Deborah Pickens v. Prentiss Properties Inc.
Published: Nov. 8, 1997 | Result Date: Apr. 4, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 7253081 – $0
Judge
Court
Alameda Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Todd A. Angstadt
(Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Robert W. Madison
(technical)
F. Thomas Webb
(medical)
Donald Townsend
(medical)
Defendant
John O. Missirian
(medical)
Richard Howarter
(technical)
Facts
On Oct. 21, 1992, plaintiff Deborah Pickens, a 46-year-old records clerk, allegedly tripped while exiting defendant Prentiss Properties elevator. The plaintiff claimed the elevator was misleveled. Defendants Prentiss Properties and Schindler Elevator (the maintenance company) claimed there was no evidence that the elevator misleveled. The plaintiff claimed she suffered back and leg injuries. The defendants disputed the cause of her injuries. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants based on negligence, premises liability and negligent maintenance theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $____________. The defendants made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $_____________ .
Specials in Evidence
$5,500 $25,000 $___________ $___________
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed injuries to her lower back, leg pain and exacerbation of chronic lumbar pain.
Other Information
A prior arbitration also resulted in a defense award.
Deliberation
3+ hours
Poll
12-0 (Schindler Elevator); 11-1 (Prentiss Properties)
Length
eight days
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