Justin Solid v. Jerseys Tavern Inc., Samuel Anthony DoPorto
Published: Nov. 11, 2003 | Result Date: Aug. 6, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CV787233 Verdict – $67,000
Judge
Court
Santa Clara Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
William C. Dresser
(Law Office of William C. Dresser)
Defendant
Andrew M. Lauderdale
(Kreeft, Pedersen & Lauderdale)
Experts
Plaintiff
Steven Marcus
(medical)
Simran Singh
(medical)
Defendant
David Paul
(technical)
Facts
The plaintiff, Justin Solid, a 22-year-old hardware store clerk, was a customer at the defendant bar. During a live event, he claimed that he was assaulted inside the defendant bar's premises by the co-defendant Samuel Anthony DoPorto. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was ejected from the building, but was allowed to return later whereupon he was ejected a second time. He then drove behind the building, waited for the plaintiff and then beat him and knocked him to the ground at about 1:45 a.m. as the bar was closing.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $45,000 from the defendant bar. The defendant bar offered $2,500.
Specials in Evidence
$6,077 $3,000
Injuries
The plaintiff suffered a broken nose, a possible orbital fracture and was diagnosed and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Result
The jury found DoPorto 100 percent liable and returned a verdict of $19,077 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. The jury found the defendant bar negligent for failure to obtain a city permit for live entertainment but held there was no causation between this negligence and the plaintiff's injuries.
Deliberation
six hours
Length
seven days
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