Erika Arreola; Anjelica Arreola, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Erika Arreola; Adriana Arreola, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Erika Arreola v. Los Angeles Unified School District, County of Los Angeles, and Does 1 through 25
Published: Oct. 29, 2016 | Result Date: Jul. 12, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC504041 Settlement – $2,600,000
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Mark J. Geragos
(Geragos & Geragos APC)
Defendant
Richard K. Kudo
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Facts
Erika Arreola and minors Anjelica Arreola and Adriana Arreola, by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Erika Arreola, sued the Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Los Angeles, in connection with a fatal hit and run that occurred on April 20, 2012.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Minor plaintiffs and their father were crossing Santa Anita Blvd. at its intersection with Watts Ave. at a marked school crosswalk when a Cadillac Escalade failed to yield and struck them. Their father, Jose Arreola, died on the scene while minor Anjelica was rendered a quadriplegic. Plaintiffs alleged that the roadway created a dangerous condition. Plaintiffs sued alleging causes of action for negligence-wrongful death, negligence-dangerous condition of public property, negligence (failure to protect, supervise, provide safety to students and family) Government Code Section 815.2 and special relationship, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
The School District denied the allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.
Result
The county settled the case for $2.6 million.
Other Information
FILING DATE: March 26, 2013.
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