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Settlement – $625,000Mediator
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Joyce Elaine Pickersgill
(technical)
Charles E. Turnbow
(technical)
Facts
On Sept. 10, 1995, plaintiff, a 56-year-old mail courier, slipped and fell in the bathtub at defendant's hotel. The bathtub did not have a rubber mat or safety strips. The plaintiff brought this action against defendant based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $200,000. The defendant offered nothing.
Damages
The plaintiff claimed $177,481.77 in medical bills.
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed a herniated disc, laminectomy and fusion.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately two years and three months after the case was filed. A mediation was held on Dec. 15, 1997, before the Hon. D. Robert Fratianne, retired of Alternative Resolution Services resulting in the reported settlement.
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