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Settlement – $2,500,000Court
Santa Clara Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Michael M. Shea
(Shea & Shea)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Donald Olsen
(medical)
Ralph J. Kiernan
(medical)
Defendant
Carina Grandison
(medical)
Facts
On July 28, 2003, Curtis Lewis, aged six at the time, fell into a 10-foot manhole that was exposed because the manhole cover was not secure. He was attending a summer tennis camp run by the defendant Youth Tennis Advantage held at the Stanford University Campus.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $3 million. The defendant offered $1.5 million.
Injuries
The minor plaintiff suffered a depressed skull fracture resulting in a residual seizure disorder. Intraoperatively, the brain was found to have been contused with subarachnoid hemorrhage. During surgery, it was evident that bony fragments of his skull lacerated the dura and tore the cerebral cortex. Brain tissue was debrided and removed.
Other Information
The case was eventually settled for $2.5 million before retired Judge Edward A. Panelli of JAMS.
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