nov. 4, 1995 | Result Date: Oct. 13, 1995 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: SC015772 –  $0

Judge

Judith O. Stein

Court

L.A. Superior Beverly Hills


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Bruce M. Friedman


Defendant

Peter S. Forgie


Experts

Plaintiff

Jon B. Greenfield M.D.
(medical)

Mack A. Quan
(technical)

Defendant

Eugene Loopesko
(medical)

Facts

On March 22, 1991, Plaintiff Leroy Gomes, a 46-year-old musician/composer slipped and fell down a stairway on Defendant George Royce's yacht. The yacht was on a chartered trip off the coast of Mexico at the time.

Settlement Discussions

Defendant contends he offered $60,000 and Plaintiff demanded $1,000,000.

Specials in Evidence

$51,000 $30,000 unknown unknown

Injuries

Herniated L5-S1 disc requiring surgical intervention.

Other Information

This Superior Court case was assigned to this Municipal Judge, granting her Superior Court powers for this litigation.

Deliberation

1.5 hours

Poll

9-3

Length

9 days


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