On 01/31/2018 MARK PHILLIP LEMRISE filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against TGS TRANSPORTATION INC. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is LAURA A. SEIGLE. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
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01/31/2018
Pending - Other Pending
Los Angeles, California
LAURA A. SEIGLE
LEMRISE ESTATE OF DENISE MICHELLE
SCHNEIDER PETER HAMILTON
DOES 1 TO 50
TGS TRANSPORTATION INC
LEMRISE MADALINE ROSE
LEMRISE MARK PHILLIP
VAZIRI SIAMAK ESQ.
NETTELS CHARLES F.
1/31/2018: COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL DEATH: 1. NEGLIGENCE; ETC
2/21/2018: APPUCATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM?CIVIL
2/21/2018: NOTICE OF REJECTION APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
7/31/2018: APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
7/31/2018: NOTICE OF REJECTION - APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
6/26/2019: Motion to Consolidate
6/10/2019: Certificate of Mailing for
6/10/2019: Notice of Related Case
6/10/2019: Minute Order
5/31/2019: [Proposed Order] and Stipulation to Continue Trial, FSC (and Related Motion/Discovery Dates) Person
3/27/2019: Demand for Jury Trial
3/27/2019: Answer
12/18/2018: Request for Dismissal
8/22/2018: NOTICE RE; CONTINUANCE OF HEARING
at 10:00 AM in Department 4B, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Final Status Conference - Not Held - Continued - Stipulation
Motion to Consolidate; Filed by TGS Transportation Inc (Defendant); Peter Hamilton Schneider (Defendant)
at 3:00 PM in Department 4B, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Court Order
Notice of Related Case; Filed by TGS Transportation Inc (Defendant); Peter Hamilton Schneider (Defendant)
Certificate of Mailing for (Minute Order (Court Order re Notice of Related Case) of 06/10/2019); Filed by Clerk
Minute Order ( (Court Order re Notice of Related Case)); Filed by Clerk
[Proposed Order] and Stipulation to Continue Trial, FSC (and Related Motion/Discovery Dates) Personal Injury Courts Only (Central District); Filed by TGS Transportation Inc (Defendant); Peter Hamilton Schneider (Defendant)
Answer (to Complaint); Filed by TGS Transportation Inc (Defendant); Peter Hamilton Schneider (Defendant)
Demand for Jury Trial; Filed by TGS Transportation Inc (Defendant); Peter Hamilton Schneider (Defendant)
Request for Dismissal; Filed by Madaline Rose Lemrise (Plaintiff)
NOTICE RE; CONTINUANCE OF HEARING
APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Application ; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
NOTICE OF REJECTION - APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Application ; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
APPUCATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM CIVIL
NOTICE OF REJECTION APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Complaint; Filed by Lemrise, Estate of Denise Michelle (Plaintiff)
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL DEATH: 1. NEGLIGENCE; ETC
Case Number: BC692555 Hearing Date: December 18, 2019 Dept: 4B
[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PETITION TO APPROVE MINOR’S COMPROMISE
Claimant Madaline Hofeling (“Claimant”), a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Shelley Sours (“Petitioner”), has agreed to settle her claims against Defendants Peter Schneider and TGS Transportation, Inc. in exchange for $650,000.00. If approved, $0 will be used for medical expenses, $162,500.00 will be used for attorney’s fees, and $217.50 will be used for non-medical expenses, leaving a balance of $487,282.50 for Claimant to be invested into a single-premium deferred annuity which will provide for periodic payments beginning when Claimant is 18 years old, in less than a year.
Court approval is required for all settlements of a minor’s claim. (Probate Code §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; Code Civ. Proc. § 372.) The Court has reviewed the proposed settlement and finds that it is fair and reasonable. Further, the requested attorney’s fees, which amounts to approximately 25% of the total settlement, is fair and reasonable.
The unopposed Petition to approve minor’s compromise is GRANTED.
Per California Rules of Court, Rule 7.952, Petitioner and Claimant must appear at the December 18, 2019 hearing, unless the Court finds good cause to excuse their appearance. The Court finds that Claimant’s appearance is not necessary, but will require Petitioner to appear.
Moving party to give notice.
Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT4B@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative.