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Motorcyclist awarded payment for injuries after accident in Orange County, CA
Accident Type:
Motorcycle AccidentIncident Date:
Tuesday, January 15, 2008Result Date:
Thursday, July 12, 2012Monetary Result:
$1,964,930Court:
Orange County Superior CourtOn Jan. 16, 2008, plaintiff Edward Philip Brown was operating a rented motorcycle on Interstate 405 and was involved in a collision with a car, driven by defendent Shannon Lyn Oberdorfer, resulting in serious injuries. Brown also claimed Oberdorfer was acting within the course and scope of her employment with defendant Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service at the time of the accident. Brown alleged the defendants were negligent. Hirsch stipulated that Oberdorfer was acting within the course and scope of her employment and both defendants stipulated to 100 percent liability for the accident.