Rishi Gattu, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Praveen Gattu v. Rolling Hills Estate, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Does 1 to 100
Published: Jan. 14, 2017 | Result Date: Dec. 9, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC550524 Settlement – $140,000
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
David Sheldon Brown
(Brown, Brown & Brown)
Aaron M. Brown
(California Trial Team PC)
Defendant
Michael L. Wroniak
(Collins Collins LLP)
Facts
On Feb. 13, 2014, plaintiff, a minor, injured his knee when he was thrown from his skateboard while traveling along northbound Silver Spur, east of Silver Arrow, in Palos Verdes Peninsula. He sued the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates, asserting a claim for premises liability.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff claimed that a two-inch defect in the sidewalk caused his fall. He claimed that the defect was a dangerous condition of public property and that defendants had notice of the dangerous condition for a sufficient period of time such that they could have corrected it.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes denied plaintiff's allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.
Result
The parties settled with the city for $140,000.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Dec. 17, 2015.
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