Confidential
Settlement – $1,000,000Court
L.A. Superior Pomona
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Joseph C. Hohl
(medical)
Arthur Kreitenberg M.D.
(medical)
Defendant
Kendall S. Wagner M.D.
(medical)
Facts
The plaintiff was injured on March 15, 2002, when riding his motorcycle southbound on Lone Hill in San Dimas. The defendant was traveling northbound and made a left turn in front of the plaintiff's motorcycle. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was a single male, 31 years of age and employed as a loom operator with an earning capacity of approximately $2,000 monthly.
Settlement Discussions
The defendants made no offer. After confirming that the total liability policy limits of the defendant were a maximum of $1 million, the plaintiff filed a C.C.P. Section 998 demand for $1 million. The case was settled for that sum.
Specials in Evidence
$60,000 $200,000 for three or four possible future knee surgeries
Injuries
The plaintiff suffered comminuted, intra-articular distal femur fracture, middle third comminuted tibia fracture and pylon fracture with early post-traumatic degenerative changes. The plaintiff was unable to return to work as a result of the injuries.
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