Facts

During a Dec. 13, 2003 storm in San Francisco, a sewer system overflowed, damaging the properties of numerous plaintiffs: Jane Martin, David Baker Linda Kampen, Nicholas Burge, Ellen Abel, Diane Bauer, Mark Boyd, Elaine Choy, James Cordova, Maria Cordova, Susan Garduno, Philip Gong, John Gumas, Linda Ho, Kwok Hong, David Cheung, Vladimar Belfor, Victor Kanevsky, Pat Moore, Tom Moore, Noreen Quimson, Victoria Sanchez, Monte Stott, Joanne Stott, Martin Takigawa, Angela Sinicropi, Cheung Tam, Patricia Ramsey, Devon Disckson, Brenda Dickson, Shonna Cook, Lawrence LaBianca, Sally Seid, Robert Blackner, Jennifer Burke, Celestino Munoz, Aristides Cisneros, Shirley Kollmann, Peggy Kim, Charlie O'Hanlon, Mary Short, Robert Short, 5810-5816 Mission Street Homeowners Association, 5871 Mission Condominium Association, IMG Home Corp, International market Gallery, Stt & Associates, Kroll Furniture, Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of California, 2170 Folsom, and KLW LLC (collectively, plaintiffs).

The plaintiffs filed suit against San Francisco County.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
The city and county, plaintiffs argued, failed to maintain the storm drainage and sewer systems, which caused backup and overflow. As such, plaintiffs claim San Francisco City and County are liable for inverse condemnation, nuisance, dangerous condition of property, negligence, failure to maintain a public improvement, and trespass.

Result

The parties settled for $820,000: $500,000 to IMG Home Corp, $85,000 to Boyd, $190,000 to Martin and Baker, and $45,000 to Quimson.

Other Information

FILING DATE: Dec. 8, 2004.