William R. Light v. Sterling & Reid Brothers Circus
Published: Apr. 26, 2005 | Result Date: Feb. 28, 2005 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: GIC797364 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
San Diego Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Roger W. Clark
(Signature Resolution)
Experts
Plaintiff
Paul D. Murphy
(Murphy Rosen LLP)
(medical)
Bruce Van Dam
(medical)
Defendant
William P. Curran Jr.
(medical)
Facts
The subject suit was a claim for personal injuries to the plaintiff's knees, back and shoulders, injuries allegedly suffered when the plaintiff claimed he had been trampled during a panic in an overcrowded big-top tent owned and operated by the circus.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. Section 998 demand of $250,000. The defense made a C.C.P. Section 998 offer of $50,001 in October 2003. There was no demand by the plaintiff.
Result
The jury returned a 12-0 special verdict in favor of the defendant after two hours of deliberation. The jury found that the defendant had not been negligent and therefore it did not have to decide whether any negligence on the part of the circus had caused any harm to the plaintiff.
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Deliberation
two hours
Poll
12-0
Length
eight days
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