Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Electrocution
Jose Arce v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Published: Mar. 15, 2008 | Result Date: Jan. 24, 2007 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC345209 Settlement – $200,000
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Facts
On Dec. 28, 2004, decedent Alonso Arce drove his waste disposal truck in the alleyway near 4th and Jefferson in Los Angeles when a live, dangling electrical wire came into contact with his vehicle, killing him.
Decedent's sons Jose Arce and Damian Arce, a minor, alleged defendant Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was negligent in maintaining the wires.
Result
The parties settled for $200,000 (Plaintiff Damian Arce $100,000, $25,000 attorney fees and costs of $1,500; Plaintiff Jose Arce $100,000).
Other Information
FILING DATE: Dec. 28, 2005.
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