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Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Convenience Store

Matthew Carolan v. Chevron USA Inc.

Published: Jan. 4, 2005 | Result Date: Nov. 15, 2004 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 03NL38825 Verdict –  $0

Judge

Sarah S. Jones

Court

Orange Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Charles M. Farano


Defendant

Laurence H. Schnabel


Experts

Plaintiff

Thomas L. Read
(technical)

Daniel Van Dorf
(technical)

Defendant

Donald C. Cox
(technical)

Larry Tidball
(technical)

Facts

The plaintiff, then age 21, at around 1:30 a.m., knocked on the window of a 24-hour Chevron service station mini-mart in Yorba Linda. The mini-mart was then just open for business but its doors were locked at that hour for security reasons. The plaintiff knocked on the wire glass pane in the mart's door to gain the attention of the attendant inside. The plaintiff's hand went through the locked door's wire glass window, partially lacerating a tendon in his major hand and causing other injuries. He required surgery to repair the tendon.

Specials in Evidence

$12,043

Damages

Approximately $12,043 in medicals plus general damages.

Deliberation

5.5 hours

Poll

10-2

Length

four days


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