Carl and Carol Jordan v. Fritz Nachant, Putzmeister, et al.
Published: Jun. 4, 1994 | Result Date: Apr. 28, 1994 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: N52038 – $0
Judge
Court
San Diego Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Clarice J. Letizia
(Letizia Law Firm)
Defendant
J. Dean Rice
(Law Office of Andrew W. Macrae)
Mark Vranjes
(Grimm, Vranjes & Greer LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Gordon Benarian
(technical)
John Bokosky
(medical)
Defendant
John Elliott
(technical)
Allan Gray
(technical)
Donald Barceloux
(medical)
Facts
On July 17, 1990, Plaintiff Carl Jordan, a 57-year-old plasterer who was working on a jobsite in Chino Hills, was in the process of applying plaster through the use of a Putzmeister "tommy gun" plaster pump. During the process, Plaintiff was struck in the face by plaster from the gun. Defendant Nachant was the general contractor at the jobsite.
Settlement Discussions
Defendant Putzmeister contends they offered $200,000; Defendant Nachant offered nothing and Plaintiff demanded $600,000.
Specials in Evidence
$85,000 $1,600 not specified
Injuries
Complete right-eye blindness (Plaintiff had lost sight in his left eye in 1986 due to cancer; therefore, as a result of this injury, he was totally blind).
Deliberation
6 hours
Poll
12-0
Length
8 days
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