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Settlement – $91,000Mediator
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Gregory G. Spaulding
(JAMS)
Experts
Plaintiff
Robert G. Liptai
(technical)
Defendant
Albert J. Ferrari
(technical)
Facts
On Dec. 11, 1996, plaintiff Patricia Connors, a 63-year-old graduate student, parked her car in a parking lot in order to walk down a sloped driveway, cross a street and do volunteer counseling at defendant counseling center. On her way to the center, in very wet weather, she slipped on the downward slope of the driveway to the parking lot, fracturing her knee. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on negligence and premises liability theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a settlement demand for $180,000.
Specials in Evidence
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Injuries
The plaintiff suffered a fractured knee.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately two months after the case was filed. MEDIATION: A mediation was held on Jan. 28, 1998, before Ken Gack, Esq., of JAMS resulting in the reported settlement.
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