Elderly Woman’s Family to Receive $6M Settlement for Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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In recent news, an elderly woman who died when an oncoming vehicle hit her as she crossed in an unmarked city crosswalk will receive a $6 million settlement.
The Case: Sheram Nadimyan, et al. v. City of Glendale
The Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court
The Case No.: 19STCV29013
The Plaintiff: Sheram Nadimyan, et al. v. City of Glendale
The plaintiff in the case is the family of an elderly woman, Novar Ismailyan, who was struck and killed by a car in an unmarked city crosswalk in Glendale. The family claimed that the crosswalk was unsafe.
The Defendant: Sheram Nadimyan, et al. v. City of Glendale
The defendant in the case, the City of Glendale, reached a $6 million settlement with the victim's family while the jury deliberated.
The Case: Sheram Nadimyan, et al. v. City of Glendale
In the case Sheram Nadimyan, et al. v. City of Glendale, the jurors returned on a Monday for a third day of deliberations to a settlement agreement. The Ismailyan family sued the city of Glendale after she was killed in 2018. Ismailyan's death occurred when she was using an unmarked city crosswalk one evening when she was struck by an oncoming vehicle. There was no settlement offer before the trial. During the trial, counsel for the plaintiff asked for an award of over $10 million based on arguments that the city crosswalk lacked necessary signage and other warnings to notify drivers to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. While the city maintained throughout the trial that the speeding driver caused the incident, the driver was not an active party involved in the case during the trial. While the jury deliberated, the two parties reached a settlement agreement.
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