$9,500,000.00 Verdict

$9,500,000.00 Verdict

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT

William M. Paoli and Court B. Purdy of Paoli & Purdy, PC secured a confidential settlement against South Bay Yellow Cab and a $9,500,000.00 settlement from the City of Los Angeles for the parents of Naomi Larsen (Age 15) who was hit and killed by a South Bay Yellow Cab while attempting to cross Vista Del Mar along Dockweiler beach in the City of Los Angeles. The Defense relied on the opinions of the investigating officers who determined that Ms. Larsen and her friends were at fault for causing the accident since they failed to utilize a marked crosswalk and were “jay walking”. 

Plaintiffs were able to show that historic marked cross walks in the area had, without City approval, been eliminated and that there were no marked crosswalks for over a mile and no operating street lights on the roadway at the time of the accident. In addition, Plaintiffs alleged that the City had actual notice of a dangerous condition to pedestrians and of other pedestrian accidents and fatalities going back many years.

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