Teresa De Jesus Aguilar v. Hughes Aircraft Company and O'Donnell
Published: Nov. 16, 1996 | Result Date: Oct. 3, 1996 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 717545 – $0
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
William Kunzman
(technical)
Catherine M. Graves MBA
(technical)
James K. Styner
(medical)
Defendant
John L. Howard
(medical)
Lester M. Zackler M.D.
(medical)
Fawzi Bayan
(technical)
Facts
On Sept. 22, 1992, plaintiff Teresa De Jesus Aguilar, a 60-year-old housekeeper, was walking across Hughes Drive on the premises of defendant Hughes Aircraft Company's Fullerton facility when she was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant driver O'Donnell. As a result, the plaintiff suffered personal injuries, the plaintiff settled with the defendant driver for $17,500 prior to trial at the mandatory settlement conference. The plaintiff initially brought this action against the defendant driver based on a general Hughes based on negligence and later brought in premises liability theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $10,000 inreased to $112,000 at trial. Defendant Hughes Aircraft Company made no settlement offers.
Specials in Evidence
$6,000 $16,000 $40,000
Damages
The plaintiff requested $112,000 at trial from defendant Hughes Aricraft Company.
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed a displaced fractured clavicle with a frozen shoulder, a scalp laceration, neck and back strain, multiple contusions of the left lower extremity, cerebral, concussion, depression and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately three years and one month after the case was filed. An arbitration, including the plaintiff and defendant driver only, was held in May 1994 before Stephen Bromberg resulting in an award against the defendant driver for $13,500. The plaintiff requested a trial de novo and later amended the complaint to join Hughes as a defendant in April 1995.
Deliberation
1+ hours
Poll
9-3
Length
8 days
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