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Settlement – $40,000Judge
Court
D AZ
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Patrick F. Kennedy
(technical)
Knut Johnson
(technical)
Jonathan S. Rosenberg
(O'Melveny & Myers LLP)
(technical)
Defendant
Larry M. Kazanjian
(Palmer, Kazanjian, Wohl & Hodson LLP)
(technical)
Facts
The plaintiff plead guilty to felony charges, and he asked his attorney to file a motion so that the judge who had sentenced him to home confinement would allow him to travel outside his restricted area for job related training. The attorney did not do this, and the plaintiff was fired. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a settlement demand for $85,000. The defendant made offers of $20,000, $35,000 and $37,000.
Damages
The plaintiff claimed $40,000 in lost earnings, per year, plus emotional distress and punitive damages.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately two years and three months after the case was filed.
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