Ida Dorsey v. Safeway Corporation
Published: Jul. 15, 2000 | Result Date: Jun. 16, 2000 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 7875971 Verdict – $550,000
Court
Alameda Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Ann S. Kaplan
(Buresh Kaplan Feller & Chang)
Experts
Plaintiff
Michael Halperin
(medical)
Barry Ben-Zion Ph.D.
(technical)
Defendant
Mark A. Cohen
(technical)
Michael Sommer
(medical)
Facts
On Dec. 15, 1996, the plaintiff, a 38-year-old patient care assistant, slipped on yogurt spilled by an employee of Safeway.
Settlement Discussions
Settlement discussions held prior to trial resulted in plaintiffÆs offer of $500,000 being countered by defendant at $85,000, with indication of additional authority.
Specials in Evidence
$30,000 $45,135 $582,466 - $941,289 $294,080 - $585,033
Other Information
<M>A mediation was held on June 28, 1998 before Haims McGowan.</M>
Deliberation
eight hours
Poll
9-3 (liability), 11-1 (economic damages), 10-2 (non-economic damages)
Length
eight days
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