Colette Copsey v. American Air Company
Published: Jul. 11, 1998 | Result Date: Jan. 29, 1998 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 396615 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
San Mateo Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Susan Skamser
(technical)
Barry Ben-Zion Ph.D.
(technical)
Barry R. Horn M.D.
(medical)
Francis J. Offerman III
(technical)
Defendant
Revels M. Cayton
(medical)
Paul A. Violich
(technical)
Jeffrey Kishiyama
(medical)
Thomas L. Liston
(technical)
Facts
On May 30, 1995, plaintiff Colette Copsey, a 47-year-old telephone operator, was injured while employed at the Pacific Bell facilities in San Bruno. Defendant American Air Company was performing work at the facility on the heating/air conditioning/ventilation system at the time of the plaintiff's complaints. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a settlement demand for $750,000, reduced to $85,000 at trial. The defendant made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $7,500, increased to $25,000.
Specials in Evidence
$3,800 $598,825 $189,600
Injuries
The plaintiff alleged that she suffered a permanent disability from Reactive Airways Disease Syndrome (RADS).
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately ______ years and _____ months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/ arbitration/ mediation was held on ____/___/19_____ before _____________ (name) of ___________ (affiliation) resulting in ___________ .
Deliberation
½ hour
Poll
12-0
Length
seven days
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