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Settlement – $750,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Lancaster
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Maro Burunsuzyan
(Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan)
Peter R. diDonato
(diDonato Law Center)
Defendant
Terry A. Rowland
(Demler, Armstrong & Rowland LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
William W. Orrison
(medical)
Peter Gamboa
(technical)
Hassan Bacchus
(medical)
Beth Milford
(medical)
Noel Lustig
(medical)
John T. Chiu
(medical)
Nicholas Alapour
(medical)
James W.K. Loong
(medical)
Kimberly Janovitch
(medical)
Beverly Roberts
(medical)
Todd D. Moldawer
(medical)
Defendant
Richard C. Rosenberg M.D.
(medical)
Marcel Maya
(medical)
Josh Pretsky
(medical)
Kimberly Warner-Chacon
(medical)
Facts
Plaintiff Gina Weber, 36, was driving her Gas Co. pick-up cab in Palmdale, when she was hit head-on by
defendant Michael Roberts, who had veered into her lane. The defendant was charged with driving under the
influence. He pled no contest to the DUI charge.
Settlement Discussions
Shortly after the accident, the plaintiff made a demand of $15,000 against the defendant's policy, which was not timely accepted, thus "opening up" the policy. Thereafter, the plaintiff's demands ranged from $2.7 million to a pre-trial C.C.P. Section 998 offer of $1,350,000. The defendant made a C.C.P. Section 998 offer of $660,000 before trial, indicating that there was more available if the plaintiff demanded less than seven figures. Following opening statements, the Court urged the plaintiff to reconsider her settlement position and the case settled for the defendant's pre-trial authority of $750,000.
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