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Settlement – $90,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Van Nuys
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Paul S. Passovoy
(Law Offices of Paul S. Passovoy)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Michael A. Kropf
(medical)
Facts
On Feb. 12, 2004, the plaintiff, a sales executive with IBM, was traveling westbound on Ventura Boulevard, in the curb lane, approaching Kester Avenue in Sherman Oaks. Due to heavy traffic conditions, vehicles situated in the number one and two westbound lanes had come to a stop. The defendant, traveling eastbound on Ventura Boulevard, pulled into a left turn lane at Kester Avenue and upon observing the stopped traffic conditions on westbound Ventura Boulevard, attempted a left turn without having a clear view of the plaintiff's approaching vehicle in the curb lane, causing a broadside impact. There was no dispute that the traffic signal was green for the plaintiff at the time he entered the intersection.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. Section 998 demand for the defendant's policy limit of $100,000. The defendant offered $75,000. The case settled at $90,000.
Specials in Evidence
$16,500 (lien) waived waived $2,000 (estimated)
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed a herniated disc at L4-5 resulting in a diskectomy.
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