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Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)
Premises Liability
Trip and Fall

Harriet Wieberg v. Centermark Properties, Inc.

Published: May 24, 1997 | Result Date: May 6, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: N68755 –  $0

Judge

Franklin J. Mitchell Jr.

Court

San Diego Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Eugene A. Hooser


Defendant

Earl H. Maas III


Experts

Plaintiff

Robert E. Cassidy
(medical)

Defendant

Raymond M. Vance M.D.
(medical)

Facts

On Aug. 22, 1994, plaintiff Harriet Wieberg, a 56-year-old DMV clerk, was placing items in the passenger seat of her car in the El Camino Real shopping center in Carlsbad when she stepped back into a pothole in the asphalt. The plaintiff claimed her right leg "buckled" and she walked to the mall and asked the security guards to call her husband. The shopping center was owned and managed by defendant Centermark Properties Inc. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on negligence and premises liability theories of recovery.

Settlement Discussions

The plaintiff made a settlement demand for $26,500. The defendant made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $17,500.

Specials in Evidence

$6,750 $3,000 $___________ $___________

Injuries

The plaintiff alleged she suffered a torn right knee ligament requiring arthroscopic surgery.

Other Information

The verdict was reached approximately _____ years and _____ months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/arbitration/mediation was held on ____/____/19____ before _______________ (name) of _______________ (affiliation or court) resulting in ______________ .

Deliberation

2 days

Poll

12-0

Length

4 days


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