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Settlement – $400,000Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Moses W. Johnson IV
(Office of the Anaheim City Attorney)
Facts
On October 15, 1993, the defendant taxi driver picked up a fare at a hotel at Convention Way; headed westbound; made a U-turn to go east; and struck the plaintiff, a 48-year-old business man. The plaintiff had attended a convention and was walking across Convention Way from another hotel near a "T" intersection which did not have a cross-walk, traffic control, or warning signs.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a demand for $250,000 to the defendant city who offered $15,000. Other settlement discussions were not disclosed.
Specials in Evidence
$51,840 (approximately) $25,000 (approximately).
Injuries
C-6 compression fracture brachial plexus; left shoulder rotator cuff injury; and a fractured coccyx. The plaintiff had surgery on his shoulder, and required surgery of the coccyx.
Other Information
The case settled 10 days before the scheduled trial. The settlement was reached approximately 1 year after the case was filed.
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