Confidential v. City of Los Angeles
Published: Oct. 14, 2000 | Result Date: Sep. 21, 2000 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: NC026259 Verdict – $0
Judge
Attorneys
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Bernard Gantes
(medical)
Sean Collingsworth
(technical)
Defendant
Cheri Lewis
(medical)
Facts
On Nov. 1, 1998, the plaintiff, age 42, was participating in a fund raising bicycle ride for police explorer scouts. The plaintiff fell when she rode her bike over some railroad tracks, that the defendant had covered with used carpeting for this event. The railroad tracks were bumpy and this event had riders from 12 years to 81 years old.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. Section 998 demand for $99,999. The defendant offered $20,001.
Injuries
Broken front tooth; severely cut lip, requiring plastic surgery; fractured finger; ligament dam to both thumbs, loss of two teeth.
Other Information
An arbitration was held resulting in $129,000 to plaintiff.
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