Case Name:	LUISA DREW VS KIMBERLY VAN GUNDY
Case Number:	LACL135387
Date of Trial:	12/19/2018		Venue:	Polk County
Casetype/Claims:	PI - MOTOR VEHICLE
Judge:	HEATHER L LAUBER
Plaintiff's Counsel:	ROBERT E TUCKER ERIN TUCKER		Defendant's Counsel:	ADAM STONE MARK WILLIAM THOMAS KENT A GUMMERT LUANN WHITE MARC STEVEN HARDING
Verdict:	Plaintiff's verdict: Past medical - $11,962; Past loss of body function - $7,300; Future loss of body function - $26,280; Past P/S - $10,640; Future P/S - $32,850; Lost wages - $3,120
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Statement of Case: This case arises from an automobile collision which occurred between Plaintiffs, Luisa Drew and Jesse VanGundy, and Defendant, Kimberly Van Gundy, in Des Moines, Iowa. Plaintiff Luisa Drew alleges that the Defendant was negligent and her negligence was a proximate cause of Plaintiff’s injuries. Plaintiff Luisa Drew seeks monetary damages for personal injuries she alleges she sustained as a result of the negligence of the Defendant. The Defendant admits that Defendant was negligent. The issues to be decided are causation and the extent of Plaintiff’s damages. Statement of Case Defendant: Members of the jury: In this case the plaintiffs, Luisa Drew Van Gundy and Jesse Van Gundy, each claim that they were injured in a car/motorcycle accident that occurred on August 19, 2014. The defendant, Kimberly Van Gundy, acknowledges that she was responsible for causing the accident and also acknowledges that she is responsible for any injuries sustained by each plaintiff in the accident. The parties have a disagreement over which problems are caused by the accident and the reasonable value to be placed on those problems. Your job will be determine what problems are caused by the accident and place a value thereon. Do not consider this summary as proof of any claim, decide the facts from the evidence and apply the law that I will now give you.
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