Louis DeLos Santos v. Roger Palmer, DMD
Published: Jan. 15, 1994 | Result Date: Nov. 16, 1993 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 28270 – $0
Judge
Court
Lake Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Steve W. West
(medical)
Steven R. Boetgger
(medical)
Defendant
B.C. R. Kingsbury Jr.
(medical)
Facts
Plaintiff Louis DeLos Santos, a 22-year-old store manager, visited Defendant Roger Palmer, a Kelseyville general dentist, with complaints of pain in his second and third molar region for a one-month period. Defendant diagnosed compromised bilateral second molars and recommended extraction of all four second molars. Four days later, on December 13, 1991, Defendant extracted Plaintiff's two right second molars and 4 months later, extracted the left second molars (a total of four extractions).
Settlement Discussions
Defendant contends he offered a CCP Section 998 refund of his fees in the amount of $1,222 and Plaintiff's original demand was $100,000 reduced to $10,000 following Defendant's expert's testimony.
Specials in Evidence
$7,000 $450
Injuries
Post-extraction over-eruption causing "TMD" requiring orthodontic care to bring the third molars into proper alignment.
Deliberation
50 minutes
Poll
11-1
Length
3.5 days
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