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Settlement – $175,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Gary L. Chambers
(Chambers & Noronha APC)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
William J. Navigato
(medical)
John Edward Muse
(technical)
Defendant
Bernd S. Givon
(technical)
Gary L. Painter
(medical)
Facts
On July 20, 1991, Plaintiff, a 66-year-old retired school teacher, was leaving Defendants' premises when she tripped and fell forward.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends she demanded $290,000 and Defendant offered $75,000.
Specials in Evidence
$46,500
Injuries
Colle's fracture of the left wrist requiring closed reduction and casting; residual deformity and some loss of function. Prior to the fall, Plaintiff had undergone a right-knee arthroplasty; X rays immediately after the fall revealed loosening of the prosthesis (which preexisted the fall) requiring two surgical revisions to the arthroplasty.
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