{"id":14650,"date":"2023-01-23T16:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/?post_type=case_results&p=14650"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:46:33","slug":"300000-settle-in-dog-bite-case","status":"publish","type":"case_results","link":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/case_results\/300000-settle-in-dog-bite-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$300,000 Settlement in Dog Bite Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

COUNTY: <\/strong>Orange<\/p>\n

COMPLETE TITLE OF PLAINTIFFS: <\/strong>Raito D.; Alma D.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>COMPLETE TITLE OF DEFENDANTS: <\/strong>Sean F. and Chong M.<\/p>\n

CASE NUMBER: <\/strong>N\/A (INSERT MINOR\u2019S COMP CASE #)<\/p>\n

Complaint Filed: <\/strong>Not Filed<\/p>\n

COURT: <\/strong>Orange County Superior Court<\/p>\n

DATE OF SETTLEMENT: <\/strong>October 7, 2020<\/p>\n

AMOUNT OF SETTLEMENT: <\/strong>$300,000.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

TYPE OF CASE: <\/strong>Dog Bite; Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress<\/p>\n

PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Casey R. Johnson, Esq.<\/p>\n

AITKEN\u2726AITKEN\u2726COHN<\/p>\n

3 MacArthur Place, Suite 800<\/p>\n

Santa Ana, CA 92707<\/p>\n

Telephone: \u00a0(714) 434-1424<\/p>\n

Facsimile:\u00a0\u00a0 (714) 434-3600<\/p>\n

Email: casey@aitkenlaw.com<\/p>\n

DEFENDANT\u2019S INSURANCE:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

USAA Insurance Company<\/p>\n

P.O. Box 33490<\/p>\n

San Antonio, TX 78265<\/p>\n

DATE\/TIME OF INCIDENT: <\/strong>July 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n

LOCATION OF INCIDENT: <\/strong>San Clemente, California<\/p>\n

PLAINTIFF AGE: <\/strong>9 years old (Raito D.)<\/p>\n

PLAINTIFFS\u2019 OCCUPATION: <\/strong>Raito D. \u2013 Student<\/p>\n

CASE DESCRIPTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 11, 2019, Raito D. and his mother, Alma D., were at the family home of your insured, Sean C F. and his wife, Chang F. While Alma D. and Chang F. were in the kitchen talking, Alma heard the Chang\u2019s dog, Yoshi, viciously bite Raito.\u00a0 Raito suffered numerous injuries to his face, including bites\/lacerations to his right cheek and eye area and nose.<\/p>\n

PLAINTIFFS\u2019 EXPERTS: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>PLAINTIFFS\u2019 INJURIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple wounds to his face, including puncture<\/p>\n

wounds to the right cheek, puncture wound to the<\/p>\n

left eyebrow, laceration of his eyelid, and a large<\/p>\n

full thickness laceration across the nose<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>PLAINTIFFS\u2019 CONTENTIONS\u00a0 AS TO LIABILITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plaintiffs contended that Defendants, the owners of the dog that bit their son, was strictly liability under California\u2019s dog bit statute.\u00a0 As Alma D. contemporaneously heard the attack, she maintained a viable claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress.<\/p>\n

DEFENDANTS\u2019 CONTENTIONS AS TO LIABILITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

None \u2013 Policy limits were offered in response to the policy limit\u2019s demand.<\/p>\n

DEFENDANTS\u2019 EXPERTS: <\/strong>None\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>FINAL RESULT: <\/strong>$300,000 Policy Limits settlement<\/p>\n

MEDICAL SPECIALS<\/strong>: Plaintiff Raito D. claimed past medical expenses of $17,930.13 unknown future medical expenses.<\/p>\n

LOSS OF EARNINGS: <\/strong>None claimed.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>SUBMITTED BY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casey R. Johnson, Esq.<\/p>\n

AITKEN\u2726AITKEN\u2726COHN<\/p>\n

3 MacArthur Place, Suite 800<\/p>\n

Santa Ana, CA\u00a0\u00a0 92707-2555<\/p>\n

Telephone:\u00a0 (714) 434-1424<\/p>\n

Facsimile:\u00a0\u00a0 (714) 434-3600<\/p>\n

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