Charter Oak Fire Insurance v. Sodexho Marriott
District Court, N.D. California
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BREYER, District Judge,
Charter Oak' Fire Insurance Company (“Charter Oak”) has paid $444,588.92 to Karen Whyman (“Whyman”) in satisfaction of a claim for workers’ compensation. The question now pending before this Court is whether, for what purpose, and to what extent, this payment may be adduced by Charter Oak as evidence in support of its lawsuit against Sodexho Marriott (“So-dexho”), a third party that allegedly caused Whyman’s injuries.
BACKGROUND
Karen Whyman claims that she was electrocuted by a toaster. Because this accident occurred at a café in an office building where she works,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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