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Settlement – $95,000Judge
Court
Ventura Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Richard J. Wynne
(Hogan Lovells)
Shawn Steel
(Shawn Steel Law Firm)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Lloyd E. Boland
(medical)
Lawrence Borelli
(medical)
Walter Thomas
(medical)
Elliott A. Schaffzin M.D.
(medical)
Defendant
Jacob E. Tauber M.D.
(medical)
Facts
On Jan. 23, 1995, at approximately 11:10 a.m., the plaintiff, a 47-year-old employee for the Department of Defense, was stopped at a stop sign waiting for traffic to clear before attempting a turn. The plaintiff's vehicle was rearended by a vehicle operated by the defendant driver. The plaintiff brought this action against the driver and owner of the vehicle based on negligence theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made an initial settlement demand of $95,000. The defendants made no initial settlement offers.
Specials in Evidence
$22,346.35
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed she was diagnosed with extruded herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1 with left and right throchanteric bursitis.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately ___ years and ____ months after the case was filed. A settlement conference / arbitration / mediation was held on ___/___/19____ before ___________________________________ (name pls.) of __________________________________ (affiliation or court pls.) resulting in _________________. Any interesting comment/info on judge/arbitrator/mediator?
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