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Settlement – $40,000Judge
Court
Riverside Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Facts
On May 15, 1998, the defendant, driving westbound on the I-10 freeway in Palm Springs, made a lane change
from the number 1 to the number 2 lane. At about the same time, plaintiffs, trying to get out of the way of a
semi truck, changed from the number 3 to number 2 lane.
The vehicles contacted each other, causing plaintiffsÆ vehicle to spin back into the number 3 lane, where it
struck by the semi truck.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiffs demanded $295,000. The defendant offered $25,000 for all three plaintiffs.
Specials in Evidence
$1,800 (father); $1,700 (mother); $57,000 (minor plaintiff) $2,000 (mother)
Damages
$2,680 (damage to the vehicle)
Injuries
The 36-year-old father sustained soft tissue neck and back sprain and strain. The 31-year-old mother sustained an eye laceration, bruises and neck and back strain. The 9-year-old son sustained head lacerations, road burns, cuts, concussion, loss of memory and concentration and initial loss of consciousness.
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