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Settlement – $45,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Norwalk
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Nick K. Sharma
(medical)
Defendant
Daniel P. Denenberg
(medical)
Facts
On October 12, 1992, Plaintiff, a 21-year-old drugstore shift supervisor, was supervising a delivery when the battery on the pallet jack going up a ramp, failed. Plaintiff tried to assist when the deliveryman indicated that he needed the Plaintiff's help; but the jack rolled backward and caught Plaintiff's hand between the jack and a pole. When Defendant's employee pulled the jack away, Plaintiff's right palm was torn.
Settlement Discussions
Offers and demands were not disclosed.
Specials in Evidence
not disclosed not disclosed
Injuries
Torn palm of the right hand requiring sutures and physical therapy with residual numbness and loss of grip strength.
Other Information
A prior arbitration by Judge John Donnellan resulted in a Plaintiff's award of $78,259; trial de novo by Defendant.
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