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Settlement – $2,000,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Robert G. Liptai
(technical)
Leisure Yu
(medical)
Barry Ben-Zion Ph.D.
(technical)
Defendant
Roberta J. Spoon
(technical)
Robert A. Kadlec
(technical)
Facts
On Jan. 19, 1996, the plaintiff, a 24-year-old man, was operating a baggage cart tractor at a train station when his tractor became entangled with a handicap wheel chair lift. Both pieces of equipment were caught by an inbound train, causing the plaintiff to be thrown into the side of the train and to the platform. The plaintiff brought this action against the train company based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $2.4 million. The defendant made a settlement offer of compromise for $400,000.
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed he suffered a crushed pelvis and left tibia, a collapsed diaphram and internal injuries.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately one year and two months after the case was filed.
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