Legal Opinion
Kode v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2010No. 08-36056PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Per curiam
I. Background
In March 2006, Tara Carlson struck a trailer being towed by a vehicle in which Bhavanidas Kode was a passenger. In June 2007, Kode brought a diversity action against Carlson claiming economic and non-economic damages totaling $1,000,000. Although Carlson admitted she was negligent and that her negligence caused Kode to suffer some injury, the nature and extent of the injury remained in dispute.
Kode and Carlson both testified at trial, as did a witness and both parties’ expert witnesses. Kode’s expert witness, Dr. Anne Anderson, testified that Kode had sustained back pain…
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