DePaz v. VPMG 1772 Preuss, LLC
Gilda DePaz (DePaz) sued Vivian Aryeh (Aryeh) and VPMG 1772 Preuss, LLC (VPMG) (collectively, defendants) for injuries that she sustained while working at a property that Aryeh rented from VPMG.
Before trial, the parties entered into an agreement that narrowed the scope of their dispute. Aryeh and VPMG “jointly” admitted to “liability for [DePaz’s] accident” and to “causation as to [DePaz’s] injuries.” The defendants stipulated further that, while they did not dispute liability or causation, they reserved their right to contest DePaz’s claim for damages. Shortly thereafter, DePaz settled her claims against Aryeh for $300,000.
At trial, DePaz waived her claim for economic damages, limiting her claim against VPMG to noneconomic damages only. The jury awarded DePaz a total of $1.5 million in noneconomic damages. Following the verdict, VPMG argued that it was entitled to a $300,000 offset from the verdict due to DePaz’s settlement with Aryeh.
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