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Settlement – $660,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior San Fernando
Attorneys
Plaintiff
John R. Malmo
(Netzer & Malmo)
Daniel W. Johnson
(Berglund & Johnson Law Group)
Defendant
Arthur J. Chapman
(Chapman Glucksman)
Experts
Defendant
Murray Grossan
(medical)
Brian P. Jacks
(medical)
Phillip Harber
(medical)
Facts
On May 25, 1991, the plaintiffs a 17-year-old student and a _-year-old ____ (occupation) were passengers in a vehicle which was opearted by defendnt driver and which had 14 passengers. The brakes on the vehicle had been repaired four days earlier by defendant brake repair company. The brakes failed and the vehicle flipped over, ______(STATE FACTS VS. DEFENDANT CORVAIR). The plaintiffs brought the action based on _____ theories of recovery (IDENTIFY CAUSES OF ACTION).
Settlement Discussions
At an arbitration held on _______, 199___ before ______(arbitrator), plaintiff one was amended $400,000 and plaintiff two was amended $160,000 with liablity attributed 70% to the defendant repair company and 30% to the defendant driver. The plaintiffs demanded $______. The defendants offered $______.
Specials in Evidence
$______ (plaintiff one), $_____(plaintiff two) $______ (plaintiff one), $______ (plaintiff two) $_____(plaintiff one), $______(plaintiff two) $______ (plaintiff one), $______(plaintiff two)
Injuries
Plaintiff number one: scapular fracture requiring ______(TREATMENT), lung contusion, respiratory distress requiring ________(TREATMENT) and hearing loss requiring _______(TREATMENT); and plaintiff number two: clavical and rotator cuff fractures requiring ________(TREATMENT).
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately 3 years and 3 1/2 months after the case was filed.
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