Confidential
Settlement – $150,000Judge
Court
San Bernardino Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Bruce E. Disenhouse
(Disenhouse Law APC)
Experts
Plaintiff
Donald Kurth
(medical)
Joseph R. Mulhern
(technical)
Facts
On February 16, 1990, at approximately 10:00 p.m. as it began to rain, Plaintiff, a 49-year-old general-office clerk, exited a market. She then entered a parking lot owned and managed by Defendant, where she stepped into a hole in the asphalt, twisted her right ankle, and fell to the ground.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends that her initial demand was $1,300,000 reduced to a 998 demand of $350,000 and Defendants made a 998 offer of $100,000.
Specials in Evidence
$27,842 $214,607
Injuries
Fracture of the right ankle tri-malleolar requiring open reduction internal fixation; subsequent osteomyelitis requiring repetitive surgical intervention.
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