Dade v. Dept. of Transportation CA4/2
Plaintiff and appellant, Sandra Jean Dade, brought this lawsuit against defendant and respondent, State of California, for severe and permanent injuries she suffered in a single-vehicle accident on State Route 127 (SR 127) in July 2012. Dade alleged a puddle on SR 127 caused her vehicle to veer off-road and roll over numerous times. She pursued a single cause of action for a dangerous condition of public property on SR 127. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), acting for the state, prevailed at the jury trial in June 2015. The jury found no dangerous condition existed. The court awarded Caltrans over $100,000 in costs, including $96,228.87 in expert witness fees Caltrans incurred after making a statutory offer to compromise. (Code Civ. Proc., § 998, subds. (b), (c)(1).)
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