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Settlement – $125,000Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Steven B. Effres
(Effres & Associates)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
George W. Bernard
(medical)
Victor W. Mintz
(medical)
Facts
On July 14, 1992, plaintiff, a 32-year-old glass company owner, had his lower right wisdom tooth extracted by the defendant dentist. After extraction, plaintiff claimed he suffered permanent numbness to the front two-thirds of the right side of his tongue and taste alteration. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $________. The defendant made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $_________.
Specials in Evidence
Few hundred dollars for extraction $__________ $__________ $__________
Injuries
Plaintiff claimed to suffer permanent numbness to the tongue and taste alteration.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately two years and two days after the case was filed.
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