Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)
Premises Liability
Wrongful Death
Confidential
Settlement – $25,000Facts
On June 14, 1991, a 21-year-old man was admitted into a municipal swimming pool by Defendant city-employed lifeguard for an after-hours pool party. The man hit his head on the bottom of the pool, was paralyzed for one month, and then died. The decedent had been a roofer and a mechanic at the time. His parents were the Plaintiffs in this action.
Settlement Discussions
Defendant contends they made no offers and Plaintiff initially demanded damages in the "high 6 figures."
Injuries
Death of an adult son.
Other Information
The lifeguard settled for his policy limits of $100,000.
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