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Settlement – $382,500Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Dennis K. Wheeler
(Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck)
Facts
On Dec. 19, 2001, the plaintiff, an on-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer, was working a Homeland Security detail post "9/11" and was operating a checkpoint for traffic authorized to park at the City Hall parking structure. The defendant Los Angeles Unified School District bus driver was returning from a field trip with a busload of middle school children. The bus driver stopped at the checkpoint. The bus driver proceeded forward and struck the side of the plaintiff at 1-5 mph. The plaintiff told the defendant bus driver that he was okay after the impact.
Settlement Discussions
At the first court-ordered mediation, no offer was made. The second mediation before retired Judge Irwin Nebron resulted in the settlement of $382,500, inclusive of $50,000 in satisfaction of the city's lien of $90,000.
Specials in Evidence
$20,000 $130,000 (loss of overtime opportunity) $50,000 (for future surgery)
Injuries
C5-6 3 mm disc protrusion and L5-S1 annular tear.
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