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| Shana Anderson v. Eulyus "Jack" shortt and Faye Shortt[CV 06 582363] |
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| Court:Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas |
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| Judge:William Coyne |
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| Facts: | | Defendants' Shi-Tzu dog bit plaintiff in the lip while plaintiff was playing with dog. Defendants admitted liability under Ohio's strict-liability dog-bite statute. |
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| Injury/Damages:Plaintiff treated in the emergency room at St. John Westshore Hospital that evening. Plaintiff returned later that evening for stitches by plastic surgeon David Novotny, M.D. Dr. Novotny removed stitches six days later and plaintiff saw primary care physician, Isabelita Guadiz, M.D. two days later. Plaintiff's lawyer referred her to Jeffrey A. Goldstein, M.D. Plaintiff saw Dr. Goldstein on November 20, 2002, May 7, 2003, and April 7, 2004. Dr. Goldstein recommended scar revision surgery to revise a 1.5 cm. irregular scar at the corner of the plaintiff's mouth that caused discomfort, some embarrassment, and some difficulty while chewing. The scar tended to become dry in the winter.
Defendants argued that if the plaintiff really needed the surgery that she would have had it already. |
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Non-medical Experts: None |
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Medical Experts:Jeffrey A. Goldstein, M.D., FACS, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Health System, Cleveland, Ohio. |
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| Lowest Demand:$50,000 (reduced to $15,000 morning of trial) |
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| Highest Offer:$7,500 |
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| Jury Verdict:$15,000 |
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| Percent of Comparative Negligence:N/A (admitted liability) |
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| Net Award:$15,000 |
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| Plaintiff's Attorney:Ellen McCarthy, Nurenberg, Paris, heller & McCarthy Co.,LPA, 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1792, (216) 621-2300 |
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| Defendant's Attorney:Adam E. Carr, The Carr Law Office, LLC, 5824 Akron-Cleveland Road, Suite A, Hudson, Ohio 44236, (330)655-1662 |
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