Robert Turoff v. City of Los Angeles, Douglas Emmett 2015 LLC
Published: May 15, 2020 | Result Date: Oct. 8, 2019 | Filing Date: Apr. 19, 2019 |Case number: 19STCV13672 Settlement – $95,000
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Scott E. Braybrooke
(Voss, Silverman & Braybrooke LLP)
Defendant
Honey A. Lewis
(Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney)
Danielle D. Mittskus
(Diederich & Associates)
for Douglas Emmett 2015 LLC
Facts
On Oct. 20, 2018, at 10 a.m., plaintiff Robert Turoff, 83, tripped and fell as a result of an uplifted sidewalk on Commodore Sloat Drive, in Los Angeles. The uplift had existed for several years and had been painted with "Caution! Watch Out!"
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendants Douglas Emmett 2015 LLC and City of Los Angeles negligently failed to maintain the property.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendants contended that the uplifted sidewalk was open and obvious.
Specials in Evidence
Meds: $10,211
Injuries
Plaintiff suffered fractured distal radius.
Result
The case settled for $95,000.
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