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Personal Injury
Product Liability
Design Defects

Elliott Maxwell Berry v. Lincoln Tobacco Shop Inc.

Published: Aug. 27, 2021 | Result Date: Aug. 4, 2021 | Filing Date: Sep. 27, 2019 |

Case number: 19STCV34435 Settlement –  $45,000

Judge

Daniel M. Crowley

Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Gregory L. Bentley
(Bentley & More LLP)


Defendant

A. Harry Safarian
(The Safarian Firm APC)

Anthony F. Witteman
(Theodora Oringher PC)


Facts

Plaintiff Elliott Maxwell Berry filed a complaint against Lincoln Tobacco Shop, arising from an injury that Berry alleged he sustained while using a product supplied by Lincoln Tobacco Shop.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that Defendant's product caused him injury.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied all contentions.

Result

The matter settled for $45,000.


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