Patrick Allen Lonowski, Claudia Lonowski-Munoz, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem to Callie Lonowski and Marise Lonowski v. John Clayton Woolard Jr.
Published: Jan. 24, 2015 | Result Date: Jul. 30, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2006046 Settlement – $1,500,000
Court
Stanislaus Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
James W. Rushford
(Gurnee, Mason, Rushford, Bonotto & Forestiere LLP)
Facts
Patrick Lonowski, Claudia Lonowski-Munoz, Callie Lonowski, and Marise Lonowski filed a lawsuit against John Woolard.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff alleged that while Patrick was walking across a street with his two daughters, Callie and Marise, defendant was negligently driving at an unsafe speed and ran into Patrick with his car.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant argued that Patrick was intoxicated at the time of the incident, was not using a crosswalk, and abruptly ran in front of his vehicle.
Specials in Evidence
Patrick alleged $495,193 in past medical expenses.
Injuries
Plaintiffs claimed Patrick suffered a brain injury and numerous fractures, including to his right clavicle, ribs, and right tibia.
Result
The parties settled the case for a total of $1.5 million.
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