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Settlement – $70,000Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Paul T. Gough
(Law Office of Paul T. Gough)
Defendant
Facts
On February 26, 1994, the plaintiff, a 37-year-old manager of corporate communications for a hospital, was at a social event/ball held by the hospital at the defendant hotel in Newport Beach, California. One of the defendant hotel's waiters knocked over a column placed by the defendant florist in a room near the serving area and the column struck the plaintiff from behind. The plaintiff brought this action against all of the defendants based on negligence and premises liability theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The settlement discussions were not disclosed.
Specials in Evidence
$17,000 $4,500 $4,500 $2,500
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged that she sustained subacromial impingement of right shoulder requiring arthroscopic surgery, spur excision and resection of coracoacromial ligament as a result of the accident.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately nine and a half months after the case was filed.
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