Maridon Estes v. Tustin Royale Retirement Home, et al.
Published: Mar. 30, 1996 | Result Date: Mar. 4, 1996 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 737297 – $908,800
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
John E. Sweeney
(Sweeney Firm)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Wilfred G. Van Gorp
(medical)
William C. Wirshing
(medical)
Defendant
Lon Schneider
(medical)
Facts
The plaintiff, Maridon Estes, a 61-year-old woman with a twenty year history of Bi-Polar disorder (manic depression), became a resident of the defendant, Tustin Royale Retirement Home, a board and care facility for the elderly, on January 18, 1994. The defendant was to administer several medications to the plaintiff, including the drug lithium. The plaintiff alleged that attendants employed by the defendant negligently administered excessive doses of lithium to the plaintiff for a period of three weeks between January 19, 1994, and February 7, 1994. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants based on negligence theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $1,000,000 (policy limits). The defendants made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $125,000.
Specials in Evidence
$55,999.59 $504,000.00 (board and care)
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged that she sustained acute lithium toxicity causing cognitive brain damage as a result of the defendants' conduct.
Result
A settlement conference was held in November 1995 at J.A.M.S./Endispute but did not resolve the matter.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately one year and five months after the case was filed.
Deliberation
3 hours
Poll
12-0
Length
4 weeks
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