Hawkins/Smyth v. Frei Restaurants dba Rumpelstiltskin's
Published: Sep. 18, 1993 | Result Date: Jul. 28, 1993 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 684331 – $280,000
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Stephen Allen Jamieson
(Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Milo Fencl
(medical)
Donald Altman
(medical)
Defendant
Geoffrey A. Smith
(medical)
Facts
On July 4, 1991, Plaintiff Brandon Hawkins, a loan broker, and Plaintiff Mike Smyth, a landscaper, both 29 years of age, alleged that they were beaten up by bouncers at Defendant Rumpelstiltskin's.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiffs contend they demanded $108,000 jointly at trial and Defendant offered $75,000.
Specials in Evidence
$30,000 Hawkins; $7,500 Smyth not claimed $1,000 Smyth;
Injuries
Both Plaintiffs sustained broken noses. Hawkins also had a blow-out fractures of the cheek, jaw, and eye orbit which required facial reconstruction surgery including internal fixation. Smyth also required surgery to repair his fractured nose and several months of chiropractic treatments for his soft tissue injuries to his shoulders and back.
Deliberation
1 day
Poll
unknown
Length
9 days
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