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CONFIDENTIAL

May 24, 2005

Personal Injury
Truck v. Truck
Wrongful Death

Confidential

Settlement –  $3,500,000

Court

Orange Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Kevin Meenan


Defendant

Larry N. Willis

R.Q. O. Shupe


Facts

On April 7, 2003, the defendants' roofing truck failed to stop for a red traffic signal at the intersection of Oso Parkway and Tesoro Creek Road in an unincorporated area of Orange County adjacent to Tesoro High School. It crashed into the plaintiffs' 16-year-old son's pickup truck that had just entered the intersection. The plaintiffs' son died at the scene.

Settlement Discussions

Settlement negotiations began in March 2004 with a $4.5 million demand and a $500,000 offer.

Damages

Death of a minor son.


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