Josephine O'Donnell v. Kaiser Center, Inc.
Published: Apr. 29, 1995 | Result Date: Apr. 13, 1995 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 7184932 – $0
Judge
Court
Alameda Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Albert J. Ferrari
(technical)
Defendant
Steven Werner
(technical)
Warren M. Weitzman
(technical)
Howard Sturtz
(medical)
Facts
On June 27, 1992, Plaintiff Josephine O'Donnell, was on her way to her son's wedding when she fell in Defendant Kaiser Center, Inc.'s garage while wearing new Defendant Caparros shoes purchased at Defendant Nordstrom. Plaintiff was a 72-year-old retiree, at the time of incident.
Settlement Discussions
Defendants contend that they offered a waiver of costs and that Plaintiff demanded $750,000 reduced to $375,000.
Specials in Evidence
$50,000 none $30,000
Damages
Plaintiff asked the jury to award $400,000 for pain and suffering.
Injuries
Split plateau fracture of left knee requiring surgery and future surgery.
Other Information
This case was filed on June 23, 1993; one year and 10 months before this result.
Deliberation
5 hours
Poll
11-0-1 (abstention) re Kaiser; 12-0 re Caparros and Nordstrom
Length
11 days
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