Slip and Falls
Claimant Surfer Assaulted By Stand-Up Paddler
Description of Incident: Claimant struck with paddle in back of head by man on stand-up paddle board while surfing. Liability and damages disputed.
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Claimant suffered injury to head as a result of paddle blow. Cut to head was sutured. Claimant evaluated by neurologist and underwent imaging of head and nerve study. All medical issues resolved through treatment.
Claimed Past Medical Expenses: approximately, $5,100
Other Damages Claimed: Pain and suffering; punitive damages.
Total Settlement Amount: $28,500.00 plus $1000 in med pay benefits
Settling Insurance Company: Allstate
Timing of Settlement: After lawsuit filed, after mediation and after discovery.
Jurisdiction: California.
Description of Incident: Claimant slips and falls coming out of elevator on concrete pathway as a result of pooled water from rain. Memo by property owner circulated to commercial tenants evidenced knowledge of pooling water at the location of the fall.
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Claimant bruised her tail bone when she fell and was unable to walk for one week and could not work for three weeks. Claimant was first treated in the Emergency Room following her fall and then by her primary care doctor, who supervised sixteen sessions of physical therapy over the course of two months. Claimant’s treating physician opined Claimant required future medical treatment in the form of additional physical therapy.
Claimed Past Medical Expenses: approx. $8,900.00
Claimed Cost of Future Medical Treatment: approx. $5,000.00.
Claimed Loss of Income: approx. $3,600.00.
Other Damages Claimed: Past and future pain and suffering.
Total Settlement: $75,000.00
Settling Insurance Company: Zurich.
Timing of Settlement: Pre-litigation.
Jurisdiction: California.
Claimant’s Counsel: Brendan K. Ozanne, Esq.
Law Offices of Dawson & Ozanne
5927 Balfour Court, Ste. 202
Carlsbad, California 92008
Direct Tel.: (760) 877-9552
E-mail: brendan@dawson-ozanne.com
www.dawson-ozanne.com
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Description of Incident: Child slips in a puddle at a fast food chain restaurant
Description of Injuries and Treatment: $620 in medical expenses
Total Settlement: 3,338
Insurance Company: Not available
Description of Incident: Woman reportedly slips and falls due to a foreign substance on the floor at a grocery store.
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Knee injuries. May require a surgery in the future depending on outcome of initial care.
Total Settlement: 47,500
Insurance Company: Not available
Description of Incident: Slip and fall at a chain restaurant. Plaintiff alleged that she slipped near the kitchen of the restaurant due to a foreign substance no the tile floor.
Total Settlement: 25,000
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Knee injury that required surgery.
Insurance Company: Not available
Description of Incident: Plaintiff allegedly due to water left on the floor due to nearby refrigerator racks.
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Shoulders and knee injuries. This injury resulted in 2 separate surgeries for the plaintiffs shoulders.
Total Settlement: 250,000
Insurance Company: Not available
Description of Incident: Slip and fall on a wet floor at a shopping mall. Floor was allegedly wet from rain water being tracked into the main entrance to the mall.
Description of Injuries and Treatment: Plaintiff suffered a severe fracture of her leg.
Total Settlement: 65,000
Insurance Company: Not available