Confidential
Settlement – $500,000Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Experts
Plaintiff
Alan G. Greenwald
(medical)
Carol R. Hyland M.A.
(technical)
Kenneth I. Light
(medical)
Joanna Moss
(technical)
John J. Demas
(medical)
Defendant
Eugene E. Van De Bittner
(technical)
Robert B. Gordon
(medical)
Joseph T. Anastasi
(technical)
Robert Price
(technical)
Facts
On November 19, 1991, Plaintiff, age 50 years, was working as a conductor on a cable car line. As the cable car approached an intersection, an employee of Defendant rental car agency, driving a rental vehicle, made a right turn and collided head-on with the cable car. Plaintiff, standing at the time of the collision, braced himself with his right arm, to prevent a fall. The cable car gripman and passengers were not injured.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends his demand was $837,000 and Defendant offered $100,000 increased to $200,000.
Specials in Evidence
$21,052 $20,200 $254,000 none
Injuries
In a 1988 accident, Plaintiff had sustained injury that required a vertebral fusion at L5-S1; Plaintiff claimed that the subject incident exacerbated the preexisting fusion; right shoulder injury requiring 2 arthroscopic surgeries. Plaintiff claimed permanent disability.
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