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Date: 05-02-2008
Case Style: Daniel Elan v. Palm Beach County and Joelle Bean
Case Number: Unknown5/2/2008
Judge: Unknown
Court: Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Florida
Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark Greenberg, LaBovick & LaBovick, P.A., Jupiter, Florida
Defendant's Attorney: Jim Barry, Adams, Coogler, Watson, Merkel, Barry & Kellner, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida
Description: The Estate of Daniel Elan and Fednel Demosthene sued Palm Beach County and Joelle Bean on a governmental tort claim theory claiming that office Joelle Bean failed to exercise due care in the operation of her county police cruiser and, as a direct result, an accident occurred and Elan was killed and Demosthene was severely injured. Daniel Elan, 60, and friends Sonel Saint Fort and Fednel Demosthene were eastbound on Yamato Road on Nov. 26, 2001, as they headed home from their jobs cleaning offices. As Elan made a left turn onto the Interstate 95 on-ramp, Bean's cruiser barreled into the side of his Toyota Corolla.
Defendants claimed that Elan was the sole cause of the accident.
Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict on the issue of liability. Compensation will be determined in a separate proceeding.
Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown
Defendant's Experts: Unknown
Comments: None