Conrad v. Ball Corp.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KING, J.
I. Introduction
In this case we hold that a nonsettling personal injury defendant waives any right to an offset against a judgment for a calculated economic damages portion of a settling defendant’s pretrial lump-sum payment by failing to propose a special verdict which would permit such calculation by differentiating between economic and noneconomic portions of the judgment.
II. Background
Betty Conrad’s right hand was lacerated by a glass bottle manufactured by Ball Corporation, severing tendons and nerves.
Conrad testified as follows: She had purchased the bottle, which…
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