Rotem Zamir, et al. v. Elizabeth Freebird, et al.
Published: May 20, 1995 | Result Date: Apr. 25, 1995 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC49159 – $16,045,500
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Glendale
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Kurt U. Boyd
(Law Office of Kurt U. Boyd)
Experts
Plaintiff
Marcelline Burns
(technical)
Sara J. Guentz
(medical)
Charles Nelson
(technical)
Joyce Elaine Pickersgill
(technical)
Greg Ziskind
(technical)
Joel S. Rosen
(medical)
Jon McKibben
(technical)
Defendant
Kenneth L. Pearl B.S.M.E.
(technical)
Neil Paul Rosenthal
(medical)
Nachman Brautbar M.D.
(technical)
Facts
On December 6, 1991, at 11:45 p.m., three young women crossed Cahuenga Boulevard, outside the crosswalk and in mid-block, in order to go to Charley Brown's Restaurant. Two of them safely reached the center divider. One of the women testified at trial that they ran in front of a car. Plaintiff Rotem Zamir, a 21-year-old senior at Cal State University at Northridge and an Israeli immigrant since the age of 15, was struck by a vehicle being driven by Defendant Elizabeth Freebird. Defendant's vehicle was allegedly being driven without headlights. Defendant had been drinking and was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department; her blood alcohol level measured .22.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends they made no firm demands and Defendant made a $250,000 policy limits offer.
Specials in Evidence
$600,000 $2,000,000 to $9,000,000 $175,000 to $300,000 yearly
Injuries
Severe head trauma resulting in comatose state and severe cognitive and motor brain damage from the date of the accident; she will require lifetime attendant care. Doctors for both parties agree that Plaintiff was incapable of perceiving pain and/or suffering from the moment of the collision.
Other Information
Defendant is the beneficiary of a trust with a corpus of $2,700,000 from which she is entitled to monthly support payments and periodic distributions; judgment is not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Deliberation
1.5 days
Poll
not taken
Length
7 days
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