Facts

On Dec. 22, 2006, plaintiff Christopher Erickson, age 31, flew into Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. The plaintiff took a Central Parking shuttle bus to go to his car in one of the airport parking lots. Central Parking was alleged in the claim to be an agent of Bob Hope Airport. The plaintiff took the wrong shuttle bus and was allowed to get off the bus to walk to his car in another parking lot. He went to cross the street at a controlled intersection and was subsequently struck by the same bus on which he had been riding and knocked to the ground.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiff contended that the defendants were the cause of the accident and his resulting injuries as the bus driver knew the plaintiff would be walking in the intersection, saw or should have seen the plaintiff, yet failed to yield to plaintiff in violation of Vehicle Code section 22107.

Specials in Evidence

$66,760. $4,600. None None

Injuries

The plaintiff suffered head trauma with loss of consciousness, fractures to the left and right occipital skull bones, left greater than right occipital skull fractures, left frontal contusion, right intra-parenchynal hemorrhage with edema and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Result

After filing his government tort claim with Bob Hope Airport, the airport tendered the claim to Central Parking pursuant to an indemnity agreement. The plaintiff settled with Central Parking for $250,000.