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Settlement – $200,000Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Karen L. Robinson
(Orange County Superior Court)
Facts
On January 9, 1980, an employee of Plaintiff school district suffered an on-the-job injury. Plaintiff had Workers' compensation insurance with Defendant A. Plaintiff's Workers' compensation claims were administered at the time by Cross-defendant C and later by Defendant B. Defendant A provided coverage beyond the self-insured retention of $100,000 and was to be notified when a claim approached that threshold. Cross-defendant C, the claims administrator at the time of the injury, did not report the claim to Defendant A for a number of years, although the exact length of time was in dispute. After the claim was reported and Defendant B had taken over as claims administrator for the school district, Defendant B allegedly failed to report to Defendant A, a settlement demand from the applicant which would have resolved the Workers' compensation claim more cheaply than ultimately proved to be the case.
Settlement Discussions
Offers and/or demands, exchanged prior to this result, were not disclosed.
Damages
Plaintiff claimed $225,000 in damages; and Defendant B claimed $51,000.
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