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STIREWALT v. RUG DOCTOR L.P.
99 Or.Lit.Arb.Rpts. 104, ... STIREWALT v. RUG DOCTOR L.P.

*119 TITLE: ... STIREWALT v. RUG DOCTOR L.P.

Docket Number:
9805-04004
Source:
Settlement
State:
Multnomah County, Oregon
Topic:
Premises Liability
Injuries:

FRACTURED ANKLE

3/8/97 - Plff, male age 29, food delivery/salesman. At 4:30 a.m., Plff was delivering a pizza oven for a demonstration of frozen pizza later that day at the Albertson's grocery store in Sherwood, Oregon. Plff contended Def. was waxing the floor without cones and warning tape. Plff slipped on the very slick surface and broke his ankle.

Dislocated ankle; fractured left distal tibia. Surgical insertion of plates, screws and wires in ankle.

Specials:
Med. $14,300.60; Lost Wages $18,000; Days Work Lost - 2 months approx.; Days in Hosp. - 2 days.
Settlement:
Demand: $395,000.
Result:
SETTLEMENT for $95,000.
Range:
$50,000-99,999
Plaintiff Attorney:
Stephen C. Hendricks (Portland)
Plaintiff Experts:
Medical: Han Moller MD (Orthopedist) Portland
Defendant Attorney:
Barry Mount of Bodyfelt, Mount, Stroup & Chamberlain (Portland)
Trial Judge:
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Mediator:
Hon. Stephen J. Walker, retired
Text:
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End:
Oregon Litigation and Arbitration Reports, May, 1999
Update:
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