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Litigation

Mar. 19, 2010

Bus Accident Victim to Get $7.25 Million

A man who fell under a bus will receive $7.25 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority in a settlement reached the eve of trial.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A man who fell under a bus will receive $7.25 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority in a settlement reached the eve of trial.

The key to the settlement, after many weeks of fruitless negotiations, was Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory H. Lewis's decision to admit evidence that the man had a very high blood-alcohol level and was carrying...

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