Bareno v. Smith
Published: Mar. 4, 2000 | Result Date: Oct. 18, 1999 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 229543 Verdict – $5,000
Judge
Court
Santa Barbara Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
David N. Tedesco
(Henderson & Borgeson)
Experts
Plaintiff
Robert A. Peterson
(technical)
Elmore Smith
(medical)
Defendant
Paul Castello
(medical)
John T. Dunn M.D.
(medical)
Facts
On Jan. 17, 1997, defendant Smith rear ended plaintiff Bareno southbound on Highway
101 in Santa Barbara. The plaintiff is a 67-year-old apartment manager.
The plaintiff claimed aggravation of a soft tissue neck condition, post-traumatic
headaches and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The defendant claimed that the only injury that plaintiff suffered was a two-month
aggravation of pre-existing soft tissue neck problem.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $16,000. The defendant offered $12,300.
Specials in Evidence
$5,374 $262 $90,000 $5,000
Other Information
<a>An arbitration was held on Sept. 28, 1998, before R.A. Carrington, resulting in an award of $21,283.98.</a>
Deliberation
two hours
Poll
12-0
Length
four days
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