Linda Gebroe v. The City & County of San Francisco, Michelle Cook, Brian Richter, Edward Hughes, Selena Hughes, and Does 3 through 25, inclusive
Published: Mar. 24, 2023 | Result Date: Dec. 6, 2022 | Filing Date: May 7, 2021 |Case number: CGC-21-591651 Settlement – $40,000
Judge
Court
San Francisco County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
R. Boone Callaway
(Callaway & Wolf)
Defendant
Kevin K. Cholakian
(Cholakian & Associates)
for Edward and Selena Hughes
Ronald Q. Tran
(Cholakian & Associates)
for Edward and Selena Hughes
Bryan E. Stofferahn
(Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O'Meara LLP)
for Michelle Cooke and Brian Richter
Meredith Osborn
(LLP 's White Collar Defense & Investigations group)
Rebecca M. Louie
(Office of the San Francisco City Attorney)
Facts
Around June 25, 2020, June Gebroe was walking on the sidewalk between 4014 and 4016 18th Street in San Francisco. The area fronts property owned by Edward and Selena Hughes, along with Michelle Cook and Brian Richter whose property also had a tree planted on the sidewalk. As Gebroe was walking, she stepped on the pavement's unevenness and fell. On May 7, 2021, she filed suit against the City and County of San Francisco, along with Cooke, Richter, and the Hughes.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendants negligently maintained the sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition and that the sidewalk disparities proximately caused her fall and subsequent injuries. She also alleged that defendants knew, or at least, should have known of the dangers that the tree roots were presenting given the substantial disparities in the sidewalk's surface but not only failed to address but also failed to warn of the hazard.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied all contentions.
Result
The case settled for $40,000.
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