Pamela Udeh v. Ani Karapteyan, et al.

Summary

A California state court jury has returned a $415,000 verdict in an automotive negligence lawsuit that the plaintiff’s attorney says surpasses a $100,000 policy limit settlement offer.

The Los Angeles County jury awarded plaintiff Pamela Udeh $415,000 for neck and back injuries she claims she sustained in a 2018 collision with defendant Ani Karapetyan, but they also assigned Udeh 25 percent liability for the accident thus reducing her collectible award to $311,250.

Plaintiff attorney Brandon Corday of Corday Law Corporation told CVN after the trial the case “objectively made sense” but defense attorney Douglas Petkoff of Straus Meyers LLP characterized the verdict as “excessive” and a “windfall.”

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff.

Total damages: $415,000, including $135,000 in economic damages and $280,000 in non-economic damages.

Apportionment of fault:

Plaintiff Pamela Udeh: 25%
Defendant Ani Karapetyan: 75%