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Nov. 5, 2025

$10M settlement for family of veteran fatally struck in parking lot

Attorneys from Morgan & Morgan said the result vindicated the family following years of denied responsibility.

The family of an 89-year-old Navy veteran fatally struck in a Torrance parking lot has secured a $10 million settlement after rejecting the defense's top pretrial offer.

Morgan & Morgan attorneys Arthur Petrousian, Daniel DeSantis and Tatevik Gasparyan represented the family and reached the settlement during trial, shortly before the jury was set to deliver a verdict. Nancy Ginn, et al. v. Aileen Connett, et al., 23TRCV00325, (L.A. Super., Ct., filed Feb. 03, 2023)

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