People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation v. Bertrand H. Woodson, et al.
Published: Nov. 21, 1998 | Result Date: Aug. 25, 1998 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 767345 Verdict – $1,876,750
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Frances H. Wolfe Mason
(technical)
Defendant
Phillip R. Schwartze
(technical)
Ariel L. Valli
(technical)
John C. Donahue
(technical)
Vickie M. Talley
(technical)
Facts
Defendants Bertrand and Besse Woodson owned a mobile home park and 2.3 acres of land in Buena Park. Caltrans condemned the property for the Interstate-5 widening. The plaintiff brought this eminent domain action against the defendants.
Settlement Discussions
The defendants made a settlement demand for $1,695,000. The plaintiff made an offer of $1,400,000.
Result
The verdict/settlement/award was reached approximately one year and nine months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/arbitration/mediation was held on ___/___/19__ before __________ (name) of ___________ (affiliation) resulting in _____________. PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY SIGNIFICANT LEGAL/PROCEDURAL ISSUES WHICH HELP EXPLAIN THE OUTCOME.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately one year and nine months after the case was filed.
Deliberation
two hours
Length
2.5 weeks
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