Personal Injury
Bus Incident
Common Carrier
Yelena Golovko v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Municipal Railway
Published: Jan. 23, 2010 | Result Date: May 19, 2009 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CGCO7465440 Settlement – $30,000
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Dennis J. Herrera
(San Francisco Public Utilities Commission)
Andrew M. Gschwind
(Santa Clara Valley Water District)
Facts
On April 14, 2007, as plaintiff Yelena Golovko boarded a 38-Geary bus through the front door, the driver allegedly closed the door on her right foot. The bus then started moving and dragged Golovko on the ground, with her right foot still caught in the door. After other passengers screamed at the driver to stop, the driver stopped the bus. Golovko filed suit against the city and county of San Francisco and the San Francisco Municipal Railway.
Result
The parties reached a settlement.
Other Information
FILING DATE: July 25, 2007.
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