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Personal Injury (Vehicular)
Multiple Automobile Accident

Larry Hartman v. William Amos Munson and Phillis Henderson-Fannan

Published: Sep. 24, 1994 | Result Date: Aug. 11, 1994 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 711840 –  $0

Judge

Ronald L. Bauer

Court

Orange Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Jerry T. Morgan


Defendant

Theodore M. Endres
(Law Office of Robyn N. Jones-Williams)

Bruce A. Winstead


Facts

On June 22, 1992, on the southbound 57 Freeway near Chapman, there was a three-car rear end accident. Defendant William Munson pushed Defendant Phillis Henderson-Fannan into Plaintiff Larry Hartman, a 35-year-old self-employed owner of a fiberglass business.

Settlement Discussions

Defendants contend they made no offers and Plaintiff demanded $200,000 in April of 1993 reduced to $6,000.

Specials in Evidence

$24,831 (per Defendant) $0 (per Plaintiff) not claimed

Injuries

(Plaintiff claimed) Aggravation of preexisting neck injury. Defendant claimed that Plaintiff had made a claim of a required surgery at C5-6 (on July 13, 1992) consisting of a laminotomy and foraminotomy without disc excision.

Other Information

Previously claimed specials were withdrawn following expert witness testimony that the surgery was not accident related.

Deliberation

7 hours

Poll

11-1

Length

4 days


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