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Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Negligence

Hubert W. Reese v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Published: Feb. 21, 1998 | Result Date: Sep. 23, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 7477119 Bench Verdict –  $0

Judge

David C. Lee

Court

Alameda Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Alana Grise

Donald C. Amamgbo


Defendant

Frederick T. Kearney

Bruce P. Loper


Experts

Plaintiff

Robert W. Madison
(technical)

J. Kenneth Jensen
(medical)

Facts

'On July 25, 1994, plaintiff Hubert W. Reese, a 40-year-old retail manager, entered an elevator on the fifth floor of the Oakland Kaiser Hospital. The elevator stopped suddenly during its descent and came to a rest at the ground floor level, trapping plaintiff for over an hour. The plaintiff claimed that the elevator crashed into the elevator pit, causing him serious injury. The plaintiff brought this action against defendants Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Montgomery KONE Inc., the elevator manufacturer, based on a negligence theory of recovery.

Settlement Discussions

No demands or offers were made.

Specials in Evidence

$_________; $2,000 $_________ $2,000 according to defendant $_________

Damages

$2,000 in specials, according to defendant.

Injuries

The plaintiff claimed to suffer a herniated disc at L4-L5 and low back pain.

Other Information

The verdict was reached approximately _____ years and _____ months after the case filed. A settlement conference/arbitration/mediation was held on ____/____/19___ before ______________ (name) of _____________ (affiliation) resulting in _________.

Poll

____ (# PLS.)

Length

five days (Bench Trial)


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