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Settlement – $2,000,000Judge
Court
San Diego Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
John W. Dalton
(Law Offices John W. Dalton)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Raymond M. Deutsch
(medical)
Terry E. Tainter
(technical)
Erin D. Bigler
(technical)
David L. Braff
(medical)
Doreen Casuto RN, MRA, CRRN, CCM
(medical)
William DeBolt
(medical)
Ronald K. Takemoto
(medical)
Geoffrey M. Stiles
(medical)
Gary Ryno
(technical)
Bronwyn Lee
(medical)
Stan V. Smith
(technical)
Bruce D. Bock
(medical)
H. Harvey H. Cohen
(technical)
Defendant
Jonathan A. Schleimer M.D.
(medical)
Thomas L. Black
(technical)
Ernest Z. Klein
(technical)
Catherine Knebel
(medical)
Dean C. Delis Ph.D.
(medical)
Richard Walsh
(technical)
John L. Hosack
(Buchalter APC)
(medical)
Cary P. Mack
(technical)
Sharon K. Kawai M.D.
(medical)
Allan M. Nahum
(medical)
Facts
On Sept. 7, 1995, the plaintiff, a 60-year-old woman, was walking from her apartment to her parked vehicle in the apartment's private parking lot. A Ford Ranger pick-up truck, driven by the defendant driver in reverse gear, struck the plaintiff, dragging her along the pavement and under the truck for some distance before coming to a stop. At the time of the accident, the defendant driver was driving within the course and scope of her employment with the defendant employer. The plaintiff brought this action against the driver, her employer and the apartment manager based on negligence and respondeat superior theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $2 million. The defendants made a settlement offer of $700,000.
Specials in Evidence
$437,000 $_________ (claimed)
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged she sustained severe brain injuries, rendering her comatose for four weeks, requiring three month's hospitalization and at least eight surgical procedures.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately 11 months after the case was filed. A mediation was held on Dec. 10, 1996 before Judge Lawrence Irving, retired. It did not resolve the matter.
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