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Settlement – $266,500Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Paul S. Zuckerman
(Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Saad Messieh
(medical)
Allen E. Klein
(technical)
Defendant
Keith E. Liberman M.D.
(medical)
Facts
On May 9, 1995, the plaintiff, an 86-year-old retiree, was a tenant in a building owned by the defendant owner and maintained by defendant property management. He/she slipped and fell on a puddle of oil in the subterranean parking garage which had pooled in the adjacent parking space. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants, the owner, the property management company, the janitorial company and ____________ based on negligence and premises liability theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $325,000. The defendant made no settlement offers.
Specials in Evidence
$70,000
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged he/she sustained a fractured hip, requiring internal fixation, open reduction surgery and six weeks hospitalization.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately eleven months after the case was filed. A mediation was held on ____/_____/1996 before _______________ (name) of _____________ (affiliation or court) resulting in _________________ . The judge never ruled on the defendant's janitorial company's summary judgment motion.
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