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Settlement – $50,000Facts
Plaintiff, a 48-year-old county insurance employee, had a full upper denture and had consulted Defendant dentist in an effort to save her remaining 8 lower teeth. On December 15, 1992, Defendant dentist extracted 4 (allegedly) periodontally involved lower incisors. This left Plaintiff with only her lower cuspids and first bicuspids. Defendant then prepared and cemented a 10-unit bridge which failed.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends she demanded $165,000 and Defendant offered $22,000.
Specials in Evidence
$21,550 $3,135 $25,000
Injuries
Loss of lower cuspids and first bicuspids requiring implants with crown and bridgework attached thereto.
Other Information
A prior arbitration in September 1994 resulted in a Plaintiff's award of $22,000; trial de novo by Plaintiff. This case was filed on September 7, 1993; one year and nine months prior to this result.
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