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    • CONFIDENTIAL

    Jul. 13, 2004
    Verdicts and settlements
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    Personal Injury
    Premises Liability
    Dangerous Condition

    Confidential

    Settlement –  $850,000

    Judge

    William C. Pate

    Court

    San Diego Superior


    Attorneys

    Plaintiff

    Otto L. Haselhoff
    (Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff PC)

    Guy Levy
    (Guy Levy Law)


    Defendant

    Kristen C. Vine

    Stephen W. Moore
    (Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar LLP)

    Jeffrey S. Behar
    (Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar LLP)


    Experts

    Plaintiff

    William L. Tontz M.D.
    (medical)

    Roger A. Thrush Ph.D.
    (technical)

    Virgie Demanski
    (medical)

    Rebecca Montano
    (technical)

    Craig Cunningham
    (technical)

    Robert Pearson
    (technical)

    Paula Geary
    (technical)

    Carl A. Beels
    (technical)

    William Prentice
    (technical)

    Samuel Aguilera
    (technical)

    Peter Formuzis Ph.D.
    (technical)

    Defendant

    F. Gregory Bohart
    (medical)

    Facts

    On May 13, 2003, the plaintiff, age 14, a student at the defendant's school in San Diego, fell through a ceiling as she walked on top of an office that she was dismantling with another student. The plaintiff thought that the ceiling was a floor and safe for walking. It was not. She found out when it collapsed under her weight.

    Settlement Discussions

    The plaintiff demanded $1.5 million; the defendant offered $250,000.

    Specials in Evidence

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    Injuries

    Fractured ankle requiring surgery.

    Other Information

    The case settled after four days of mediation with Charles F. Peterson of Rolling Hills Estates.


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