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CONFIDENTIAL

Dec. 9, 2003

Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Trip and Fall

Confidential

Settlement –  $87,500

Judge

Perker L. Meeks Jr.

Court

San Francisco Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Jason A. Pollack
(Law Office of Jason A. Pollack)


Defendant

John Murray


Facts

On June 16, 2001, the plaintiff, a 57-year-old contractor, tripped and fell over a support beam on which lumber was stacked in the defendant's lumber yard while a paying customer.

Settlement Discussions

The defendant indicated $2,500 but made no formal offer. The plaintiff made a C.C.P. Section 998 demand for $99,000. The plaintiff demanded $275,000 before trial.

Specials in Evidence

$13,717 $12,226 PLEASE PROVIDE A FIGURE, IF ANY $15,000 for future knee repair

Injuries

Detached retina and a torn meniscus.

Other Information

The case settled at a mandatory settlement conference prior to trial for $87,500 ($77,500 settlement and $10,000 medical pay)


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