Susan Neal v. Ralph Castro, Mesa Management; Basic Capital
Published: Mar. 30, 1996 | Result Date: Feb. 28, 1996 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC088557 – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
John C. Burton
(The Law Office of John C. Burton)
Defendant
John J. Doherty
(Doherty & Catlow)
Katherine B. Pene
(Briskin, Lang & Pene APC)
Experts
Plaintiff
Frank X. Acosta Jr.
(medical)
Eugene H. Freed
(medical)
Defendant
Neal Handel M.D.
(medical)
Steven L. Read
(medical)
Facts
On February 12, 1993, the plaintiff, Susan Neal, a 26-year-old social worker, was at the defendant's, Mesa Management's, apartment building when the defendant property manager of the complex, Ralph Castro, became engaged in an argument with a tenant. The plaintiff attempted to intervene and the defendant, Castro, hit the plaintiff in the face, fracturing her nose. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants, Ralph Castro, Mesa Management and Basic Capital (the owner's agent) based on battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and premises liability theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a settlement demand for $325,000. The defendants made a combined C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $45,000. Per the defendant, the defendants made a combined offer of $25,000.
Specials in Evidence
$30,000 $10,000
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged that she sustained a fractured nose resulting in chronic pansinusitis requiring two nasal surgeries as a result of the incident.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately two years and five months after the case was filed.
Deliberation
2 hours
Poll
11-1, 12-0, 12-0
Length
11 days
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