Automobile Collision – Larimer County
January 2010
Soft tissue back and neck injuries
Final offer before trial: $50,000
TOTAL JUDGMENT: $76,687
LARIMER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
Katherine Gamora and Robert Gamora N. Ivan Ruiz and Palo Alto Inc. d/b/a Taco Bell
Case No: 08-CV-442
Judge: Jolene Blair
Trial Dates: January 19 – 22, 2010
Plaintiffs Attorney: David Hoover (Hoover Law Firm)
Defendants’ Attorney: William R. Meyer (Polsinelli Shugart, PC)
Type of Claim: Personal injury – rear-end auto collision and loss of consortium. Admitted liability. Katherine Gamora alleged that she was injured when the individual defendant, Ivan Ruiz, rear-ended her vehicle when it was stopped at a red light. At the time of the collision, defendant Ruiz was an employee of Palo Alto, Inc. d/b/a Taco Bell. The defendants admitted liability for the collision and disputed causation and damages. The defendants claimed that plaintiff Katherine Gomora’s vehicle had no visible damage and that she had only seen an orthopedic surgeon three times. Robert Gamora claimed loss of consortium.
Injuries Alleged: Katherine Gamora: Soft tissue back and neck injuries. Economic, non-economic losses and physical impairment. Robert Gamora: Loss of consortium.
Final Demand Before Trial: $150,000 according to the defendant’s attorney.
Final Offer Before Trial: $50,000 according to the defendant’s attorney. Defendant filed a statutory offer of $20,000 according to the plaintiff’s attorney.
Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness: Jack P. Caputo, DC (chino) E. Jeffrey Dormer, MD (orthopedic surgeon)
Defendants’ Expert Witness: None
Verdict: For the plaintiff Katherine Gamora:
- $15,000 for non-economic losses
- $20,000 for economic losses
- $5,000 for physical impairment.
Total for Katherine Gamora: $40,000 plus statutory interest from the date of the accident, for a total of $52,777.59.
For the plaintiff Robert Gamora, $0 for loss of consortium.
Note: The plaintiffs and defendants have requested costs. The matter is pending.
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