Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)
Premises Liability
Trip and Fall
Confidential
Settlement – $185,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Lee C. Arter
(Law Offices of Lee Arter)
Defendant
Russell S. Wollman
(Murchison & Cumming LLP)
Facts
On December 24, 1996, the plaintiff, a 74-year-old retiree, tripped and fell on the curb as she was walking to the restroom at the defendant's farmers' market. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on a negligence theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $500,000. The defendant made a C.C.P. º998 offer of compromise for $50,000.
Specials in Evidence
$41,000
Injuries
The plaintiff sustained a broken hip requiring hip replacement surgery.
Other Information
The settlement was reached approximately one year after the case was filed.
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