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Home My WebLink About95-03968 Ot.I\1 I.. ',I, v. 119 & #20 OLER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW IN TRESPASS (M.V.) 95-3966 CIVIL TERM MELISSA R. WALKER, plaintiff JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant KENNETH D. PIFER, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. CIVIL ACTION - LAW : IN TRESPASS (M.V.) JERRY W. WALKER, . Defendant :~5-396B CIVIL TERM ----------------------------- IN RE: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE A pretrial conference in the above-captioned cases, which have been consolidated by separate Order of Court for trial, was held in the chambers of Judge oler on Wednesday, August 28, 1996. present on behalf of the plaintiffs was Richard A. Sadlock, Esquire. Present on behalf of the Defendant, and standing in for stephen L. Banko, Jr., Esquire, who will be trying the case, was Lauralee B. Baker-Starr, Esquire. These cases are negligence actions for personal injuries arising out of a one-vehicle accident in which Defendant, Jerry W. Walker, was the driver, and plaintiffs were paSsengers. The accident occurred on september 24, 1994, on Route 641 in West pennsboro Township, cumberland county, pennsylvania. Defendant's defense is that the accident was caused by a deer and not by his negligence. On the issue of damages, Defendant maintains that plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer was bound by the limited tort option on his automobile insurance policy, and that his injury (a ruptured biceps tendon) was not serious, so that non-economic losses are not recoverable. In the case of plaintiff Melissa R. Walker, the same issue does not exist, because she had elected the full tort option. This will be a jury trial in which, pursuant to an agreement of counsel, each side will have four peremptory challenges, for a total of eight. The trial is estimated to be of a duration of two days. In the event that any deposition testimony to be utilized at t~ial will require rulings by the Court on evidentiary issues, counsel are directed to supply a copy of the transcript in question to the court at least five days prior to commencement of the trial term, with the areas of objection still being pursued highlighted and with brief memoranda in support of their respective positions. counsel are also directed to furnish to the Court preliminary proposed jury instructions and a preliminary proposed verdict slip with respect to the issue of the damages of plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer in connection with the limited tort option issue. with respect to settlement negotiations, plaintiff in the case of pifer v. Walker has demanded $32,500.00, and Defendant has offered $6000.00; in the case of v. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 95-396B civil Term ~ KENNETH D. PIFER, plaintiff JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ******************************************************************* MELISSA R. WALKER, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA plaintiff . . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW . v. NO. 95-3966 civil Term JERRY W. WALKER, . . . . Defendant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED REPLY O! !.~UHTIPP nNNETH D. PIPER !Q DE!E~AHT'S MOTION IN LIMINE 1. Admitted. 2. It is admitted the instant action arises out a motor vehicle accident which occurred on september 24, 1994, as a result of the negligence of the instant Defendant. As a result of the aforementioned accident, plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer sustained a ruptured right biceps tendon requiring surgical repair. 3. It is admitted at the time of the aforementioned accident, plaintiff's own motor vehicle insurance was provided by the General Accident Insurance Company. 9BB94/HLH 4. Deni~d. By way of amplification, plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer is the 2nl:l named insured on the aforementioned General Accident insurance policy. At no time applicable hereto did plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer sign a tort option selection form. Therefore, pursuant to the terms of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer is deemed to have the full tort option on his policy. ~, 75 pa.C.S.A. 51705(a) (3). A copy of Mr. pifer's declaration page is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Further, attached hereto as Exhibit B is a tort option selection form signed by Mr. pifer's ex-wife, Kathleen Pifer. The pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law grants no power or authority to Kathleen pifer to sign a tort option selection form binding the named insured on the General Accident pOlicy, Kenneth D. pifer. 5.-7. As plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer has the full tort option on his policy, Defendant's averment is irrelevant to the instant proceeding. S. It is admitted that the testimony of plaintiff's treating physician was not taken until August 30, 1996. Further, documents were not obtained from plaintiff's insurer, General Accident, until it responded to plaintiff's Notice for Records Deposition on or about September 11, 1995. As evidenced by plaintiff's Exhibits A and B herein, Plaintiff never selected the limited tort option and is therefore entitled to all rights of the full tort option. 9.-10. As Plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer has the full tort option on his policy, Defendant's averment is irrelevant to the instant proceeding. 11.-12. It is admitted Plaintiff previously gave deposition testimony in the instant action. However, Plaintiff has the full tort option herein and the instant Motion should be denied. 13. Admitted. 14. It is admitted that the plaintiff had physical therapy at Keystone Rehabilitation Center. 15.-16. Dr. Mira's deposition testimony speaks for itself. However, the testimony relates to the amount of damages sustained by plaintiff herein. Further, as plaintiff has the full tort option, the extent of plaintiff's damages remains a jury question. 17. Defendant's averment is a conclusion of law to which no responsive pleading is required. To the extent the averment may be deemed factual, it is hereby specifically denied. By way of amplification, Plaintiff did sustain a serious injury and permanent, serious disfigurement as a result of the motor vehicle accident on september 24, 1994. Further, Plaintiff has the full tort option and is therefore entitled to recover all dauCJ.. recognized by Pennsylvania Law. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfullY requests your Honorable court to deny Defendant's Motion in Limine. ANcatt.O~-' ROVNER,P.C. -R~~E.=.qu ru 1.0. No. 47281 4503 North Front street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238-6791 counsel for plaintiff Date! september 13, 1996 ~ C;ENE~L ^ \ ACCIOEt'o'T ,. " IN5U~NCE ~jb _AL.~UI ~I~tt' PHI' 'lJELPHIA PA IQIOb-!1!lb \.t:''''~'''~~ ~1.\.t."''''''1 .,..- 'OMPANY OF A~E~l'A Tvpe of poflCV poliev number poliC\! perioo ..OED PcR~ONAL RPA 39-bb7-!9 1 01/P/9" TO 01/lT/94 L A1l.A Tl ON AUTOMOBILE and addles of Insured A en\ name and add;ess A en! cooe I,Z16b9 II 1 FER IC.ENNHH 0 ~ Cupp INSURANCe A GEtl<: v eDit 1020 ROllI SO CAF.Ll SLE ST LAlIiDISeURG PA 1'70"O P 0 eOX 309 NEW BLOOMFIELD PA 170b9 .0" IS A I.IST OF THE COVERAGES PROVIDED UNDe~ THIS PGLICY. FLE~SE _ covERED ONLY "HERE A I.IMIT OF LIAalLlTV A~D A PRE~IUM AI<: S~O~U. VEH. :z I.l"'IT FOLLowiNG !"OOR SHORT 13EO VEHICLESI VEHICLE I.O.NO. JT"R~b3AXJOZ1650~ CLASS SYM 80<:511 II TE;'R 53 STHE 37 DI~. BILL FOLICY COyE~S THE 'tEAR TKADE NA~E ~.2 S8 TOYT NOTE nuT VC. PIIEH. , . ~IRST 'ARTY aENEFIT~ wORK loOSS "'EOleA!. BENEFITS F.UtJERAL.{UPEMSE' BENEFITS' . ACCIOEttTAL: DEATH BENEFITS LlAelCiTi:-r......:.;~-~:-'~:.. .., ;JNl"SURlO:~"'OTORlSTS .,.., . UNOERiNSUREO ~OTORISTS elHAGE; TO' YOUR CAR OTHER-THAN' COlololSION LOSS' lCTUAL~eASH!VAl.UE-loES~ OED Of exTENDED TRANSPORTATION exPENse COLLISION LOSS ACTUAL CASh VALUE-LESS oeo OF TOlooING ANO LAeOR OPTION-OS lOOO/SOOO I 100,000 ltSOO EXCLUOEO 1...7 100,000 Z29 '0,000 1.9 So,OOO 2 100 91 oPTlO~ 01 5 500 237 75 ) ~U~CHlRGE OR AOOITIONAL A~OUHT 'nARGEO AS A RESULT OF C~ARCeA!LE ACCIDENT OR VI0LATIOH 114.00 UII TOTAL POLICY PREMIUM IS: S8",.00 ~lTE~ TORT APPLIES .~CRe ON "EXT ?A~a... .G': 1 c../tC./I...... i.':":~:: ~ . ~ CENEIV-L ^CCIDEl'-o'T I'\. INSUIV-NCE _Jb wALNUT STREET PHI" l)ELPI11A P' 1'1100-3780 .~e T of Ii Policv number poliCV nod "OED PEIlSONlL llPA !'1_t.b1-e<i 1 01/111'1'" TO 011\1/<1'" ,Lo\UTlON l\JTOMOBILE ~ and address of InSUred en! name and address Ntenl codl "'2ibb'l PifER ~ENNETH D C.UPP INSURANCE AGENC.Y eOll. 10Z0 Roel SO C.ARLl SLE S T U,liOi S BUIlG PA 110..0 P 0 eOl'- 30'1 NEW BLOOMfiEI.O PA 110bll _~.~e HaTE THE fOLLowiNG C.kAhGES TO yOUIl rOLICY: _ VEHICLE 1 HlS BEEN DELETED. OUIl CHlNGE IS EffEC.TiVE 0",/01/</" OUIl RETURM PREMIU" 15: '19.00 , . <au ,'LL .""., . ."..." .'LL'.' .,.T,.,.T ,. .",...... i fOUIl-COVERAGE STARTS O~ 0~/11/94 AT L2'0\ A.M. TriE fOL\.O"IHG fORM' OAn' 'Tbblt ' l H'" l1<i,b ,,"0'03 fOll."S iNo iNDORSE"EHTS .Re ALSO PAIlT OF VOUIl fOil" ,'. o~Te FOil" OATE FOil" allE .0001' ...0\51 i\.09\0 ,1959 Z20C.O Ao"~l , A12bl A0338 ,1b51 u01S 1'0\.1'''' fOil" A1661 ,030' ,010\1 CATE / T~e LOSS PAVEE 1St vEH.Z e~. OF LANOiS~UIlG PO eox L1<i LJ,NOIS&Ull.G pA110..0 THIS is A REI.EIlAL OF A PoUCoV oRlGili...LI.V iSSUE'.) 0\/17/'10 'H= FOLLuwlNC, HF.ATOR 1 'cRATOR Z HiLL OPERATE VEHiC.LES !<.ENNETH PiFEI'. JOSEPH C. piFER c.OVEIlEO 6'1' THiS 08/01'51 0..111/1b POLiC.Y; is seCTiON fOR CO~PAHY uSE ONLY; ve~ ell. POL ~CL c.OMP CoeLL .../1' UM UH PO Uii'l PIP PiP OPT TIP. OED Li!'\ 8 0 piE OP P 1 z " Ob5 017 q 5 , z . .,' h\l,iU . . . f .- ", -' - ~'.-.. .-~ .~ ,"1 +-,. ..~.. .... -'.: ::; C!"ER~l "CCID," T I"Sl'R......'=E Notice To Named Insureds F\nn~ [\lE U \\\1 r n JIJ"'. a '''c'' ll..:..... J=_:'" . . ~. oj"':,. A. "Umiled Tort" Option. The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania glve you Ihe righllo choose a form of insurance thallimtts your righl and the right of members of your household to seek financial compensation for Injuries caused by other drivers, Under this form of insurance, you and other household members covered under this policy may seek recovery for all medical and other out-of-pockel expenses, but not for pain and suffering or other nonmonetaJ)' damages unless the Injuries suffered fall within the definition of "serious injury" as setloreh In the polic)', or unless one of se"eral other uceptlons noted In the poli'=)' apj:>lies. <See enclcsed bool:let for a descripTio,' of "serious 1!'Ilu~'" and the exceptiOns,) The annual premium for basic coverage Is S , ,462,00 which reilectS the co"erages and amounts of co"erage you ha"e now, The annual premium lor basic co"erage as required by law under this "limited lort" option Is 5 1,140,00, Additional coverages under this option are available at additional cost. B. If you wish 10 choose the "Ilmlled tort" option descn'bed In paragraph A. you must sign this notice where Indlcaled below and retum It. If you do nOI sign and return this notice, ydu will be considered 10 haJe chosen the "full tort. coverage as descibed In paragraph C and you wiD be chl11!ed the "IuD tort" premium. I wish to choose the "limlled tort. option descibed In paragraph A: , /J Slanature Une I. -dtl/-r-li/{L; (l~ /5/q911 T Named lnsur I Date I C. "full Tort" Option. The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania also give you the right to choose a form of insurance under whIch you maintain an unrestricted right for you and the members of your household 10 seek financial compensation for injuries caused by other drivers. Under this form of insurance, you and other household members covered under this policy may seek recovery for all medlc:al and other out.of-pocket expenses and may also seek financial compensallon for pain and suffering and other nonmonetary damages as a result of Injuries caused by other drivers, The annual premium for basic coverage Is 5 1,462,00 which reiltcts the coverages and amounts 01 covel.ge you have now. The annual premium for basic coverage as required by law under this "full tore" option Is 5 1.316,00. Additional coverages under this option are available at additional cost. D. If you "ish to choose the "full tort" option described In paragraph C, you may sign this notice where indicated below and retum it. However, If you do not sign and retum this nNlce, you "ill be considered to have chosen the "'ulltore" coverage as described In paragraph C and you will be charged the "full tore" premium. '":!\ fF'l fi:;:' ~ \' ~~!! , ,.r) "'- l'- .. ~~. .. .. ~ ," '''.,. , '\~."" :1 . ,-', . ."" ~\.. .~. Signalure Line II, ... . . "" '.: . .,'.' samed Insured Date . r'." ... \ , \,;- .".... " E. You may cor,:ac: ~our ir.surance agent. bro~er or compar,y 10 discuss the cost of other ".' 4ft. co\'eraEes. ....... lJ - JUN20' Ego ;~~" ;.90 i ~98 (j Hl " ': ,;', -,' -p ''l 1 -r.",> 1 .\\:'1 p;\ -, ...] f<~:; , 'I'~ . L,I l-~' . .-1 ;', to.., , . ! ] :~.. -. )(~ ~. ~.J ~r ":.-! .. '." .'1 oJ' -.. attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked as EJthibit "A." 2. plaintiff'S cause of action arises out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on september 24, 1994, from which Plaintiff contends he sustained an acute ruptured right bicepS tendon requiring surgical repair. ~ paragraph 10 of plaintiff's complaint. 3. It is undisputed that at the time of the accident, Plaintiff was insured by General Accident Insurance Company. A copy of plaintiff's Answers to Interrogatories indicating his affiliation with General Accident Insurance company is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked Exhibit "B." 4. It is further undisputed that for the poliCY period in effect at the time of the motor vehicle accident at issue, Plaintiff had elected limited tort coverage. A copy of plaintiff's tort election, which was provided and acknowledged by Plaintiff, is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked EJthibit "C." 5. The limited tort provisions of the pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law ("paMVFRLn) provide for a reduced insurance premium in exchange for losS of the right to seek recovery for pain and suffering or other non-economiC damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident, unlesS the injuries sustained fall within the definition of "serious injury." 75 Pat C.S.A. !l1705(a) (1) (Al. 6. "Serious injury" is defined as a personal injury that results in "death, serious impairment of body function or permanent serious disfigurement." 75 Pa. C.S.A. !l1702. 7. In Dodson v. Elvev, Pa. Super. ___, 665 A.2d 1223 (1995), the superior Court held that the determination of whether a limited tort plaintiff has suffered a serious injury such that a full tort coverage would apply was initially a question of law for a judge to determine. 8. Prior to this time this issue was not ripe for the Court's review, as the testimony of Plaintiff's treating physician was not taken until August 30, 1996. 9. In making a threshhold determination of whether a serious impairment of body function exists, the Court makes two inquiries: (a) what body function, if any was impaired because of the injuries sustained in the motor vehicle accident! and (b) was the impairment of body function "serious?" Dodson v. E1vev, Pa. Super. ___, 665 A.2d 1223 (1995). 10. In further determining whether the impairment was "serious," several factors should be considered: (1) the extent of the impairment! (2) the particular body function impaired! (3) the length of time the impairment lasted! (4) the - 3 - treatment required to correct the impairment; and (5) any other relevant factors. podson, ~uora, at 1234. 11. In his deposition, Plaintiff testified that the only injuries he sustained from this accident involved a tear of his right biceps tendon and a bruise to his right shoulder: Q. Now, in this accident as I understand it one of your biceps .- you had a muscle ripped off the bone and had to have that repaired. Is that essentially the injury that you had? A. Correct. Q. Other than that did you have any other injuries? A. I had an injury that was a bruise (indicating), this part of my shoulder from hitting the side of the truck. Q. Now you're showing us the back of your right shoulder? A. Right shoulder, yes. Sorry. Q. And the bicep injury was on what side? A. To my right arm (indicating), right there. ~ page 10-11 of plaintiff's deposition, a copy of which is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked Exhibit "D." 12. AS far as the effect the aforesaid injury has had on plaintiff's employment as a youth development counselor supervisor, Plaintiff testified to the following: - 4 - as a lead in, so I approach the resident from the side where I can do it, from the left side of my body, and I am also ._ we use a system called safe physical management. I am a certified instructor for the state, and I really haven't been able to be involved with hands on instruction as much as I used to be before the accident. ~ plaintiff's deposition at pp. 16-17 attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked Exhibit "E." 13. Following the accident, Plaintiff received treatment from Allen Mira, M.D.. and was ultimatelY discharged from Dr. Mira'S care in approximatelY MaY 1995. 14. In addition to the treatment rendered by Dr. Mira, Plaintiff underwent a three-month course of physical therapy at KeyStone Rehabilitation center which ended in March 1995. ~ page 23 of plaintiff'S deposition which is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked Exhibit "F." 15. At the time of his deposition for use at trial, Dr. Mira testified that within eighteen monthS after the accident plaintiff'S injury had plateaued, and that the range of motion and function of the right arm had returned to ninety percent of normal function. Dr. Mira did n2k testify in his deposition that Plaintiff had sustained a permanent injury. ~ pages 15 and 22 and the entirety of Dr. Mira'S deposition which is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and marked Exhibit "G." - 6 . 16. Likewise, as to Plaintiff's surgical scarring which involves a two-inch scar on the inside and outside of the right elbow, Dr. Mira testified that the scarring was permanent, but he did UQt opine that the scarring constituted a serious disfigurement. 17. The foregoing testimony indicates that Plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury or serious permanent disfigurement as a result of the motor vehicle accident on September 24, 1994. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Jerry Walker, respectfully requests this Court to enter an Order dismissing Plaintiff's claims for non-economic damages ruling that Plaintiff did not suffer a serious injury from the motor vehicle accident as a matter of law. Alternatively, Defendant requests this Court to issue an Order that the determination of whether or not the Plaintiff sustained a serious injury such that non-economic damages may be recovered is a question for a jury to resolve at the time of trial of this case. REYNOLDS & HAVAS A Professional Corporation Date: tfI1o\qt, , PLCiL - 7 - , I I .~ t RENNETH D. PIFER, plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. Cj5~ j(/t'8' ~'-LL ~~- v. JERRY W. WALKER, Detendant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED NOTIC. TO DBfEND You have been sued in court. If you wish to detend aqainst the claims set torth in the tollowinq paqes, you must take action within twenty (20) days atter this Complaint and Notice are served, by enterinq a written appearance personally or by attorney and tilinq in writinq with the Court your de tenses or objections to the claime eet torth againet you. You are warned that it you tail to do eo the caee may proceed without you and judgment may be entered eqainet you by the Court without turther notice tor any money claimed in the Compleint or tor eny other claim or reliet requeeted by the plaintitt. You may loee money or property or other righte important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Court Administrator cumberland County courthouse - 4th Floor One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013-3387 (717) 240-6200 WftJI COPY FROM "!COIIID 1ft TeslhMr.:' I,"" . . .,. IJnto set my IIInd and th llJl,;, [ ..: Call1sle, PI.c: C... 0, . 19 q _ ~ . I/L '~~ . ~ . .. ) KENNETH D. PIFER, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . : CUMBERLAND COUNT'i, PENNS'iLVANIA plaintiff . . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW . v. . NO. . JERR'i W. WALKER , . . Defendant . JURY TRIAL DEMANDED . CQMPLa.XHT 1. plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer is an adult individual, citizen of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, who resides at R.D. 13, BOX 111C, Shelocta, Indiana county, pennsylvania. 2. plaintiff Jerry W. Walker is an adult individual, citizen of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, who resides at 449 Hunters Road, Newville, cumberland county, pennsylvania. 3. The facts and occurrences hereinafter related took place on or about september 24, 1994, at approximately 11:10 a.m., on SR 641 _ Newville Road, west pennsboro Township, Cumberland county. 4. At that time and place, Defendant Jerry R. Walker was operatinq a 1979 Ford F-250 pick-up truck and was travellinq east on SR 641, West pennsboro Township, cumberland County. 5. At that time and place, plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer was a passenqer in a vehicle beinq driven by Defendant Jerry R. walker. 12146/CLN - - ~~~.--......- -":'7a_-_ ,.::..- '. --"_....~~~ , ) 6. At that time and place, Defendant Jerry R. Walker observed a deer on the left side of the roadway. 7. At that time and place, Defendant overreacted to the presence of the deer, operated his vehicle at a high rate of speed, unnecessarily swerved to avoid the deer, lost control of his vehicle and struck a telephone pole on the right berm of the roadway. S. At that time and place, a violent collision occurred between the left portion of the Ford truck and the telephone pole. 9. The ioreqoinq accident and all of the injuries and damaqes sustained by Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer set forth hereinafter, are the direct and proximate result of the negliqent, carel..., wanton and reckless manner in which Defendant Jerry R. Walker operated the 1979 Ford F-150 truck as follows: (a) failure to have the vehicle under such control as to be able to stop within the assured clear distance ahead; (b) failure to keep alert and maintain a proper watch on the hiqhway; (c) failure to stay within his lane of travel; (d) failure to apply his brakes in sufficient time to avoid collidinq with the deer and telephone pole; (e) failure to keep proper and adequate control over his vehicle; (f) failure to travel at a safe speed; 2 - ) (g) failure to drive his vehicle with due regard for the highway and traffic conditions which were existing and of which he was aware or should have been aware; (h) failure to take reasonable evasive action to avoid the accident; and ( i) driving his vehicle upon the highway in a manner endangering persons and property and in a reckless manner with carele~s disregard to the rights and safety of others and in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a result of the aforementioned accide~t, Plaintitt 10. Kenneth D. Pifer sustained painful, severe and serious injurie., including but are not limited to, an acute ruptured right biceps requiring surgical repair. 11. By reason of the aforementioned injuries sustained by Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer, he was forced to incur liability for medical treatment, medications, hospitalizations, and similar miscellaneous expenses in an effort to re.tore himself to health, and claim is made therefor. 12. Because of the nature of his injuries, plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer has been advised and, therefore, avers that he may be forced to incur similar expense. in the future, and claim is made therefor. 13. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth.D. Pifer has undergone and in the future will undergo great , . I i 3 - j I- ) physical and mental suffering, great inconvenience in carrying out his daily activities, loss of life's pleasures and enjoyment, and claim is made therefor. 14. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has been and in the future will be .ubject to great humiliation and embarrassment, and claim is made therefor. 1!l. As a result of the atorementioned injuries, Plaintitt Kenneth D. Piter has sustained work loss, loss ot opportunity and a permanent diminution of his earning power and capacity, and claim is made theretor. 16. ,.. a result ot the aforesaid injuries, Plaintiff Xenneth D. Pifer ha. sustained uncompensated work loss, and claim i. made therefor. 17. Plaintiff xenneth D. Pifer continues to be plagued by persistent pain and limitation and, therefore, avers that his injuries lIIay be of a permanent nature, causing residual problelllS for the remainder of his litetillle, and claim is made therefor. 18. As a result ot the aforesaid accident,~Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has sustained scars which will result in a permanent, serious disfigurement, and claim is lIIade therefor. 19. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff Xenneth D. Pif~r sustained serious injuries resulting in a serious impairment of body function, and claim is made therefor. 4 , - " ,-- --.. --:-.:.--.~ . " " WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer demands judgment against Defendant Jerry R. Walker in an amount in excess of Twenty-Five Thou.and Dollars ($25,000.00), exclusive of interest and costs and in exce.. of any jurisdictional amount requiring compulsOry arbitration. ANGINO , RoVNER, P.C. I I \ I \ \ \ chard A. S 1.0. N 281 North Front street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238-6791 counsel for Plaintiff Date: JulY 25, 1995 I , \ I \ i I , , , \ , , I .' \ I . . - \ /~ " " I!:!!:!l ~. i'!:!;!l eR) .' .\ . . i I i i i i I I, I " ~r g~~H3c/ 'I" . 0 ',,' '" I ,. ",,: 7nr .l' ,. . . 1'\1- I ~,{:;;::. ~ ., .. ... '-::.10 i ! I i I , Exhibit B ..~ ~'."""'''' ."'11""'" I"" ~I(."'''' (~ .~ exhibit B :,\ :1.1".. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY KENNETH D. PIFER, plaintiff No. 3968 civil 1995 CIVIL ACTION - LAW v. JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PLAINTIFF'S ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES OF DEFENDANT, JERRY W. WALKER, ADDRESSED TO PLAINTIFF -- FIRST SET TO: Kenneth D. pifer, plaintiff c/o Richard A. sadlock, Esquire, counsel for plaintiff Angino Ii Rovner 4503 North Front street Harrisburg, pennsylvania 17110 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that you are hereby required pursuant to pennsylvania Rules of civil procedure NoS. 4005 and 4006 to serve upon the undersigned within thirty (30) days from service hereof your answers in writing and under oath to the following Interrogatories. These Interrogatories shall be deemed to be continuing Interrogatories. If, between the time of your answers to said Interrogatories and the time of the trial of this case, you or anyone acting on your behalf learns the identity and whereabouts of any other witnesses not identified in your said answers, or if you obtain or become aware of additional requested information not ". ,..nt"Y .ny ,n.ur.nc. comp.ny, ...oc,.tion. ..cn.n.. 0' ..n."t .oc,.ty or .roup' .n,cn n... p." .n, n..,tn. .'ckn.... .co1..ot, o..'c.,. .,...nity or li'. 'n.ur.nc. ..ne,'t. .r,.,ng out 0' tne .cc,.ent .n,cn ,orm. tn. ...,. 0' tn'. .ction, .pec"y tn. .eount .n' ..t.. 0' .ucn p.yeente .0' .pe."y tn. n.tur. .n' ..tant 0' .ny ....ro..tion 'nter..t claimed or asserted. "",., .,e""t. c.,e".t"" ,." ,ot y,t ',e' e"pl,t". "" "e' ca1cu1ations have been comp1eted. the Answer to thie remainder of this Interrogatory wi11 be supp1emented. - 29 - "'''''I.''".,.~",,,,,,, .,.., """'''' @ Exhibit c . ~ ~~ '.-,.;.. Multi-page"" KENNETH D. PIPBJ FEBRUARY 20.1991 Page I: PIFER V. W ALKBR puge \0 work Ih~ sam~ uay. 2 Q All righl. Diu you -- oll.:r Ihan Ihal particular 3 ineiili:nl. hull you ever injurcu your lef! ann or ~houlili.'f .- 4 I'm sorry .- your righl ann or your righl shouhler prior 10 5 Ihis aeeiili.'lll wilhin Ihe tL'll years'l 6 1\ Not that 1 n:eall, 7 Q Okay. Wlu.'ll you anu your wife" but sbe wasn't 8 your wife allhe lime .- movell from CL'lltl'llll'L'llnsylvania 10 9 Shclocla, hoW uiu you muke th~ move" In other words. uiu 10 you n.'lll alruek" Diu somebO<ly else move you'l II 1\ Com:~l. We n.'llteu a U.\Iaullruek anu moveu the 12 fumilure. \3 Q Diu you have any help on this end to load your 14 truek'l 15 1\ Yeah. a lot of my friL'llds helped loud lhe wek. 16 My son hclp.:d. 17 Q \low about on lhe other end. diu you have any 18 help'l 19 1\ Yeah. W~ hull Ihree or four people help us. 20 Q 1 gol myself shlelrackeu already. In Ihallen 2\ yeurs before the aecidenl. hull you ever been udmilleu 10 any 22 hospilal for any reuson al a\l7 23 1\ Yeah. yes, I WIlS. 24 Q Tell me aboullha\. 25 1\ Ten years prior to lhe lICCidcnl" I lhan Ihal one Ihal you were involveu in eilher u.~ a 2 pllSSL'llgcr or a driver" 3 1\ NOI thai In.'Call. 4 Q All righ\. Were you .- uid yoU suslain uny 5 personal injury in Ihal aceiili.'llt" 6 1\ No. 7 Q Okay. lIaving bc>.'ll involvcu in the eOll\.'Clions 8 of youthful offL'llllcfS. have you ever bc>.'ll injurcu on Ihe 9 Job? 10 1\ Yes. II Q And have you ever mudc a claim for Ihnse 12 injuries. bc>.'ll off work and mudc a claim for cnmpL'llsalion 13 for Ihose injuries? 14 1\ I have been off work shorl periods of lime. 1 \5 neVL'f mudc a ehlim. 16 Q Now. in Ihis ucciili.'lll us I unili.'tStand it one of 17 your bie.:ps .- you hull a muscle rippL-d off lhe bone IlI1d hull 18 10 have Ihaln.'Pain.-d. Is Ihal eSSL'lllially Ihe injury that 19 you hull? 20 1\ Com.'C\. 21 Q OIher Ihan Ihal uid you have uny olher inJuries'l 22 1\ I hull an injury thai WIlS a bruise (inuieating), 23 this part of my shoulllcr from hilling lhe sillc of the lruek. 24 Q NoW you're showing us lhe buck of your righl 25 shoulllcr? pugel: Page 1\ I Q Yeah. yeah. 2 1\ 1 broke lhese bones in my hlll1d (indicaling). 3 Q You're pointing 10 your lefl hand? 4 1\ My left hanu wrestling wilh a residcnl allhe 5 Millersville Youth ViIIlll!e. I sustained a stab wound along 6 about '86. '87. anu WL'llIIO Ihe emergency wan! and got 7 stitched up for Ihat, broke my nose anu looscneU my four 8 fronl t......th being punched one lime by a residcnl. wcnllo 9 the emergency room for thai. 10 AI Loysville 1 broke my lailbone gelling pullell II off a lable. ,",'OliO lhe emergency wan! for Iha\. 12 Q II sounus likes a fun job. 13 1\ 111e kids allaek you. \4 Q I know. 15 1\ Out llhlnk Ihal'S ubout I\. 16 Q Okay. 17 1\ I \\'L'llt one time. A kiu pUI me In a bear hug and I 8 brok~ my ribs unu Ihey hud to wrap my ribs. One lime a kid 19 erusheu me anu uislocaled four of my ribs. you know, 20 Q Were mosl of Ihese inciili.'llIS al LoysvUle? 21 1\ No. most of Ihem were in the private seclor, so 22 actually Ihey were just prior 10 the len-year period or 23 right arounu there. 24 Q Okay. 25 ^ Oasieally Ihe oluer I got the more I bc:cu111C Page 10 - Page I: I ^ Right shoulllcr. yes. Sorry. 2 Q And the bicep injury WIlS on whal siUe'1 3 ^ To my right ann (indicating), righllhere. 4 Q Iluu you ever had" huu yoU ever lu'll injured at 5 work where your right shouluer or your righl ann was 6 injureu'l 7 1\ I was injureu in August, the sume year. 8 Q A monlh or so before the acclUL'llt'1 9 ^ Yes. It might have been laic July. 10 Q Okay. II ^ And basiClllly I was allaekeu by a resiUL'llt thai 12 we W\.'l'C locking up in a seclusion cell, anu there was a big 13 man Ihul Wu.s helping me. W~ fell on Ihe grounu wilh Ihis 14 kid, and 1 .. my ann struightL'lleu nut, kinu of 15 hypcrextL'lluing this part of the c1how, bumpeu Ihe c1bnw 16 (inuieutlng), anu I wus;,xn al the Perry Meuical Cenler for 17 that injury. and Ihey preserib<:u, Ilhink, SIlIl milligrams of 18 Ibuprof.'ll fnr il. 19 Q Diu the Perry Medical Cenler -. is Ihallh" on" 2U thal's in f)unl.:unnl1n'? 21 ,\ No. n Q 11\" one in LoysVllle'! 23 ^ 11\~ on" in Loysvill". eo",,"l. 24 Q Okay. 25 ^ I uidn'llo,", any work. I wenl right I",ek 10 HUGHES. ALBRIGHT. FOLTZ &. NATALE 717_232-5644/393-5101 KENNBTH D. PIPBR FEBRUARY 20.1996 Multi-Page ,,, PIFER V. WALKER Page 14 I expert at not llCuing hnlkcn when I \liD'Ii rntruil1il1~ J'CI'r1c. 2 Q 15 lhnt 0 lYJ1ical occurrence wl..-n: )'OU huu: In 3 phy,icolly mlmln tl", n:,i,kn\S citlll.T III LlIysville or Ihe 4 new I1hu:c \I,'I..on: )'ou un: nnw" S ^ V..... 6 Q In your new jub now, un: )'011 \litI ill U plldlinn 7 whac you hu\'c to I~nd Dui'lwm:c in n."Struil1il1~'l 8 A V.". 9 Q And i, lhol .. your wife <lescnb<d tlllllO' II 10 doilyoccurmtcc. I, it 0 doily llCCurmtCC wilh yoa'/ 11 ^ Yes. h cuuld be. E\'cn mon: so when: I wnrk nnW. 12 0 YOUtll develupmenl counselor 1I10na~ which i, kind of like I J 1111 Dssistnnt din:clOr position. I Ollt one of the Ihm: ,,,..uric 14 who hos to sive permi..ion to IIllndculf and ,IIllckle on IS individUllI which 1)1'ically will mc:un lholl'm on tl", scelle 16 10 do thot. '0 you on: now hondcuflioS or ,IIllckllns on 17 individuallhut d~n'l wl1ntlO be. so thllt invol\'cs some 18 physicol ,lUff. 19 Q Did you IIllve" nl tl", lin", of tlli, occident, did 20 you hove 0 fomily doctor'! 21 A Well. I usa! 011 the doctors 01 tl", I'L'rT)' 1Ic:ultl, 22 u:nler, whol.'\'er wos avoiloble. 23 Q Would ynu hove ba:n ,,,,,n by otlll.T tlllln maybe tl", 24 an<r1!"11cy room' lhol you lold n", ohoul'l Would )'nu IIllve IMxn 2S seen by ony doclor outside tl", I'L'TT)' 1Ic:ultll Sy,II.'1I0tlll.T Page 15 I thllR maybe being so:.... in un etnCl\lL..ey room" 2 A Not thaI I n."all. 3 Q And your wife .. 4 A Well, probably longer thon tL" years. I have S asthma, and I knuw was seeing an allel\ly spL'Cialisl in 6 Lnneaster by Ihe nome of Sleven Lockie, Ill.. 1 QUad" 8 A" which helped. 9 Q Okuy. Do you slill suffer from aslhma'! 10 A Yes. II Q Okay. And you have 10 have special preeaulions 12 for thai as 0 result.. especiully us 0 resull of I-.:ing .. Il A Yeah, I carry on AlupL..t iohakr thaI's 14 prescril-.:d und un InIal inhuler if I wanllll du uny vigorous IS eXIL'1lded exercise. I have exercise induced uslhmu. so leI'S 16 say I wonllo pluy naskelnull.lhen I'll luke IWO 11 inhalations un Ihal. 18 Q Al uny lime in )'our life have yuu lreatell wilh u 19 chiropruelor" 20 A Yes, yes, I wus. 21 Q Tell me ahoullhal. Tell me when il was nrsl. 22 A II wus pronahly I Y82 or '83. 23 Q 11'al's nne. 11Iun'l ncellln know unymure. 24 "Okoy. 2S Q I ask people If Ihey huve ever hcco u vielimllf a Puge 14 - Puge 17 Page 16 I villk1l1 erime. You hove already lold me uhoul thaI. so I 2 won'l hdahor Ihal poinl unymore. 3 lIave you ever hccn injun:d 01 011 on Ihe jnh in .. your new pnsition" 5 "No more Ihan humps or hruises. 6 IJ Docs Ihe injury Ihul ynu sustuinLoJ in Ihis 1 uecillL"llo your righl hicep uffL'C1 your .. udversely aITL,,1 8 ynur uhility lu do your joh'! \) ,\ Yes, il lines. 10 lJ T clime ahout thaI. II A Well. IirslolT righl noW II", week before the 12 accident Ilypieully would du u h<...eh press, chest workoul 13 wilh 215 pounds, four selS of IL", und I can do 13S pounds 14 now. Any Iype of exereise .. ny exercise I don'l mean in IS Ihe gym hUI picking sotnClhing up or someone pulling you 16 where my onn is exlL"ded and Ihey oelually pull on Ihe: hic.:p 11 euuses pain 10 il (indiealing). 18 11te hack of my dbow is always sore,lhe hasc of IY my lrieep, und I guess h<."ause thut's how Iltey look Ihe ann 2ll upon, und wltere Ihe bicep connL"ts dm." to my foreann iI'S 21 Iypieally sore if I have done any sorl of exercise that 22 slrclcltes Ihe nieep, ond thL" lhere is kind of a weuk point 23 right oeross Ihe middle of the hieep (indicating), Ihol my 24 doelor kind of exploined 10 me Ihat's prohably two choices. 2S 11le muscle would hove either tom Ihere or lore off Ihe Page J 7 I none. 2 I was the luckkr of tl-.: IWO. If lhe muscle 3 would hove 10m in half I would hove hllll 0 101 greater 4 injury, nol thaI I didn't. I think I have 0 serious injury, S hUI it would have In.. 0 more serious injury, but Ihat's 6 sli\llypieally wellk. 11tere is like 0 line. 1 Q Can you fully exlL..d your ann" 8 A No, I can't exlL..d il as for o.~ this, and I eon'l Y rolute it like Ihal. 11te dnow turns oul (indicating). As III far as my joh, Ihe reslruining of reshk...ts, I hove hllll to II l'\X:valuate how I do it, and Ilypieally llse my left side of 12 my hody os 0 lead in, so I approach the resident from lhe 13 side where I can do ii, from the leli side of my body, and I 14 um ulso .. we use a system called sofe physical mllRlll!Cmcnl, I Slum 0 eerlilicd inslruetor for Ihe slate, and I really 16 haven't hccn ahle 10 be involved Wilh hands on inslnlction . 11 as mucll os I used 10 I-.: before Ihe accident. 18 lJ Lclme tulk 10 you 0 little bit aboul since the 19 lime of Ihe accillenl, huve you been involved in IlRY olher 211 molor \'ehicle accidenls" 21 ,\ No. 22 lJ And have you had uny work.related Injuries other 23 lhan humps ami hruises thai you hove laid me about since \he 24 lime of Ihis uccidL,ll" 25 ,\ NOIlhulI n.'Call. HUGHBS, ALBRIGHT. FOLTZ & NATAL! 717-232-56441393-5101 exhibit F PIFER V. WALKER Multi-Page ,,, KENNETH D. PIPER FEBRUARY 20.1996 Puge 22 I ^ Seve'll. 2 Q Okuy. 3 ^ five 10 sewn. 4 Q Okuy. Ahout how OflL'll woulu you huve .- UO you 5 huve these live to seven oUI of IL'll uuys'! 6 ^ Oh, once or twice. It UL""'llUS on whul I'm 7 uoing. I mighl go lhrough u lL,,"UUY stn:teh when: I uon't 8 huve 10 toueh anyhody, anu the'lllhe nexllen days I mighl 9 loueh solllChody every day, so it vuries. 10 Q An: you eum.'lltly laking uny meuicalion'! II A No, just the inhalers for the u.sthmu u.s na..o...d. 12 Q Whe'll" let me hack up, After the aedo..'nl you 13 were take'll to Carlisle 1I0spitul; is lhal right" 14 A Com-ct. 15 Q Wus your sUlllery perfomled 01 Carlisle 1I0spital'! 16 A Yes. 17 Q And who wu.s Ihe surgeon'! 18 ^ Dr. AIIL'll Mim. 19 Q Okay. And whL'll wus the lust lime you huve SL'-'ll 20 Dr, Mim'! 21 A I think it.. well, il wus six months prior to 22 Novemher, so whal would that he'! March, Muy. Muy. 23 Q MayoI' '95'/ 24 A '95. Right. WilL'll I wus scheuuleu for an 25 oppoinlmL'llt in Novemher, and he eancelleu ii, so he Puge 23 I n:schL-duled it, and I have on appointlllL'llt lodoy. 2 Q Today, okay. Diu you have physical thempy ufter 3 lhe surgery'! 4 A Yes. 5 Q And when: wus lhut'! 6 A Keyslone somelhing. 7 Q OUI wesl'! 8 A Yes, it's in Olairsville when: we live, yes, 9 where we live, 10 Q And uid you have uny physical therupy helw",n the II lime of the aeduL'll1 anu moving 10 lhe OIairsville urea" 12 A No. 13 Q And how loog -- 14 ^ Well, I did dolighl lifts thai I\'en: pn:s\.'rihed 15 hy Dr. Mira, hut .- 16 Q No fonn of phySil.'allherupy'! 17 ^ No, he I\'as .. I I\'US kinu of like wasn'l n:ady I'm 18 lhe physil.'al therapy yel, I guess. 19 IJ Okay. Anu how long did Ihal \.'ourse of p~lysl\.'al 20 lherupy las!'! 21 1\ Ilhink I slarted m Januury, anu Illasled unlll 22 lale Mareh 01 which time they gave me sluff I could do in 23 Ihe gym hy myself. 24 Q And lhen you sal\' Dr. Mira arounu MayoI' '95, a 25 monlh or so after your physieallherapy elllkd'! Page 22 - Page 25 Puge 24 I ^ Com'Ct. 2 Q Ami he didn'l SL'llU you huck for anymore physical 3 Iherapy'/ 4 ^ No, he said the program lhey pn:s.:rihed IllC WUS 5 what I should he lloing. anu us long u.s I follow it, Ihol'S n when: I should he. 7 Q Other Ihan Dr. Mim unu whlle,'er clse you might 8 have su,'ll 01 Carlisle 1I0spital for Ihis and the people 01 I} Keyslone Rehah, have you su,'ll uny olher hcullh cure III professionals us a n:sull of injuries sustained in this II uedo..'nt'! 12 ^ Muyhe. I WL'll1 to the Derry Medical Ce'lller which 13 is kinu of near Olairsville. Uist summer I had solllCthing in 14 my hand thai gol infected right hL'TC (inuicaling), ncur my 15 Ihumh. the huse of my Ihumb. In Q All right. On your right hand, the buse of your 17 Ihumh" 18 ^ And the physidan lhat saw me explaineu thai it 1') might have na.'ll a piL'CC of stiteh or somelhing, I guess it 2U kinu of nows uO\Oo'llIO your hands Ihrough your blood system. 21 lie pn:s.:rihed anlihioties, and it took can: of it, and I 22 ha"L'll'1 had a prohlem with it since. 23 Q Okuy. lIave you su,'ll anybody clse for uny 24 prohlems direelly reluted, thai wen: din:clly reloled to any 25 prohlems you wen: having with your ann or your biccjl'/ Page 25 I A No. 2 Q Let's lulk uhout Ihe aeeidL'llt itself. AS I 3 underslaod it, you wen: Ihe right fronl pas!;&.'lIger in a 4 piekup lruek heing drivL'll hy now your father'in-Iaw, and 5 your wife, Melissa, was in the eenler" 6 ^ Correct. 7 Q Your lu," slOp hefon: Ihe aeeidenl had hccn at 8 Ihe Newville posl oflice'! 9 A Cnm:l.:t. III Q Anu you wen: on your way 10 Carlisle for her 10 11 n:n\ u t,;nr tn go 10 the trJining h\:cau~ of the new job she 12 just look at Carlisle Ilospital'! 13 ^ Correct. 14 Q Tell me ahout Ihe Wi,'e from the pOSI oHice 15 until the liule Village of I'lainlidd there. Wus then: 1 n anything unusual ahoullhe way lhut your fUlher-in-luw was 17 driving his lru\.'k'! 18 ^ NolIhuII n:memher, lie was husieully going Ihe 1'1 sl"'Cd limit, driving Ihe lru\.'k, Idling swries us he ~1I drove lie wus lalkillg. lie's a lalkuli\'\.' Iype guy und... ~I IJ Okay. Nnw, are ynu familiar wilh 641 in Ihat ~:!. i.m:01. h41',' ~3 "Well. IInl as 1I111\.'h as Melissa heeause that's when: 24 she cnl11':S from hut kind or. I am IllOr\: familiar \'..'ith it nuw ~S than I wus hcfnre Ihe u\.'eillent. . . HUGHES. ALBRIGHT. FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 101 I' IJ exhibit G . -'.'.".' t:,) I stIl'UI.ATION 2 III. hereby .tlpul4lCl1 by .nd b<twllI:n counsel 3 for Ihc ...pa:llvc p.nics th41 "",dlnp, .ipnlnp, IaIlinp, 4 catlfic.lion ond minS ore haeby w.lval. 5 6 MR. SIMM1!RS: My name is Arkic Simmers. I'm u 7 poralct!.1 with Anslno & Ilnvner. Our oflie.. on: locotal 8 .t 4503 Nnn/1 Fronl Slm:1 in lI.m.buf\l, .nd 1'111 9 opcrolins Ihc vi""" "luipll1C11t for taloy'.lkpo.llioo. 10 The dote Is Aupull30lh, 1996, ond it I. 4:35 II p.lI1. We on: hen:!O take Ihc lkpo.ilinn of AII.n J. Mira, 12 M.D..I Mallc.1 An. Iluildinp, Suil<: 206, 220 WII.oo 13 SIrCc\, Carli.le. 14 Dr. Mira will be ICStifyioS on behalf of Ihc 15 Ploinliff In this e.... Kenneth O. Pifer vmu. Jcny W. 16 Wolker In Ihc Coun of Conunon Pica. of Cwnbcrl.nd Counly. 17 C.se No. 95-3968 Civil Term. 18 At!Omcy Rlchonl A. S.dlock of Aopioo & Rovner 19 I. counsel for Ihc Plaintiff., Kenneth O. Pifer .nd 20 MelillO R. Wolker. 21 AI.o in oncndonee I. Al!Omey Stcpbcn L. 22 Il.nko, Jr. of Reynold. & lI.v.., counsel for Ocfendont. 23 Icny W. W.lker. 24 The coun n:portcr will now .1I'ClIt In Ihc 25wil11CS', I ALLAN I. MIRA, M.D., calk'\! as . wllness, being 2 uuly sworn, testifleu as follows: 3 4 DIRECT EXAMINATION 5 UY MR. SAD LOCK: 6 Q Doctor, you previously lestifle'\! n.'garding your 7 lreatment for Melissa W.lker. Did you also treat Kennelh 8 Pifer'! 9 A Yes. 10 Q And doclor, in reviewing ynur chart it appears II you lirst sow Mr. Pifer on Seplember 24, 1994,the dole of 12 the motor vehicle accide't1!'! 13 A 11lat's com...1. 14 Q And did you see him at the emcrge't1cy room of 15 the Carlisle 1I0spital'l 16 A Yes. 17 Q Doctor, what were your ohservalions und 18 lindings from the ER \'isil'! 19 A My lindings were lhal Ke'llnelh Pifer had un 20 acute rupture of lhe hiceps IL't1don of his righl dhow. 21 Q ESS<.'t1tially, d''''lOr, whut uoes lhat mean'! 22 A 11101 means lhallhe cord from lhe lower e't1d of 23 lhe hiceps inlo Ihe upper e'lld of Ihe forearm, which Ilexes 24 and mlUleS the forearm utlhe dhow wus pulled olT the 25 bone in Ihe foreannto which II unaches. HUGHES, ALBRIGIIT, FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 101 Multi-Page'''' ALLAN J. MIRA, M.D. AUGUST 30, 199t Page 5 Page J Page 4 I Q And whallinuings led you to that condusion, 2 d,...lor'! 3 A TL't1demess and swelling in lhotlll'Cll where the 4 le'lldon should annch, as wdl as Inck of lone and 5 shllrte't1ing of the muscle in the upper ann. And weakness 6 of bending the dhow. 7 Q n... e't1lCllll.'11cy room physician, who also examined 8 Mr. l'ifL", indicated in his note that lhere WIL~ a palpable 9 musculature gap over the distal right biocp. What does 10 Ihat mean'! II A When thai cord is disrupted from the muscle, 12 the muscle will draw II up. And lhen there's a Inck of 13 l<.'t1sion of that cord. And you con push down here without 14 any resisloncc. And that's what he was talking ahout. 15 Q And during Miss Walker's deposition Mr, Danko 16 asked you ahout the dclinition of the tenn acU\c. In Mr, 17 Pifer's sense, does ncute mcon closely related in time 18 lhe'llto the motor vehicle accident'l 19 A That's right, acute bleeding and the kinds of 20 Ihings Ihal happen right after on injury. 21 Q Did you make any treatment recommendalions to 22 Mr. Pife"'1 23 A Yes, I recommended surgical repair of that 24 tendon bnck to the hone. 25 Q Why did you recommend surgical repair, doctor'l Page 6 1 A Dccousc th,.'re is a substontialloss, not totol, 2 bUl probably 60 percent loss of power or Oexlon if you 3 don't do il. 4 Q And doctor, did you p.:rform that sll/1!Cf'Y at the S Carlisle lIospital'l 6 A Yes, sir, 7 Q Anu is Ihat a procedure that's done unde.,. 8 gc't1Cral anesthesia with the patient fully aslocp'! 9 A Yes, sir. 10 Q C:m you explain for the jury whal is done in II lhe slll'ger)''1 12 A An incision is mode in lhe front of the lower 13 part of the arm below the biceps muscle to get oI1old of 14 the tL't1Uon. And lhe'll you have to roestobHsh the correct 15 path dcep down in Ihrough the muscles b..'I'C from the front 16 of lhe elbow. 17 And then you hove to go to the bnck of lhe 18 dbow for puHing through stitches, which Bn: initially 19 plu...'\! in the te't1uon cord and make 0 little hole in the 20 hone with separate drill holes alongside it through which 21 .. Ihrough which you pull the tendon stump bnck Into the 22 hone and tie it down with cord-Hke sutun:s. 23 Q Anu is Ihe surgery appears, doctor, was done on 24 Septemher 27, 19947 25 A 111at's correct. Page3-Page6 ALJ.AN J. MIRA, M.D. AUaUST 30, 1996 Multi-Page "" Page 9 Page 7 1 Q During the ll\IIllCIY, were there lindings 1 A Yes. 2 consilllcllt with an IICUlC or n:v:cnt injury to .. in Mr. 2 Q Why'! 3 Pifer's ann'l 3 A Decause of lhe complexity of it, the fllCtthot 4 A Yes. 4 II tokes uboutlwo hours to do, the risk of neurovascular 5 Q Can you explain thO!lC lindings'l 5 injury whc't1 we're working down in lhe hollow hen: where 6 A Fresh blood in the course of the tendon, and 6 you hove scvcnd nerves und severnl arteries. 7 that the tendon ends were not rounded but rathe.. raw and 7 Q Did you follow or see Mr. Pifer after the 8 jlllJBCd, frcsh1y appearing bed from which the tendon was 8 sWJ!CfY" 9 pulled from the bone. 9 AYes. 10 Q You mentioned using 0 drill during the 10 Q And was your first follow-up visit September II procedure, What is drilled, the bone'l II 29, 1994'1 12 A Yes. 12 A Yes. 13 Q Which honc'l 13 Q And doctor, were you familiar at the time of 14 A The radius. 14 surscrY and in your follow-up with the type of work Mr. 15 Q And whot is that'l 15 Pifer WI\3 involved in'l 16 A The radius is the outer forearm bone 01 the 16 A Yes, for the most part. 17 upper end. It has a little enlWJ!CltlC1lt to which the 17 Q And what type of work 11'1\3 he involved in? 18 bieeps tendon attochcs. And it's ..that's where we make 18 A lie was involved in being a counsclor or 19 a hole to make some additional drill holcs through which 19 altendant with young people in a detension.typc home. 20 to move things around and anchor them lICCurely. 20 Q And as part of his job was he involved in 21 Q How were they anchored then through the drill 21 altercations with the juveniles? 22 holes? 22 A Yes. 23 A As I said, there's a woven sututC or strond 23 Q Did you plocc any restrictions on Mr, Pifer 24 abraded pcnnoncnt cord. It is woven through the tendon 24 after the sWJlCfY'I 2' and then pwcd down through an entry hole and out thmugh 25 A Yes. Page 8 Page 10 I exit holes, Two ends arc tied together, 2 Q Approximately how long arc the incisions 3 nc:ceSSIllY for this surgery? 4 A Approximately thn:e inches on the front of the 5 elbow and thn:e inches on the back of the elbow, 6 Q Docs thaI result in pennanenl scarring to the 7 patien!'/ 8 A Yes, 9 Q And you mentioned the suturing or material 10 that's used 10 lie the tendon down is pennanenl in Mr, II Pifer's ann? 12 A Yes, 13 Q And after the surgery is complctcd is the 14 incisions.- arc they c1osed'/ 15 A Yes, 16 Q How'/ 17 A With absorbable sutures beneath the skin in the 18 fatly layers, and then metal clips that ore left in for a 19 week on the skin, 20 Q Was Mr, Pifer's ann then splinted in uny 21 f oshion after the surgcry? 22 A Yes, splinted with 0 temporlllY plaster slab to 23 keep his ann 01 90 degI'CCs carlyon, But thcn in a week 24 or so we begin to get gcntle motion, 25 Q Do you consider this a major surgery, doctor? Page 7 - Page to I Q What restrictions would he hove been under'! 2 A Restrictions ahout the amount of usc he could 3 do with his arm, even lining a few pounds weight early 4 on. And I'Cslrictions against being in a situation where 5 he might gel Into an altercation. 6 Q Was he totolly disobled from work for 0 period 7 of time as ......II? 8 A I believe, from the standpoint of oflice work 9 alone. And everything, I think he was disohled in that 10 SL't1SC probably for a wo:k or two thaI he should rest and II elevate his 1lllU. 12 Q It appears, doctor, from your notolion, 13 consiste't1t wllh what you inuicated about the staples, they 14 weI'C removed on October 4'! 15 A Yes. 16 Q And thL't1 you again sow Mr. Pifer on Octohc.. 7, 17 1994" 18 A Yes. 19 Q 11011' was his ann doing allhallime" 20 A Excuse me. Additional staples ......re rcmo\'Cd ut 21 that time, and his range of molion was 311 dL'gI'CCs short of 22 fully straight Wilh the elhow and approximalely I 5 ~s 23 short of fully hc't1t, and ahoul 50 perce't1t of rotalion of 24 the fon:ann. 25 Q Wh..'t1 you say short, Ihat mcons he WI1.S Incking HUGHES, ALBRIGHT, FOLTZ" NATALB 717-232-5644/393-5101 ALLAN J, MIRA, M.D. AUGUST 30, 1996 Page 13 Multi-Page'''' Puge II that degree of motion in his unn'! 2 A Yes, that his nonnal motion is 90 degrees, he 3 hud about 45, 4 Q And you mentioned rotation, he WIL~ Icss thun .. 5 he was half of normal'! 6 A Corm:t. 7 Q l1lCre's also a notation on October 12, 1994; is 8 that conec!'! 9 A Yes, 10 Q What was that for, doctor'! II A He called in requesting something for pain, and 12 he was given prescription for Darvocct, a narcotic type i 3 pain medication, 14 Q Next see Mr. Pifcr on .. excuse me, doctor, 15 NovemberJ,1994? 16 A That's conect. 17 Q At that visit was he still lacking in tllC 18 various motions of his arm'/ 19 A Yes, 20 Q And there's also a treatment recommendation, 21 doctor, regarding Mr. Pifcr's job at that visit; is tllCre 22 nof/ 23 ^ Yes, 24 Q And can you explain for the jury what that is'/ 25 ^ That he was to do no work where he might be .. Page 12 I put down here training students, until November 30th. 2 Q Do you think thaI might mean restraining'! 3 A Yeah, yeah, looks like o typo. Then: should he 4 another nole here ahout thaI, another slip Ihal I gave him 5 Ihat day was no contncl with conage residL't1ts. 11,at 6 means the detention fellows. And restraining studL't1ts is 7 what I mean\. Certainly what I had in mind. 8 Q Was Mr. Pifer also sa.'t1 on nc....TObc.. 9, 1994 and 9 then January 24, 19957 10 A Yes. II Q 11011' was he doing by Ihe January 24, 1995 visit'! 12 ^ lie had bee't1 lifting 10 pounus weighl with curls 13 of his elbow. lie lackc'\!live de'8I\.'Cs from being fully 14 straight wilh his arm. And he was eSs<''Illially fully ahle IS 10 bc'lld it. Turning his palm up, he locked uboUllive 16 tlegnxs of fully normal. And luming his palm over, he 17 lucked ahout 15 d<'lln.'Cs from fully normal. lie also hud 18 weaknL'Ss of grip. lie hud some discmnfort ut nighl wilh 19 his upper urm. 20 Q Did you make any comme't1t hased on your 21 exuminalion at Ihat lime "1.'8ardln~ lhe stn."glh of Mr. 22 Pifer's righl unn'! 23 ^ Yes, Ilhou~ht it wus uboUl one lhird of nom,al 24 01 that lime. 25 Q And this is now four monlhs ufter Ihe uccillL'Ilt'! HUGHES, ALBRIGHT, FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5101 ,\ Right. 2 lJ Or tllC surgery'/ 3 A Conect. 4 lJ Did you next see Mr, Pifer on May 19, 1995'/ 5 A Yes, sir, h Q How was he doing ut thut time'/ 7 A He WIL~ doing beller with rotation of his arm 8 wllCre IlC locked only five to ten degrees in each extreme 9 of motion. His ability to bend and straighten was 10 cssentially nonnal. His biceps muscle WIL~ smaller than II the opposite side from all this time of not being able to 12 use it properly. 13 He Wlls lifting about 15 pounds weight, He Wlls 14 given a go ahead to increase that gradually. And he had 15 some fatigue with use of it. The tendon looked good, 16 Q Doctor, you mentioned that the right bicep was 17 smallcr tllan the leff! 18 A That's conect. 19 Q You, in fact, measured them and the left was 15 20 and one quarter inches, whereas the right was 14 and a 21 half inches'! 22 A ll1Ut's coneCl, 23 Q Or three qul1l1ers of an inch difference in 24 size? 25 A Coneet. Page 14 I Q And lhal's roughly approximately eight months 2 afler the surgery" 3 A Yes. 4 Q Anu w..~ Mr. Pifer the't1 next scrn on Mun:h 15, 5 1996'! 6 A Yes. 7 Q What were complaints that Mr. Pifer hod at thaI 8 time" 9 A lie noted faliguc in his right arm foster than III his left with his exereiscs. lie was, at that poinl, II restraining some juve't1i1es und noted fatigue with that as 12 well. Out he soid he wus preuy effe'Clive ut lhe 13 restrain\. 14 lie said he hod some suhconscious hesitation he 15 was lryin~ to explain to me ahout using his right because 16 of Ihat SL'Ilse of fatiguc, lie may lead with his left ann t7 instead of his righ\. 18 Q So he was caulious Wilh lhe use of his right 19 ann'! 211 A Com'C\. 21 Q We", there uny sln.'t1gth or range of mol ion 22 lIil'fcn.'t1ccs slill allhis point, 18 months ufter Ihe 23 surgery'! 24 A D..sically the measureme'lll of girth of Ihe 25 muscle migl1\ correlate wilh stn.'t1glh und endurance atlhat Page II - Page 14 ALLAN J. MIRA, M.D. ~UGUST 30, 1996 Pagc 15 1 time, was 14 and tbn:c eighths on lhe right side und 14 2 and tbn:c q=TS on the left side. 11le diffcn:nu: now 3 being J/8ths hetWCL't1 one and the olh..... We didn't mell.~ure 4 strength with tensioning device or anything. 5 Q Was.. did you hove any fccling, d,...lor, 6 regarding Mr. Pife.. althaltime wl...lher or nollle hod 7 reached uny plateou in his treatl11l.'t111lr his n.'Covcry from 8 his injury'! 9 A' thoughlthot he was nearing a plateou, und 10 that he had reached. you know, suhstuntial improvement. II Out' felt that over the next year he would get some more 12 strength. And then I do helieve it will be pretty close 13 to tbe opposite side. 14 Q Do you think il ever Will return to 0 hundred 15 pcroent. doctor'! 16 A I think he con get essentially close to lhot. 17 I think If you measure one against the other you'll 18 probably always Iind the left to he five peTC4't11Iess.. I 19 mean, the right 10 be live pcroent kss thon the left. 20 Out that's functionally ahoUla hundred. 'didn't measure 21 it with 0 number. 22 Q Doelor, Mr. Pifer was deposed several monlhs 23 ago, and I believe at his dL'Posilion he indicated hc still 24 felt some weakness, some pain with his right ann. Is that 25 still consistent with the original injury'l Pagc 16 I A Yeah,' believe so. 2 Q For example, in lcrms of lifting weights, I 3 believe, Mr. Pifer's teslimony will be he's still nol able 4 10 lift the some weights, amount or repetitions as he was 5 prior to the accidL't11. Would that be eonsiste't1I" 6 A Yeah, slightly, You would think it wnuld be a 7 little diffcn:nt from the other side at this poinl. 8 Q Doclor, do you hove an opinion within a 9 reasonable degm: of medical certainly whether 100 injury 10 that Mr, Pifer susloincd Ihat you'\'e diugnoSl.'\!, treated II and discussed for us here today is din.'Ctly causolly 12 relaled to the September 24, 1994 mol or vehicle accldL't1t" 13 A Yes. 14 Q And whal is your opinion, doclor" 15 A My opinion is thaI this injury 10 his righl 16 biceps was din.'Clly relale'\!to lhe Sepkmber of '94 17 nccidL't11. 18 MR. MDUX'K: 11,ank you, doctor. 19 CROSS.f:XAMINAI111S 20 DV MR. DANKO: 21 Q Dr. Mi..., you're on lhe hot scat "l!ain. With 22 this particular patk't1t, acUle Was meanllo mean n.'CL'Ilt 23 whv.'Il you uscd the word acute" 24 A Yes, swelling wa.~ drumalic, delicit wa.~ 2S dramatic, Pagc 15 - Pagc 18 Multi-Page'''' Pagc 17 I Q Now, wlk.'Il you say acUle, what would he Ihe l outsidc" well, let me back up. You soid thaI when you 3 did Ihe su"'L"y thnx days later from the Iirst time you 4 saw him and whv.'t1 you OflL'I1Cd him up you were able tn lell 5 lhallhis was a n.'CL't11 injury, com.'Ct'! h ^ Yes. 7 Q As a result of seeing hlccding in lhere and H jagged edges'! 9 ^ Yes. III Q Is that righI" If he hod un injury six wccks II helore the uUlomohile nccid..'t1I, would the findings hove 12 ba.'t1 the some wht.'ll you hod an opportunity 10 do the 13 surgery'! 14 A No. 15 Q What would haw ba.'t1 diffL"I\.'t11 ahout it'l 16 A Inslcad of blood clol, you'd see some yellow 17 Iluid. And lhe e't1d of Ihe le't1don would be 0 bit smoolhcd 18 o\'er. 19 Q Are there dLognxs of hicep .. ruptured bicep 20 tl.'t1dons" 21 ,\ I'm sure lhere ore, bUI we don'l see lhem. We 22 just see Ihem wht.'t1 we .. they appear 10 be intacl or 23 they're 10lolly ruplured. We don't.. lhcy probably in 24 some people occur partially. 25 Q Okay. Thai'S what I'm asking. Is it possible Pagc 18 I for a bicep te't1don to rupture partially, and Ihe't1 o\'er lhe 2 course of time through use and olhcr activity, couse it 10 3 gn the rest of the way'l 4 A I suppose Ihat's possible. It doesn't Sttm os 5 likely in this lL't1don. 111e Achilles le't1don or 0 shoulder 6 te't1don is a little more .. more lypical example of thaI 7 Sl....'t1ario. 8 Q All right. OUl in any eVe't11, this bicep le'lldon 9 ruplUred on Ihe right side atlhe clbow; is Ihal righl'.' III ^ Com:ct. II Q And this is 0 condition, if you ha\'e it, lhat 12 ohviously you don'l nccd to ha\'e emergency surgery'! It's 13 somclhing that you con slccp on and wail a couple days 10 14 have il done'! IS A RighI. 16 Q And Wilh this injury, would you he ahle 10 mO\'e 17 your ann, although with pain, in 011 planes, in all I H din.'Clions" 19 A It would he limited, hUl it would mo\'e in all 211 direclioos. 21 Q Okay. (Jut you'd ha\'e a 611 pen....'Ilt loss of :!2 puwer'! 23 A Prohably. 24 Q Were you aware thai ahout six wL"ks hefore lhis 25 accidL't1t Mr. I'ifer reported tn the Pcrry lIealth CL't11er Ii" HUGHES, ALBRIGHT, FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 101 I un injury to his right hkep Ullhe elhow" 2 A No. 3 Q Were you uwan: lhutthal condition was 4 diagnosed u.. hicc'P tL't1donilis" 5 A No. 6 Q Con you expluin for lhe jury whul hiccp 7 tL'Iluonitis is" 8 A Oicc'P te't1donitis is usually Ulthe shoulder 9 wh<.'t1 pc'Ople usually talk about it. And thaI's u swelling 10 uround Ihe le't1don from rubbing on the overhung of the II shoulder hone. 12 Atlhe elhow, lhe only way you con make lhat 13 diagnosis with uny reu.o;onable certainly is 10 press dnwn 14 on lhc hiceps deep in the front of lhe elbow where il 15 uttaches 10 lhe hone und maybe hove some puin on resisted 16 function of thUl muscle. 17 Q Dr. Mira, I'm going to ,,:present to you that I 18 subp,x:nocd the n.'Cords from the health ccnlcr. I just 19 wont 10 show you the page lhat I'm lulking uhout. lei's 20 go off thc record for the time being. 21 MR. SIMMERS: Off the video n.'Cord. The limc 22 is5:01. 23 (Discussion held off the record.) 24 MR. SIMMERS: Ilack on lhc video n.'Cord. The 25 lime is 5:01. Pagc 20 I DY MR. DANKO: 2 Q Dr. Mira, I'm not going to mark this as an 3 exhibit. II'S just one page of lhc records thut I 4 n.'l.'Cived from Perry lIeolth CL'Iller. llutappun.'t1tly it's on 5 oflice visit, atlcust as rellccted on there, on oflicc 6 visit of October 10, '94; is lhal com:cl" 7 A 11lal's com.'Ct. 8 Q And will you agrec wilh me thai 01 leust that 9 doclor mode 0 dilJ!,'11osis of bicep te't1donitis as a result of 10 his e.~aminalion and subjL'Clive history lIf puin of lhc II right arm atlhe elbow, righl bkep 01 the elbow'! 12 A It's interesting thatlhe nurse, whocver makes 13 the Iirst e't1try, soid injured right upper ann and shnulder 14 restraining 0 boy. 15 Q Ilut lhe doelor said somelhing else'! 16 A 11le doctor said lenuer atlhe e1how, shoulder 17 nonnal. Dmmalie lL'Ildonilis, hk'Cp slrain. 111D1's right. 18 11lut's whallhis says. 19 Q f guess what I'm getting aI, hecause you soid 20 lhallhal'S unusual. And I'm not.. I'm 001 here 10 pass 21 judgmcnlon Ihe family ,il... ul I'erry Health Center, hUI 22 coulu lendonilis, lhe diagnosis lIf lendonitis, he 0 23 misimprcssinn nf.. or in nthcr words, U l1lisdiugnosis nf a 24 paniully 10m or partially ruptured hicep le'lldon'l 25 A It could, could he u pn.'Cursor. HUGHES, ALBRIGHT, FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 101 Multi-Page'''' ALLAN J. MIRA, M.D. AUGUST 30, 1996 Page 21 Pagc 19 Q And your patie't11, oVe" lhe eoUl1lC of the now 2 lwo ycll11l sincc the occident, neve.. told you uhout this 3 paniculur incidL'Ill, did he'l 4 ANn. 5 Q No\\, I know that Mr. Sadlock asked you some 6 qucstions ahout lhe various limited ranges of motion in 7 exte't1sion and supination h<.'8inning really with ahout your 8 oflke note of ahoul te't1 days oft.. the surgery. 9 While it was lruc ut that time lhat he hod 0 III markedly limited range of mOlion, both in extension, II Ilcxion und supination, you noted in your ofli.., noll: lhat 12 .. lhallhis condition was coming along well'l 13 A Yes. 14 Q And in fnct, every time you sow him thercofll:r, 15 his range of motion hod gOIIl..... hettcr from the lime before 16 that" 17 A Yes. 18 Q And in foCI, by I),:a:mbcr 9 of 1994 in on ofli.., 19 nole you note lhut lhe patie't1t is doing very Wl.'1I'1 IIc has 20 virtually complete range of motion and rolOtion, probably 21 90 pe......'t1t'! 22 A Yes. 23 Q And il eonlinucd to get hetter after that 24 point'! 25 A What was that dall:'! Page 22 Q Do:ccmber 9, 1994. 2 A Ycs, thul's right. 3 Q Now, you soid in response to a question by Mr, 4 Sodlock that this is a serious injury bccousc of the risk 5 of neurovlL~ular injury while you were in there making the 6 repair, correct" 7 A Com.'Ct. 8 Q llul you didn't cuuse any neurovascular injury 9 in this palie't1t, did you'! III A Nol thai I know of. II Q And wc talked aboul mCllStll'Cll1Cl1ts of the bieeps, 12 Were lhere any necessary measurement of the bleeps made by 13 cilher you or thc oJlCl'llll: .. the emergency room doctor on 14 Ihe dote of the Iirst visit'! 15 ,\ No. 16 Q To your knowledge .. 17 A You mean slncngth or size'l 18 Q No, the size'! 19 A No, ohviously lhere was swelling in the right ,U hiccps und shorte't1ing, which makes it IlII'JlCl'. 21 Q It appears to me that the first lime that 22 there's spc'Cilie mcusu,,:menls of Ihc circumference of the 23 hicep wu.~ cighl months after the occident on May 15, 1995. 24 n....s that sound right'l 25 A Sounds righl. Page 19 - P.22 ALLAN J. MIRA, M.D. AUGUST 30, 1996 Multi-Page'''' Page 23 I Q What.. what I wonder ahoutlhot is tlwt Whe't1 2 he was measured aguin eighl months laler, and on Ihe last 3 oflioc visit apparcnlly in Murch of 1996, hoth .. the 4 si1J:S of holh arms either wen: mcosured diffe'll.'Il1Iy or 5 they got smaller, did they nol" 6 A That's right. I could make 00 explanalion 7 ahout hoth those poSllibilllics. 8 Q All right. Out in any evenl, the len hicep, 9 Ihe pcrncnluge of change, lower change, in olher words, 10 the left bieep in MayoI' 1995 was 15 and a quarter ood Ihe II next time it was measured it was 14 and throe quarte.., a 12 dccl'C09C of one half inch. 13 A That's right. 14 Q All right. And the right ann was dccl'COliCd U from 14 ond a hull' 10 14 ond three eighth, 0 dccrcosc of 16 one eighth'l 17 A I'm nol sure I would call it 0 dccl'CO>lC. 18 You're gening down 10 a diffcn.'t1oc that it's.. 19 Q J DgI'llC with that Out in cosc there's 20 redirect examination, I'm just trying 10 p"..pare for the 21 possibilities. That's all. OUI in any evcot .. 22 A The number's smaller by a very small amount 23 Q All right. 24 A Later on, yes. 25 Q What Mr. Sodlock may ask you this. I'll ask Pagc 24 1 you, I don't know the an5\\\:!', What attributes for the 2 diffcn:ncc, the half inch differenoc, on the left side'l 3 A Could be diffcrenocs in mcosu,,:mcnt wbt.'re you 4 try to hold the arm in the 5lIIllC position and mcosure 0 5 CCflOin poinl up from the poinl of the elbow and around 6 lhe ann. 7 Out the poinl of the e1how could be, you know, 8 it's lose skin and so forth. And if you're up or down a 9 little bit, lhot cireumfcn.'t1.,... change can be changed hy 10 half inch prelly cosily. II I think it makes it more important to compare 12 one side versus the otbt.-r as far os the aClual symmetry, 13 or asymmetry, rather than two diffen.'t1t points through 14 time. 15 The olhcr possibility is lhat be hudn't......'t1 16 working oUl as much in the interve't1ing months betwCt.'t1lhe 17 Iwo mcnsurel11l.'t1IS and nctually lost u hit of girth, ur 18 maybe lost 0 Iinle hil of subcutane~lUs fat if he hadn'l 19 ......'t1 nourished as \veIl. 20 Q OUlthat wouldn't.. lhc working out, thaI 21 wouldn'l he logical in conne'Ction with this palic't1t, 22 because as time gues un he's lining more und mure wcighl; 23 isn't that right'l 24 A 11lal's.. yeah,lhal's what I was hearing aod 25 prescrihing. Pagc 23 - Page 26 Pagc 25 I Q We'lltulk ahoutllwt in u ..:cond. Out in any 2 evenl, wbt.'I1 they WC're mcosurcd fur the .....ond time on 3 Murch 15, 1996, uhout nve ood a hull' monlhs ago, there 4 was really OIl signilicant difference betwocnlhe two .. 5 the Icnood Ihe right; iSll'tthal correct'! 6 A 1111.'Y were .. they were very e109C. And Ilhink 7 it's" if \\\.' say thalthc right ann is 90 pcr<L'Ilt of H normal und range of mol ion ood appun:nl funclion, I think 9 lhat mca.suremo.'t1t is consisle't1t with being more than 90 10 p.:rcs:nt of the .ill: of 11ll.' Ol/let side too. II Q Out J gucss till.' point is, it really" and 12 we'\'e poinlcd Ihis oUl before. You never gel to SllC your 13 patie't1ts before they're injured. Out we don't know what 14 lhe mcosurcmcnl is relalive 10 left and right were before 15 the situation'! 16 A True. 17 Q Okay, Now, you sow him on May 19th, ood like 18 his now wife, Igucss, Melissa Wulke.., you didn't SllC him 19 fur ubout 10 months after that. And your lost visit was 20 on Murch 15, 1996'! 21 A Right 22 Q And I'm looking 01 your ome.: nOle, ond you're 23 soying that as of that time he was about 18 months 24 posHnjury'! 25 A Correct Pagc 26 I Q And even he, when he looks bnck on his 18 2 months, he can see this three monlh .. looking at it in J three month increl11l.'t1IS, ongoing progress in his condition" 4 A Yes. 5 Q lie soid that his arm .. his right arm faligucd 6 fask-r thoo his len. Out again, Ihe fatiguc fnctor that 7 he n.'POrtL'\!to yuu, that is suhjL'Clive rather than 8 ohjective, correct" 9 A Yes, unless you're mcasuring il with some sort 10 of muscle testing devicc showing Ihat. llis n.'Port is II suhjcclive. 12 Q Okay. Aner he told you uboulleading with his 13 left us opposcd to his righl with his confronlations with 14 his chllrl!es, he ulso lold you Ihat oS far os his leisure 15 aclivity was con.,...med he told you that he swings a golf 16 c1uh or pulls u how and urrow a Iillle hit diffen.'t1tly, 17 hut gL'IlerJlly gels e\'ery1hing accomplished lhat he n...'\!s 18 10" 19 A Yes. 20 lJ And he ulso told you Ihal he hod nu pain fK.'r 21 se" 22 A 11tat's right 23 Q And he was lifting wcighls'l In fOCi, he was .. 24 II says 1x't1", hUl would thaI be bench presses prohably'l 25 "Cum-ct. HUGHES, ALBRIGHT, FOLTZ &. NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5101 I Q De't1ch pres.....s 155 pound.~, J sels Ii" 10 2 ".'petition... 3 A t'om.'Ct. 4 Q.. in ~ach sel. Anti n.,!!ular curl. of 5510 6lJ , pounds. 6 A t'om'Cl. 7 Q Anti he 1Ik.'t1 "'pons III you Ihal reverse curls 8 un: somewhalliUiguing" 9 1\ COm.'Cl. 10 Q You mcasun.'d hi. fon:ann and grip SIn.l1glh, and 1/ lhey W~re holh okay'! 12 A Yes. 13 Q And your impression 01 Ihal time was Ihal he 14 Was.. had lhis ruplun:d righl bi.....'P IL'I1donitis a. 0 " result of the mOlor v~hic/e accidc't1t, and lhal he hod a /6 salisfoclory ",...It? 17 A Y~s. 18 Q And Iinally, your n.'Commel1dalion, f Ihink you 19 ~O\'cn.'\!this, you say thaI he's 10 conlinue his aClivily 20 as he con 10leralC th..m? 21 A Com.'Cl. 22 Q And Ihal he would -. lhat you believc IlJal he 23 would improvc .. nOlice somc improvcmc't11 and be ahle 10 24 inen:ose his own conlidence O\'er the next )I.'Ur, bUllhat 25 his condition was ess.mlially slable and satisfoclory Wilh Page 28 I a good Prognosis" 2 A Yes. 3 Q Okay. And allhat poinl althaltime you 4 discllll/llL'\! him und ha\'e't1't heard from him since, com.'C\" 5 A Com 'Ct. 6 MR. DANKO: If YlIU hear Wilh me for 0 S<.'Cond. 7 / believe Ihat/'m done. f am tlone. / hove no more B queslions. 9 REDIRECT E.'<A.\IINA TION 10 DY MR. MOLOCK: II Q Doelor, jusl a few queslion. in follow-up. / 12 believe in your cross.....xaminalion lestimony in response 10 13 0 question by Mr. Danko you indicaled as of lhe lasl 14 examination Wilh Mr. I'if~r you felt he Was 90 pcmmlof 15 nonnal'l 16 A /s Ihat somelhing I read Irom Ihe n.'Cord" 17 Q f don't believe il Was from lhe n.'Cord. / 18 think il w..~ jusl your -. ha.....d on your ll\'erall as....sSn1<111 19 of Mr. I'iter allhallime. 20 MR. DA.'.;KU: Well, f ohjwl 10 Ihal, Ihe Way 21 lhallhal qUeslion Was phrased. And Ihe n.'Cord is.. his 22 lestimony will spcak for itscll: 23 mE WIlNESS: 1 n.'Call sayinglhal, Ihal hased 24 on lhings like mea.mremL'Ill and his.. f lhink primarily 2' the mca.~un:me'lll, hUI hislory of lotigue, Ilhnughl he was HUGHES, ALBRJGHT, FOLTZ & NATALE 717-232-56441393_5101 Mulli-Pagc '''' Page 27 ALLAN J. MIRA, M.D. AUGUST 30, 1996 Page 29 1 prohahlyahoul 90 pe......'t11 SIn.'l1g1h. 2 DY MR. ,SADLOCK: 3 Q And doclor, / helieve you also indicoted /hot 4 whe't1 yoU saw Mr. I'ife" in lhe CII1crgcncy room on Ihe nighl 5 of lhe accidc't1tlhalllis swelling and dclieil from lhe 6 bicep ruPlun: \Wre drumalic'l 7 A Yes. H Q And Ihal's indicolive of some/hing n:cenl, IL~ 9 Wilhin 0 silo" period of time of P"'senting to lhe 10 emc'llCncy room'l 1/ A Yes. 12 Q Mr. Danko lL~ed you 10 review an oftice nOle 13 from Oclobc.. 10lh, 1994 from 0 family dOClor for Mr. 14 I'ifer. When you reviewed thaI note, Was lhe", anything in I; Ihat nOle 10 indicate any swelling in the arco of the 16 hicep? 17 A No, I don 'I believe. It Was just tenderness. 18 MR. DANKO: Would you like 10 see lhe note 19 again" 20 D Y MR. DANKO: 21 Q The", Was nOlhing in thaI of/icc note 10 22 indicole any dclicil'! 23 A No. 24 Q And again, dOClor, when you ncluoJly perfonn 2' lhe sUTgcry, was 1I1e'" anything 10 indicate during lhc Page 30 1 surgical PI'OCl.'dure lhallhe", Was any indicalion of an old 2 ruplun: or somclhing Ihal hod occlllTcd olher than on 3 Seplember 24, /994" 4 1\ No. , MR. MOLOCK: 11,ank you, doctor. / hove 6 nOlhing fUrther. 7 RECROSS'E.'<A.\IINAnON H DY MR. DANKO: 9 Q Dr. Mira, would you jusllook at your of/ice 10 nole from DI......mber 9, 1994? II A Okay. 12 Q I\nd is illrue Ihal allhatlimc, two and a 13 half mnnlhs or so alier the accidc't1t, you said thatlhis 14 patiL't11 is doing well'l lie has virtually complete I'III1gc of 15 mol ion, and rolalion probably 90 percent? 16 A ThaI's What lhal says lhere, Probably.. the 17 OftiL" nOle he/ow lhal Sllggcsls a Iilllc less lhan 90 IH pe......'Il1 pronalion. 19 Q You Wanllhe jury 10 know Ihal YOU're 20 impeaching ynur own leslimony, Dr. Mira, your own 21 slalenlCnt" Iwilhdraw Ihal question. It's nOl fair. nUt 22 in any C\'e't1t, lhal's whalthe nOle says'l 23 A RighI. 24 .\fR. OANKO: Thai's all I hove. 2' REDlREcr E.'<A,\IINA TION Page 27 - Page 30 , , I t f I I , , . , b -:3.' ~< z-' 6' uz "'~ ~t> -,< a: UJ-' <0- >- :E:> .IX :::>>.....0:=1 uuzn ..,., en ct:: <.- co .... (Y) .) ,.... --' '" -, '" UJ '" Z < :E UJ '" -' < - a: t- , ,. ., - a: UJ u. - 0. , '" :J: t- UJ z z UJ "" l>- I>- ,~ ... c .~ '" ~ 0. ~ ---0 '...-=:, -.:::r- !'l 'r) \-n -...:3- '-.Sl r-- -...::t- ...... ~,") ,~ ~) 0;., r<l ......... '"" "'i .... -..j -';.'. 'i (~ ~::t o ~\ to;" ",---,. 1\ ut::O a:m:: lfil5~~ ~ u~lz~ l!! ~a:~~\~ ~.~~ ~ -100 i ... ZZIl1 ~ a",ii! z5l~ c" :t n !\-..!.~ - ... c '" '0 C ~ OJ Cl a: UJ "" -' <( :3.' , > 3- >- a: a: UJ n . . . . ............. . ..n...." ":. '::.: '.~; :Ul "', ~. ,ii' .'. ~ , _,1 I,'I~ ". . KENNETH D. PIFER, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : CUMBERLAND COUNTll, PENNSllLVANIA . . v. . . . . . . . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. JERRY W. WALKER, : Defendant . . JURll TRIAL DEMANDED NOTICIA Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas expuestas en las paqinas suqnuientes, usted tiene viente (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita 0 en persona 0 por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas 0 sUs objeciones alas demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la corte tomara medidas y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso 0 notificacion y por cualquier queja 0 alivio que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. Usted puede perder dinero 0 aua propiedades 0 otros derechos importantes para usted. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO IMMEDIATEMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABOGADO 0 SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PERSONA 0 LLAME POR TELEPFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCIOH SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO PARA AVERIGUAR DONDE SE PUEDE COHSEgUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Court Administrator Cumberland County Courthouse - 4th Floor One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013-3387 (717) 240-6200 KENNETH D. PIFER, Plaintiff v. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant JURY TRIAL DEMANDED COMPLAINT I I , , , I ! I I I I i I i , 1. Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer is an adult individual, citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who resides at R.D. #3, Box 111C, Shelocta, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. 2. Plaintiff Jerry W. Walker is an adult individual, citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who resides at 449 Hunters Road, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 3. The facts and occurrences hereinafter related took place on or about September 24, 1994, at approximately 11:10 a.m., on SR 641 - Newville Road, West pennsboro Township, Cumberland County. 4. At that time and place, Defendant Jerry R. Walker was operating a 1979 Ford F-250 pick-up truck and was travelling east on SR 641, West pennsboro TownShip, Cumberland County. 5. At that time and place, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by Defendant Jerry R. Walker. 72146/CLN 6. At that time and place, Defendant Jerry R. Walker observed a deer on the left side of the roadway. 7. At that time and place, Defendant overreacted to the presence of the deer, operated his vehicle at a high rate of speed, unnecessarily swerved to avoid the deer, lost control of his vehicle and struck a telephone pole on the right berm of the roadway. 8. At that time and place, a violent collision occurred between the left portion of the Ford truck and the telephone pole. 9. The foregoing accident and all of the injuries and damages sustained by plaintiff Kenneth D. pifer set forth hereinafter, are the direct and proximate result of the negligent, careless, wanton and reckless manner in which Defendant Jerry R. Walker operated the 1979 Ford F-150 truck as follows: (a) failure to have the vehicle under such control a. to be able to stop within the assured clear distance ahead; (b) failure to keep alert and maintain a proper watch on the highway; (c) failure to stay within his lane of travel; (d) failure to apply his brakes in sufficient time to avoid colliding with the deer and telephone pole, (e) failure to keep proper and adequate control over his vehicle; (f) failure to travel at a safe speed; 2 (g) failure to drive his vehicle with due regard for the highway and traffic conditions which were existing and of which he was aware or should have been aware; (h) failure to take reasonable evasive action to avoid the accident; and driving his vehicle upon the highway in a manner endangering persons and property and in a reckless manner with careless disregard to the rights and safety of others and in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a result of the aforementioned accident, Plaintiff (i) 10. Kenneth D. Pifer sustained painful, severe and serious injuries, including but are not limited to, an acute ruptured right biceps requiring surgical repair. ll. By reason of the aforementioned injuries sustained by Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer, he was forced to incur liability for medical treatment, medications, hospitalizations, and similar miscellaneous expenses in an effort to restore himself to health, and claim is made therefor. 12. Because of the nature of his injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has been advised and, therefore, avers that he may be forced to incur similar expenses in the future, and claim is made therefor. 13. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has undergone and in the future will undergo great 3 physical and mental sUffering, great inconvenience in carrying out his daily activities, loss of life's pleasures and enjoyment, and claim is made therefor. 14. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has been and in the future will be subject to great humiliation and embarrassment, and claim is made therefor. 15. As a result of the aforementioned injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has sustained work loss, loss of opportunity and a permanent diminution of his earning power and capacity, and claim is made therefor. 16. As a result of the aforesaid injuries, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has sustained uncompensated work loss, and claim is made therefor. 17. Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer continues to be plagued by persistent pain and limitation and, therefore, avers that his injuries may be of a permanent nature, causing residual problems for the remainder of his lifetime, and claim is made therefor. 18. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer has sustained scars which will result in a permanent, serious disfigurement, and claim is made therefor. 19. As a result of the aforesaid accident, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer sustained serious injuries resulting in a serious impairment of body function, and claim is made therefor. 4 ~(Q)[P)1f ......., KENNETH D. PIFER, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . PLAINTIFF . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA . V . CIVIL ACTION- LAW . NO. 95-3968 CIVIL TERM JERRY W. WALKER, : DEFENDANT . JURY TRIAL DEMANDED . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MELISSA R. WALKER, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . PLAINTIFF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V CIVIL ACTION - LAW . NO. 95-3966 CIVIL TERM . JERRY W. WALKER, . . DEFENDANT . JURY TRIAL DEMANDED . DEPOSITION OF: KENNETH D. PIPER TAKEN BY: DEFENDANT f'i BEFORE: DIANE F. FOLTZ, RMR NOTARY PUBLIC DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 1996, 10:26 A.M. PLACE: ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. 4503 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA APPEARANCES: ANGINO & ROVNER, P.C. BY: RICHARD A. SADLOCK, ESQUIRE FOR - PLAINTIFF REYNOLDS & HAVAS BY: STEPHEN L. BANKO, JR., ESQUIRE FOR - DEFENDANT \J Hups, 7llbfisli, 'fj,{fz ir Jlaf4le J?eporting &ma, 8",- 115 PINE STREET. HARRISBURG, PA 17101 Harrisburg 717.232.5l1oW Fax 717.232.9637 Lanea.lar 717.393-5101 . - _.~-.....~ ~_.~--- ...~ ,'~ -__ ..' -.:a PIFER V. WALKER ,-.., I 2 NAME J KliNNETIIIJ, PIFEII CIU)SS WITNESSI;S IJIIlR'T ... 4 5 h 7 H 9 III II 12 13 14 15 16 17 IN 19 211 21 22 23 24 25 Il\': MIl. IlANKO 3 \J I S'I1PlJt.A'110N 2 II is herehy slipulale'\! hy and betwcen counsel 3 "" the respecli\'C parties Ihal reading, signing, SI.'aling, 4 certilication and liIing ore hereby wuived; und lhat ull 5 obje'Clions ex....pl us tolhe form of the question ore 6 reserved 10 the lime of Irial. 7 8 KENNtil1l D. 1'11'1:11, called us u witness, being duly 9 sworn, testilied IL' follows: III D1RH"r EXAMINA'110S II UY MR. UANKO: 12 Q Please lellme your fullllame am' your current 13 residence uddress. 14 ^ Kcnneth Dale Pifer, und my uddress is Dox 349-E, 15 D1airsville, l'A,IS7I7. R.D. I, Dox 349-E. 16 Q Mr. l'i1i:r, my nome is Steve Danko, und I'm u 17 luwycr here in lIarrishurg, and I represenl your IN litther-in-Iuw in aclions Ihat you and your wili: hu\'C hrought 19 arising oUlof u motor vehicle uccide't1t which occurred in 211 Septcmber of 1994. 21 We're here 10 luke your deposllion, umll'mgoing 22 10 usk you some queslions ubout your background, your 23 medical huekgrountl, whuI you have gone Ihrough since the 24 lime of the uecitlenl und Ihe uccitlenl itself. If ut any H lime I ask you u qucstion lhat you don'l hear or Ihat you IIUOIIES, ALBRIGHT, FOI.TZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 I 0 I Multi-Page'" KENNETII D. PIPER IIEBRUARY 20, 1996 Puge 4 Page 2 I tlon'tuntlersllllld, will you please ask me 10 repeal or 2 rephrase Ihe qucstioll'! J A Sure. 4 l) 1 wanl you 10 understund Ihul every lime I usk 5 you a qucslion ami y"ugo ahead untl answer II ",,'re glling 10 6 aSSUme thaI you fully heard anti untlersh..llhe '1llCstion, ull 7 righI" 8 A Sure. 9 Q An,11 always utld lhis inslruellon. I want you 10 III undersland Ihul ii's imponanl hecause if this easc shouhl II huve tllgo to lrial und you say, well, 1 didn'l underslund 12 whal you ""re gelling al or I didn'l undcrsland your 13 queslion, we're going 10 ",ad lhis huck to lhejury, so II's 14 importunllhul you only unswcr queslions thut you heard and IS understmd, all righl'! 16 A 11lal sounds line. 17 l) Okuy. Twoolher instructions. I huve u hud IH huhitof Interrupting myself inlhe middle of qucslions, und 19 I'm going to usk SOme questions Ihal you'll know immediately 211 where I'm going, but if you would simply wail until I'm done 21 speaking unlil you Iry to give your unwcr, il would he 22 easier for lhe court reporter 10 take down whut's being 2J soid, and lhere won't be any misunderstanding..~ to what 24 your tcslimony was, all righi" 25 A Sure. Page 3 Page 5 I Q And Iinolly )'OU IUlVe done \'L'I')' ",,1I1hn. for. 2 SOllie un,"~T' will coli for 0 )~.. or no, ond you will be J giwn the opponnnity 10 e.ploln, but if you on: .oyiny yes 4 or no, plcu.. ,oy thot rall"T IIUln ,1I1.hubs ond hub-u!u ond 5 ,hoke, ond nod. of Ih" hcud. WIlli" th...y con be !liken down 6 sOll1cthul..'1 the..")' ore ambiguous, Dnd I don't wont ~ to 7 be ooy olllbipuity. I wonllo moke ,un: th41 C\'1:I'Yonc N undLT51nOO whot my qucslion wo, ond whot your testimony \\'8', 9 011 right" III A on,ol ,ollnd, okoy. II Q Now, one of =.on, I '''lucstcral the witnesses, 12 Ih" ponlcs in thi, cose, " I'm goiny 10 o.k )'ou when you I J "~"" morria! to Mcll"o. Whot was the dote of Ihc waldil18? 14 A ApriI131l10floSl)'COr. 15 Q Soon CI1l1l1gh. And I ju,t wont to verify .ome of 16 lh" foclS IIUll ,he pove me, so will,oul o,kil18 you question. 17 ogoin, 01 )'our cum:tll oddra, you rcsitlc lbcn: and your 18 dOllghtcr fnlm 0 Iirst morrilll!C, co=t? 19 A Comx\. 211 Q And )'011 hove Uval ot th41 oddra. ,Ince July of 21 '95, ond before lhol you Iival in on oddra.ln Sbclocl8, 22 PcnllsylvlIl1io'/ 2J A Comx\. 24 Q Ami )'011 n",va! from ClUobcrlund County or Ihc 25 CL'llll1ll'enn.ylvonio Ol'CO bock In JOUllory of '95 because you Page2-PageS -- .._-.... KIlNNIITIII). PIPIIR Il'lIIRUARY 20, 1996 I'uge r. I hllll i1tllh..'1l1l new jllh wilhilllhc t'tllIlIlllllI\\l'lllth lit" 1\:llII'i)'h'llnin 2 In the I)'pc Ill' )'umh 1:1Ifn.'dillns Ihnl )'111I110'! J ^ Curl\.'\: I. ^~lllllll)' we 11111\,...,1 ."-,\:"'1111",., 29th Ill' '')4. 4 lJ All rilolht, C )1-.11)'. She rmhllhl)' lllltlmc lhlll. lIud S I rmhllhly tUI\C Ihul. So j" il fllir hi 'ill)' lhul SIlI!.:C tJ ~\:l'lllllT tit' .. "illl,.:C )'lllllrll.lk this .Ioh IIllhc SHlIlll\\\:sl 7 S...\:urc TrclIlllll'lIllJnillhilllhc 1111111111I1 Ilr 1II11IlC)' lhill yoU'f'C K rllill h)' the l'ulllIIlIlII\\l'Hlth hll'i IIIl:n'HSL\I'! 9 A l'um\:l. 10 CJ Sill!.:c slnrlillil )'Ullf Ill"\' jllh Ihell in cHI'lLT the II l"lId of rll,'c...,nIxT or JUllllilf)' Ill' I'N~. lame YUlllllisSl,IIIIlY wtlrk 12 n:llllul h) the injuries SlI'iluilll,'\1 illlhi'i 1II:chlcnl'! 13 A Nu,IIUl\'Cn't. 14 Q Oku)', Sir. 1'lIIl1nulllill~ fnlln )'Ilur joh IJIlII )'UII I S un: II high schoul pmllulIlc. Ctlm.\:I'! 16 ^ "L'S, IIIlII'S cum-cl. 17 Q All right Whcl111nd wi)!,,1\: dill )'UlIllrlululllC fmlll 18 hiph .c1IlKlI'/ 19 A I'h''''lixville An:" lIi8h SclllKlI, 1969. 20 Q And what \\'I1S )'uur course of study'l 21 A AcodL,nie, cnllCBC pn:p. 22 Q And dn )'nn hove 0 cnllCBC dC\!JU:'/ 23 A YL", I dn. 24 Q T clime WIUlt sclllkll ond wi.." ynu 8nl il. 25 A MiIILT.ville, ollhe lime it WIIS MiIILTsville Multi-Page '" PIIIIlR V. WAI.KIlR IJlIlle X I 'J And hnw Inng hlld yuu 1..,,1 ut I.Hysville in any 2 1,:alladlY at nil'! .l ^ "111)rn:lI;in1Uh.:ly" yuu llIean rrnl1llhcn" 4 lJ Yes, frumtllill JlninllmckwlIrd. ~ A (Ih, uhuullen yell". It 's I.."n Uhlllll II years h now, 7 'J Slllhul wHuld hu\'C Hlken y"u hack III altllul X Jllnuury Ill' I X5, und I I m nollrying .. 9 A Ocllll...r Ill' 'X5. III Q Okay. II A Oellll...r 151h Ill' 19X5. 12 Q Whul did y"u dll in the len years belwccn ynur 13 n.s. und slarting ul LHysville" 14 A I wnrked al u pluce called the Millcrsville Ynuth 15 Villuge, and I uclually started lhere .. f did my seninr 16 inlemshlp, uIllllhen f slurted Ihere part-lime beli're f 17 gmdualed, and lhen I gradualed, und they gave me u jnh upnn I X graduating. 19 Q And did ynu work althul fnr len years unlit y"u 211 slarted al LHysville" 21 A Yes. I slarted as on activilies e'Klrdinalnr, 22 Iinally "'-'Came Ihe direetnr nf the group home prognlm. 23 Q Wus thut alsn u Cnnunnnweallh pnsilion" 24 A 11lal WUS a private inslilutinn. 25 Q Okay. Puge 7 I State Collcge, I A I'i" duly udjudlculed dL'jlCndcnVdclinqnenlmule 2 Q Uh-hum, 2 udnlesccnt., nppn.ed tnlhe slllle ,y.l1.,n wi.."" U"'Y on: 1111 3 A I got it in December of '75, 3 mljudieotal delillquL,Il. 4 Q Okay, 4 Q Lclme Illlk ohoUljn.tthe till1e Ihol ynu were 01 5 A It's a Bachelor's of Sociology wilh an cmphusis 5.. while l'nu WL"" el11ploluJ 01 Loy.ville, IInd I'm 80iu8 10 6 in social work, 6 o.k ynu oblllll ynur .. 7 Q Is it a B.A" B,S:! 7 A 11.."" WO' II bn:uk. 10clllUlly.. III 1989 I qnit 8 A I think it's u B,S. Actuully to explain iI, the 8 Wllh Ihe Sill Ie nf I'enn.ylvllniu nil July Isl,mll\'ed III hlohn 9 year that I got m)' degree, it's busically Bachelor's in 9 01111 Sllllulll.."" ulllil OCln"'T,1I1 which time 1 cume hock In 10 Social Work, but that wus Ihe ycur of uccredilution. The IU l'<:nnsyl'"1I11I loloke II prlllnntinn wilh Ihe stille, sn U.."" II people the ncxt yellr got un uccredited B,S. W" so in this II WIlS 0 It""k in 'LTvice frum July ISlln Oclnl..T. 12 state it's the equivulent of u B,S.W., but Ihat's the only 12 Q OkllY. Lc.'sjn'l clIncclIl""e onlhe len-lUlr 13 difference, 13 (M.Thl [leIlLTlllly .hllt ynu",,,, e,nplolulll.."". 14 Q All right. And do you huve uny post gmduule 14 A OkIlY. 15 education'! 15 Q WIUlI I WUllllu dn i. IlIlk IIbont IIny Injury or 16 A No. 1 fi IlIcdicullrcolll11cnt )'OU might Iw\'c hall ill 1111111\.'1\ )'ears. nnll 17 Q Now, lit the time of this uccidcnt you were 17 .hllt'. Whllll'l11 h,kinS Ill, from 1985 nUlillhe time nf Ihi. 18 working lit the Loysville Youth Dcvelopmcnt Center'! IX llceillenl. 19 A Correct. t9 A All ri8ht. 20 Q In whllt position were you workinll ut thai lime'! 211 Q OkllY. AlllllY lime dnrillp Ihlll (M.Thlllnf limc 21 A I WIlS u youth dcvclopmenl counselor supervisor, 21 \\\'n: yuu illvnh'L,1 in OilY nU"T mnlnr vehicle lIecldellls'/ 22 which is basiclllly u COllage supervisor in one of their nl 22 A I WII~ Invulve'llln Illlllceh'Cllt wi.."" I hit 0 d..... 23 lhllt timc five COllages. 23 cnming frum wnrk,mlllI lhink II \I'll. prubnbly 19X6, Feh"'"ry 24 Q And wus thllt u live-in posilion'! 24 uf 'X6. 25 A No. 25 Q All right. Any Ullllur vchicle uccidelll. nU.,. Pugc 6 - Pugc 9 PlIgc 9 IIUGIIES, ALBRIGIIT, FOLTZ &. NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5 101 PIFER V. WAI.KER .-.... \ I lhall that ulle IllUl you were ill\'lllvcd ill eithcr '" a .2 passct1b'Cr nr u drj vcr'! 3 A Nut that I n:call. 4 Q All right. Were YUII .. tlid YUII suslulll uny S I'crsnnal illjury III Ihal uccitlclIl'! 6 ANn. 7 Q Okay. lIuving h",," ill\'lllvctl ill lhc com:ctinlls H uf yuulhfulnn~lIt1crs, ha\'e ynu C\'Cr Ix,," illjun:tI Oil Ihe 9 juh" III A Yes. II Q And ha\'e yuu eVer madc a daim fnr lllllse 12 illjuries, ""'" niT wmk al1llmade u eluimli.. cnml"'lIsution 13 Ii.. Ihnse illjuries" 14 A I ha\'e 1x\.'1I off work shnrt I"'rinds of time. I 15 ne\'cr mude u claim. 16 Q Nuw, in Ihis uccidcnl us I undcrstalld ilone of 17 your hiceps .. you hod u muscle ripl"'d olT Ihe hone und hatl 18 to ha\'e Ihal repaired. Is lhal essenlially the injury that 19 you had" 211 A Com.'Ct. 21 Q Olhcr Ihan that did you ha\'c any othcr injuries'! 22 A I hod an injury that was a hruise (indicaling), 23 this part of my shoultler from hilling Ihe side of lhe lruck. 24 Q Now you're showing us Ihe hack of your righl 2S shoulder'! t' ;t Pugc II w I A Righi shoulder, yes. Sorry, 2 Q And Ihe hicep injury Was on what sitle" J A To my right unn (indicaling), righllhcre. 4 Q I Iud you eVer had.. hod you e\'er ""'" illjun:tI ut 5 work where your right shouldcr or your righl ann was 6 injured'! 7 A I wus injured ill August, the some )'Car. H Q A month or so heli'n: lhe uccidcnt" 9 A Yes. II mlghl ha\'e ""'" IUle July. 10 Q Okuy. II A And basically I wa.s allackcd hy u resitlclllthal 12 we wen: h...king up in 0 seclusion e'CII, und there was u hig 13 man thaI Was 1...lping me. We I~II on the groulld with lhls 14 kid, und I .. my unn struighle'lled oUI, kind uf 15 hypcrexlendillg Ihis purt uf lhe elhow,l>umpetl Ihe elhow 16 (indicating), untl I wus """" utlhe I'erry MctliculCclller lilr 17 lhal illjury, ulld thcy l'n:scril...tI, I think, ~lIl1milligrams of I H Ihuprol~n for it. 19 Q Ditl lhe Pcrry MctliculCclltcr .. is lllUllhc OIlC 211 thuI's ill DUllcunnoll'! 21 A No. 22 Q l11e OIlC ill IA,ys\'i IIc'! 23 A 11le OIlC in I.oysvi IIc, correcl. 24 Q Okuy. 2S A I tlitlll't lose ullY wmk. I weill right hack to IIUGUES, ALBRIGlIl', FOI.TZ & NATAI.I! 717-232-5644/393-5101 Multi-Page'" KllNNETII D. PIPER FEBRUARY 20, 1996 Pugc 12 Pugc 10 I work lhe "unc tlay. , Q All righl. Ditl you.. oilier Ihan thaI particular 3 illcitlclIl, hutl y"u CI'Cr illjun:tI your Icft urmor shoultler .. 4 I'm SOIT)' .. YOllr righl unn ur your righl shoultler prior 10 S Ihis uccitlclIl Wilhill thc lCII )'cars" h A Not Ihut I ll.'Call. 7 Q Okuy. Whe'l you alld your wil~ .. hut she wasn't H your wlJ~ ulthe lime.. mll\'ctl from CClllral 1\.11nsylvullia to 9 Shd''''IU, how did youmuke lhe mo\'e" III other words, did III YOII n:nt u truck" Did somchotly dse mll\'e you'/ II A COrn:Cl. We n:oled a U.llaultruck alltl movcd Ihe 12 furnilu",. 13 Q Ditl you ha\'e any hclp Oil Ihis cntl 10 load your 14 lruck" 15 A Yeah, a 101 of my friellds hell"'d hlUd the truck. 16 My son help.'\!. 17 Q Ilow ahoUl on lhe oilier Clltl, tlitl you huve uny IH help" 19 A Ycah. We had Ihnx or lilUr p."ple help us. 211 Q I got myself sidelracked ulreatly. In Ihat ten 21 years heli,re Ihe uccidellt, hud you e\'er Ix"n udmilled to uny 22 hosl'ilulli.. uny reasoll ul ull'! 23 A Ycah, )'es, I was. 24 Q Tell me uhout lhat. 25 A Ten years prior 10 the uccident" Puge 13 I Q Y cah, yeah. 2 A I hroke these bones ill my hund (indicating). J Q You're Pllillling 10 your left hand" 4 A My left hand wreslllng with 0 reside't1t 01 the S Millers\'illc Youth Village. I susluincd 0 slab wound along 6 uhoUl 'H6, 'H7, und went 10 lhe emergency ward und got 7 slilchctl up lilr thaI, hroke my 1I0se untl hKlsened my four 8 frontte"lh l...ing punehcd one lime hy 0 ",sidL't1I, W..'t11 to 9 the emcrgellcY nKlm Ii.. that. III At L.oys\'ille I hroke my lailholle gCllillg pulk'\! II olT u luhle, wCIII 10 Ihe emergelley word Ii" lhut. 12 Q It sounds likes u fUll joh. 13 A 11te kids u\luck you. 14 Q I kllow. 15 ^ nut I thillk Ihal 's "houl it. 16 Q Okuy. 17 A I weill OIlC lime. A kitl pUlme ill u hear hug ul1ll IH hroke my rihs und Ihcy hutl 10 wrap my rihs. OIlC limc a kitl I" crushctl me ,,"t1 tlislocalctl li'ur of my rihs, you know. 211 (J Were most of Ihese incitlcnls ut L.oys\'ille'! 21 ^ Nn, mosl nr (hem were in the private S4.'Clnr, so 22 uctually thcy wc", just prim 10 lhc tcn-)"ar I"'rind ,.. 23 right uroUlltl thc",. 24 Q Okay. 2S A nusically thc oltlcr I gutlhc mure I Ix 'Came Poge 10. Poge 13 KBNNBTII D. PIPIlR FBBRUARY 20,1996 Multi-I'agel" PWI!R v- WAI.KI!R "lIlIe 1,1 I Cllfl'.11 al nul ~1tin~ hw"-cn \\1":11 I \\11'1 n....lrllillill~ 1~'t'l1k 2 Q I!I 111ll11lIyrklllllt.:t.:um:l1I.:c when: )'\111 hol\''': hi J rh)'skuUy I\.ostruin Ihe l\."'liJcnt'i ",'ilher nll.lI)'\' illc llr lhe .. I""OW rille..: wlK.TC )',m un.: nnw" 5 A YL". 6 Q In )'unr neW j\lh nnw, on: )l11\t "itill inn Jlll"ilitlll 7 wl~ )'OU IUlVC III leml U!iSi'iIIlIlI:C ill n:'ilr1lillill~" 8 A YL". 9 Q And is tlml .. )'llUr wit\:' lkscritl\....lllult II" 11 10 daily uccum:m:c, Is It II dnil)' l~cUrn:IU:C with YiltI" It ^ V\.."1. it cuuM he, F'"\.11I1\urc Sll \\Ib..on: I wmk nil\\'. 12 a youth ucn:lllrmcnl counsell1f 1I\1IIU1~" which i'i kiml l1f like 13 un IlssISUII11 dir\.'\:tl1r rU'iitiulI, I om une ut' the Ihl\.1.: ""'llplc 14 who hus tn Bh'c p..."fIllissiun to lumdculllll1J shm.:klc UII 15 indlviduul which t)'pieully willlllC1lUlhull'lIIuulhe ,,,"e 16 '0 do Ilull. so )'U\I un: nnW IUl11dc\tmn~ or shllcklin~ un 17 individuulthat du..~n'l wunl10 he. sn tlUll in\'uln."S SillUC 18 phy,'cul'luff. 19 Q Old yuu hu\'e" ul II" time uf Il1i, uccideul, did 20 you IUlve u fUlllily dl...lur'l 21 A Well, 1 usa! ullll" dueto" ut II" I\:rry IlclIhh 22 Center, whe"....r wu. uvnllahle. 23 Q Wuuld )'UU huve IlIXU "'-'I hy ull.... 1I\llIImu)'l... Ille 24 ancrgcnc)' nXlIllS that )'OU tuM me ahuurl Wuuhl yuu hll\'c hu.:1\ 25 """ by ouy dl...lur uUlSldc II" I'L'fr)' Ilellhh Sy,t.,n ull.... Page 15 1 Ihan mayhe heing seen In on emergency room'! 2 A Notlhatl l\.-call. 3 Q And your wife -. 4 A Well, prohably Iunger Ihun len years. I hove 5 aslluna, and I know WIL~ seeing on ullcrgy specialisl in 6 Loncaster by Ihe nome of Steven u...kie, \II .- 7 Q Bod.. 8 A" which helped. 9 Q Okay. Do you ,till suffer from usthma'l 10 A Yes. 11 Q Okay. And yuu have to havc spL'Ciul p!\.'cuutions 12 for that lIS u result .. especiully us u resullof heing .. 13 A Yeah, I carry un Alupenl inhuler Ihul'S 14 prescribed and un Intal inhuler if I wanllo do uny vigurous 15 exte't1dcd exerci,.,. I have exercise induced lL,thma, so Icl's 16 soy I wanlto ploy baskclhull,lhen I'll lake 111'0 17 inhalalions on lhul. i8 Q Atuny lime in your life have you tn:utcd wilh u 19 chiropractor" 20 A Yes, yes, 1 wus. 21 Q Tell me uboutthul. Tell me when il wus Iirsl. 22 A It wus probahly 1982 or 'K3. 23 Q 11,ut's line. I don'lnccd 10 know unymore. 24 A Okuy. 25 Q I ask peuple if Ihey hove ever hC\.'n a victim of u Page 14 - Page 17 I'nge If> I \'itlknt ~rllll\.'. YtlU hnn: ulrcmly lnl,t IlU: ahuut Ill'll. so I 2 wlln't 1l\.'lahnr Ihal pll\111 nnymnrc. J I h\\\.' you c\'cr h\.'C11 injured al uHllll the juh in .. y"ur Ill':W pU"iilioll'! ~ i\ Nu murc lImn hU1l111S nr hnliscs. to 'J I)I"'S Ihe injury Ihal you su,wined in this 7 modlknl 111 y"ur righl bkq,ulTcct yuur .. udversely affect K your ubilily tu do )'uur juh'! 9 i\ Yes, it docs. III 'J Tell me llboutthal. tl ^ Well, Iirst olf rightnuw Ihc wL'Ck belt,!\.' lhc 12 ucdlknlll)'pically would ,Iulll...nch press, chest workuut 13 with 215 puunds, four ,.,IS uf len, umll can do 135 pounds H nuW. Any Iype 111' exercisc" by exercise I don'lllleun in 15 Ihe gym hUll'icking something up or SlllllCone pulling yuu 110 whc!\.' my unn is extended und Ihcy aclually pull on Ihe hicep 17 causcs pain 10 it (indicaling). tK 11,. huck of lilY dhllw is ulways sure, the ha,., of 19 my trkep, uOl11 guess hL'Cause Ihat's how Ihey Illok the unn 211 upart, uml where Ihe bicep connects down 10 my fon:ann it's 21 typically sore if I havc dune uny sort of exercise Ihal 22 strelehes the hkep, lIlullhcn Ihere is kind of II weak pllint 23 right uerosS Ihe mi,l,lIe of Ihe bIL'Cp (indiculing), Ihat lilY 24 lIl...1ur kimlof explained In me thaI's prohahly two chukes. 25 111e lIIuscle woul,l have cither tum Ihere or lo!\.' olT Ihe !'age 17 I hune. 2 I wus Ihe luckier of the lwn. If the muscle 3 wuuld have tom in half I would have hod a lotg!\.'aler 4 injury, notthal I didn'l. I think I huve 0 serious injury, 5 hut it would have 11l.'Cn umore serious injury, hutlhat's 6 stilltypicully weak. 111C!\.' is like u line. 7 Q Can you fully extend ynur arm'! K A Nil, I ean'l extend it as fur us this, and I can't 9 rutale it like thul. 11,. e1how lUn,. out (indkating). As III fur as my joh, Ihe !\.'slraining of !\.'sidents, I have had to II l\.'Cvaluate how 1,10 it, und Ilypically use my Idl side of 12 my bolly us ulead in, so I upproach the resident frollllhe 13 side where I can ,10 it, frum the left side of my hody, und I \4 umulso'- we usc u system cullell SlIfe physicalmanagemenl. 15 I um u ccrtilied inslruclor for the stllte, und I really 110 huven'llll.'Cnllhle 10 he invlllvcll wilh hands 1lI1 instruclion _ t7 us much as luse,lto he I...fore lhe uccillcnl. IK lJ I.elme talk In you u Iillle hit ubout since lhe 19 lillle of Ihe ucci,lcnt, huve you l""n i1l\'olvcll inllny uther 20 mntnr vchide ut:ddcnIS" 2t A No. 22 lJ Ami huvc you hud lIny work-relatcll injuries uther 23 lhun hUlllps lInll hruises Ihal you huve luld lIIe uboul since Ihe ~4 time of this uccitl..:nl'! 25 ^ Nut Ihat I!\.'call. IIUGHES, AI.BRIGHT, 110LTZ & NATALE 717-232-5644/393-5101 \ '""'"'\ f ) PIFIlR V. WAI.KER Multi-Page'" KIlNNIlTII D. PIPllR 111mRUARY 20,1996 Puge IN Pugc 20 I Q lIave you h..'Cn injured in uny other la,:.ion I il wa, I'"l1uled with fecal eolifllrm. 2 oUlsi,le your plaL'C of employmenl such us u slip und lall 2 l) (lkay. 3 uround lhe home or oulside Ihe home, a Irip down ,leI", lilll 3 A SOlhat's.. 4 off ladders, missed a slep off a chair, I mean unything like 4 l) Pid youlile a luwsuil" 5 that" 5 A Well, yeuh, we enlered u Ieuse ugl\.'Cmenl. We put 6 A I stepped liver my left ankle on WedneSllay lIf 6 S5,UUU dll\\11. We gol .. Melissa gOI really, really sick. My 7 huck season, so it would have h..'Cn aroul1lllhe nrsl of 7 duughter and' jusl kind of gol a \\wk long of severe 8 IA'\.'Cmher" H diarrhea. Melissa had 10 go 10 lhe hospllallo get IVs 9 l) Of '95" 9 h..'Cause she was dehydmling. 11lis is after like four monlhs III A Yeah. III of a lot of p",hlems wilh Ihe house. II Q All right. Did you gel your huck" II We gol an allomey, and lhe allomey told us oot 12 A Yeah. 12 to pay anylhing to the (lCople. lie conlacled them. 11lcir 13 l) Did you gel" have you gone 1\" doc season" IJ response wus 10 write us u Ieuer saying lhey were voiding 14 A No. 14 Ihe lease, and to date we have nol gOlle't1 our money hack. 15 Q Archery, anything clse you do" 15 Q Okuy. 16 A I \\\.'t1t in arehery season. 16 A We donol know if we will gel our money hack. 17 Q All right. Did you gel one during archery t7 Q 11lcre were some and lhal's ..no other SUils or 18 sellSon'l IH claims" 19 A No. One is line wilh me. l'i ^ No. 20 Q I have 0 ncighhor who gels every one he can 211 Q lei me do some housekc'Cping stuff lhatll\lI11ot 21 possibly gel. 11'al's why I asked. lIowahoul in DL'I.'Cmher of 21 to do up front. 22 '94, cighl \\wks or so after lhe uccident, were you able to 22 A lIow old are you, sir'! 23 go buck hunting that ycur" 23 A 44. 24 A Well,' We't11. '\\\.'t11 Wilh u AI Magnum piSlol 24 Q And your dole of hirth" 25 that yeur, which I'm left-handed, so 'con shoot wilh il. 25 A H/7/51. I Q So de..pile tbe iajury aod Ihe .O'llL,!}, ',,:couse of 2 your left hand you ""'" .111I obiI.' to Ii", the "\.'Upoo" 3 A Yalh, Wilh lhl. hand (indicaliop). 4 Q I was @oing 10 ask you whctlM."I' )'011 W\.TC left or 5 right-handCll. Did you pc1 U buck wilh your pistol" 6 A NOllhat l\.'Ur, blll. lUlh, I have shOllhru: dl>.T 7 wllh Ihe pistol, l\.'Uh. 8 Q Any otl..T injuric..-s at all nllk.T than what you've 9 just told us about since this uccidc..-nl'} lOA JuS! the '\I:pped anT ankle. II Q At uny lime in yonr life ollx.T Ihul1 thi!; 12 pilrliculnr lawsuit have )'011 C\''''T mude .. huve yuu en:r I1Icd 13 u lawsuit or mude uny kinl! uf claim against uny ~TSnl1. I >J cnm(lony or insunmcc company c1aill1il1~ that yuu \\\''fC injun:d 1 S us u result of the conduct ur on01l...... ploTSUI1'! 16 ^ Prior In lhis" 17 Q Ye... IH A No. 19 Q IIl1w obl1l11 slllee" 20 ^ Well. wilL.,. Wc II1lWcU In Shclucln we 11U1\'1,.\1 in In II 21 housc, TIlis is u lung slur)'. 1 willlry In shnrh:n il. V 22 Q 15 it a Jum.llnnl-lCl1l1l11l11ultlT" 23 A Ye'S. 24 Q Did )'llU hll\'C 1m)' ~TSmllll injur}'" 2~ ^ WclI. wc ~nl sick from drinkinp Ihc WUllT lx.'CIIII"iC HUGHES, AI.BRIGHT, FOLTZ & NATAU\ 717-232-5644/393-5 101 Pugc 19 Puge 21 I Q And where were you hom" 2 A Where" 3 Q Yes. 4 A Wilmington, Delaware. 5 Q Your S,...ial Securily numher" 6 A 175-42-0608. 7 Q You have told me ahnul how your injury affL'Cts H your work. Do you huve .. olher lhun lhe ability 10 lift, 9 docs y"ur amI give y"U pain'l III A Yeah, prelty much any duys that' use my ann in II lhut capacity II hurts. T,,,lay it hurts, 1\" exumple. 12 Yestenluy I did a Iighl ehesl and trie'Cp workl1ut, sOloday 13 my unn is a little sore. 14 Q Now, hilII' .. if we wen: going 10 rote Ihe 15 discomfort ur pain ur sureness, whatcvcr, however you would 16 deserihe it that Yl1u're having righl nilII' on a scale or ten, 17 ten heil1g lhe worst pain you ever had and .....'" heing no I H PUill, Whul wl1uld il he 1l1duy" 19 A Twu mayhe. It's jUsl kind of unnoying. 211 Q All righl. Do you huve duys where ii's ahuve the 21 Iwu le\'el'! 22 A Yeah, if , huve tu reslroin a kid, fur cxample, 2) lhe neXl day it will he really Sl1re. 24 (J And hl1w wl1uld you charuclerile lhull1n the some 15 IClllcwl'J Pugc 11l- Pugc 21 PJIII!R V. WAI.KI!R KllNNEl'lI D. PIPER 11llBRUARY 20, 1996 Multi-I'age 1M Puge 24 Page 22 I A Seven. 2 lJ Okay. 3 A Fi \'c 'n scn.'I1. 4 lJ Okuy. Ahnul hnw nflen wnult! ynu have" ,In ynu S huve IhL:sc live In sc\'cn \lut nf ten d;.I)'S'.' 6 ^ Oh. unce nr Iwice, II \kpcmls nil \\'hall'm 7 dning. I might gnlhrnugh u len-day stn:lch where I dnn'l K huve Inlnuch anyhndy, omllhen Ihe neXllen days I might 9 touch Stlmdukly e\'ery tiny. so it varies. III Q Are ynu eu""nlly laking uny medical inn'! II ANn, jusllhe inhalers fnr Ihe asthma as nL'Cdcd. 12 Q When.. leI me hack up. After Ihe acci,lenl ynu 13 \\\.'re laken to Curlisle IhlSl,ilal; is Ihal righl'! 14 A Com.'C1. 15 Q Wus your surgery perfonl1ed alCarlisle 1I0spilal'! 16 A Yes. 11 Q And who was Ihe surgeon'l 18 A Dr. Allen Mira. 19 Q Okay. And when was Ihe lasllime you have Sl."n 20 Dr. Mira" 21 A Ithiok it .. well, it was six monlhs prior 10 22 November, so what would that be" March, Muy. May. 23 Q Muy of '95" 24 A '9.~. RighI. WhL" I was scheduled for an 2S appoinlmenl in November, und he caned led iI, so he Pngc 23 1 rescheduled II, and I have un appoinlmenlloday. 2 Q Today, nkuy. Did you hove physicallherapy after 3 thc surgery'! 4 A Yes. 5 Q And where wus Ihat" 6 A Keystone somelhing. 1 Q QUI \\\.'Sl" 8 A Yes, it's in OIairsville when: we live, yes, 9 where \\\.' live. 10 Q And did you have uny physicallherapy I...lw""n lhe II lime of Ihe accidL't1t and moving 10 the OIuirsville an:a'! 12 A No. 13 Q And how long .. 14 A Well, I did do light lifts lhut were pres<rihcd 15 hy Dr. Miru, hut .. 16 Q No fonn of physicallherapy'! 17 A No, he was .- I was kind of like wusn'l n:ady for 18 Ihe physical therapy yel, I guess. 19 Q Okuy. And how loog did thut course of physical 20 therapy last'! 21 A Ilhink I slartcd in Junoary, and it lasled ontil 22 late Murch ut which time they guve me sluff I couhl dn in 23 the gym hy myself. 24 Q And then ynu saw Dr. Mira l"ouml Muy nf ")5, a 25 monlh or sn after yuur physicallhcrnpy ende,l" Page 22 - Page 25 I ^ Cnrn:c1. ~ lJ Ami he dit!n'l "'I,d you hack fnr IInymllre physicllI .1 lherapy') 4 A Nn, he "lit! Ihe prn[!mmlhcy pn:,cribe,lme was ~ what I ,hnuhll... dning, uml us hm[! liS I fnllnw iI, Ihal's I, where I shnuld I.... 7 'J (llhcr Ihan Dr. Mira unt! wlll...\'er else y"u mighl K ha\'e ""n al Cnrlisle Ilnspilul fnr Ihis ant! lhe penple al 'l Keyshme Ilchah, have YUIl "''II uny ulher health can: ItI prnf..:ssinnals us u n:sult of injuries sustained in this 11 U\.:ci\lcnt? 12 A Muyhe. I wentlulhe Derry Medical Center which 13 is kind nf near lIlairsville. I.ust summer I had something in 14 my hand lhat gllt infeelcd right hen: (imliculing), near my 15 thumh, the has< nf my lhumh. th lJ All righl. On yuur righl hand, lhe hase uf ynur 17 lhumh'l IK A And the physician that saw me expluined Ihat it l'l mlghl have hL'Cn a pic'Ce uf slitch nr snmclhing. I guess it ~II kind uf Ilnws down In yuur hands Ihrough your hhKKI system. 21 lie prescribed unlihioties, and illlK,k care of iI, and I 22 havcn'l had a prohlem with it sinL'C. 23 lJ Okuy. lIuve you sccn allyh,K1y dse Ii" any 24 prohlems din:ctly related, that wen: directly relaled 10 any 2S prohlems you \\\.'re having wilh your II1l11nr ynur hicep'! Pagc 25 I A No. 2 lJ Lei's lalk uhoullhe uecidcnt llsell'. As I 3 underslund It, you \\\.'re Ihc righl fronl paSSl."ger inn 4 pickup truck being driven hy now yuur IUlher-in-law, and S your wife, Melisso, was in lhe L"ntcr" 6 A Com.'C1. 7 Q Your lust slop hcfore the accidenl had hccn al K Ihe Newville postunice" 'l A Correcl. \lI lJ And ynu wen: un your way tuCarlisle fur her 10 II renl a car to go luthe IrJining bL'Cause uf Ihe new joh she t ~ justllK,k at Carlisle lIuspilUI'! 13 A Cnrrecl. 14 Q Tell me uhoUllhe drive frol1llhe postullicc tS unlil the little Village uf Plainlidd Ihere. Wa.s there Ih anylhing unusuul ahoutlhe way Ihal your father-in-law was 17 driving his lruck" t K A NOlthut I n:meml...r. lie was hasically going lhe t'l SI1\."d limit, driving the trock,lclling slories as he ~II dro\'e. lie wus tulking. lie's a lalkatlve Iype guy uml... 21 Q Okuy. Now, an: you Iumiliar with M I in Ihut 22 un'a, 641" 23 A Well, nlll as much as Melissa beeuusc thuI'S where 24 she cumes from hut kind of, I om more fumiliur with It now 2~ thun I wus before Ihe nceldL'IlI, ( "-, '-.", IIUGlIIlS, ALBRIGlIl', FOLTZ &. NATALI! 717-232-5644/393-5101 f"" t:t l.J PIFER V. WALKIIR Multi-Page'" I'age 26 I Q Okay. As lun"erstand Ihe luy uf Ihe Ian" Ihere, 2 as yuu're 1'''...e'Cding cast Ull M I ellming from Newville III 3 Carlisle you go through lhe Village of Pluinlkhl. Ne"r Ihe 4 L'Ild of Plaintid,llhere is a Uni-M"rt or slllnClhing un the 5 right-hand side, and lhen you gu ,Iownulinle hil further, 6 an" there is a nursery onlhe right-hand silk, Mnunlain 7 Nursery. Are you familiur wilh Ihul'l K A I huve hccn hy Ihere. I have S<.'Cn il. 9 Q Okay. Was Ihe accidenlon Ihe Newville or Ihe III Curlisle side of the nursery" II A As fur us I can remember, Ihe Carlisle side. 12 Q Okay. Now, do you n.'Callthat hy Ihe nursery 13 there is un interS<.'Cting ruad or a erossing road'! 14 A Well, I don't recall that. I knllw Ihul from what 15 Melisso and her fulher have luld me. 16 Q All right. 17 A 11te one Ihing I don't recollL'C1 is lhatlhat 18 interS<.'Ction is near where the accident wus. 19 Q Okuy. Do you n.'Call as you wen: proL'\.'Cding 20 through Plainlicld whether lhen: was any" whether Ihel\.' 21 were any ulher vehicles in front of the vehicle in which you 22 were riding'/ 23 A I don'l l\.'Cull any olher vehicles being in front 24 of us .. 25 Q Okay. Page 27 KIINNIITII D. PIPIIR 11EBRUARY 20, 1996 Page 2K I prelly lucky. I'm slill ulivc. 2 IJ Do you recullth"t he was ahle to aelivate lhe 3 hrakes 10 some dL'Box before lhe impact with Ihe deer" 4 A No, for me everything S<.'Cmed simultaneous. 5 lJ Okay. h ^ 111~ brakes, tuming my heml, hoom. houl11. the 7 dL'Cr, sideways, uml then aner si,leways, it sccmed like K fllrevcr until we hlllhe pole. 'J Q Du you I\.'call whether there was one or more lhun III une lhud'l II A I don't n.'Call. 12 Q What I guess I'm asking you is I was jusllrying 13 to hl\.'ak down whal you said 10 us u little bit earlier. You 14 said Ihal slllnething made you hXlk 10 the righi, and you 15 believe il was Ihe .. 16 A uXlked 10 lhe left. 17 Q I'm sorry. uXlkcd lolhe left and you believed 18 it was him hitting the brake'l 19 A Well, in retrospL'Cl something me'Chanieal hud to 20 happen dilTerenl from" diffen.'Ilt lhan what was happL't1ing 21 because I wo.s looking out the righl po.~scnger window, 22 Q Okay. I'm sorry. Go uhead. 23 A No, go ahead. 24 Q Just before Ihal happened, do you hove any idea 25 what Mr. Walker's speed was'! Page 29 I believe it was probahly around lhe speed limit. Dn you know whal that was'! Ilhink it was 40 or 45, prohably 45 on that I A" immediatcly in front of us, so I just dnn't 1 A 2 n.'Call any being there. 2 Q 3 Q Okay. Would it be fair to soy thut ynu're 3 A 4 not saying thaI there wo.o;n'l; you jUSl don't n.'Call either 4 road. 5 way" 5 Q Do you" was th,'re any discussion at ull, any 6 A 11lat would be fair 10 say. 6 commL't11s mode before you looke'\!to the left us to the fnct 7 Q Okay. As you were approaching the seene of the 7 Ihat there WIL~ 0 deer there'! 8 uecidc't1t, tell me whal you remember uhout it. 8 A Nul that I recall. 9 A Well, my window WIL~ down. It wus warm Ihat duy. 9 Q Was Ihere anything unusual about the way he was 10 It was hot that day, and I was glancing oul. 11tel\.' was a III uperating his vehicle os yuu gol right to the see't1e of the II Iicld on our right that wo.~ just 0 cut hay Iicld, and I was II accidenl itselr' 12 jUSl hXlking out the window Iisleninglo wh"tever" I don't 12 A Not Ihall l\.'Call. 13 rememher. I don't rememher, whatever the slory was thai 13 Q Okay. Do you know whelher or not from your 14 Mr. Walker wo.s telling, hut somclhlng made me soap my head H convcrsotion with her whether Melissa sow the dL'Cr as II was 15 uround, und what I believe it was wus him hittiog the t5 on lhe right-hand" on the IclHmnd side of Ihe road'! 16 brakes. And you wanl me 10 lellthe uccidenl, Ihe rest'l 16 Excuse me. 17 Q Yes, please. 17 A After lhe facl'! 18 A I n.'Call sccing the ,leer run into the lruek IInd I K Q Yeah, 19 hearing the Ihump. 11te lruck inunedlulcly tumed sidewuys. 19 A After Ihe filet Melissa soid she saw the dL'Cr 20 lie yelled something. It wus cither, oh, nn, or, lIh, my, and 20 prior 10 hilling the lruck. 21 then we ullltxlked III our left. Time kin" nf sl,xxl still, 21 lJ And what did she say ahnullhat, if anything" 22 and \vc sow Ihis pole, amllhcn evcryh,xly kind of I\.'members, 22 DI" she c1ahorate on thaI" 23 I just said, oh, shit, un" I rememl...r laking my left armllnd 23 A Yeah, as I remember they hoth did, ami they both 24 covering Melissa, an" Ihen we w"'pped IIroumllhis pole, and 24 s"id llmt II ran Inhllhe com, runuulof the com u few 25 Ihen I remember after it wus done lhinking, gee, I was 25 times and then .jlunl",d inlnlhe pUlh of the truck. 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"-j COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY KENNETH D. PIFER, Plaintiff No. 3968 Civil 1995 v. JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ANSWER OF DEFENDANT, JERRY W. WALKER, TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAIN~ 1. Admitted. 2. Admitted in part and denied in part. Walker is apparently the Defendant in this matter. 3. Admitted. 4. Admitted. 5. Admitted. 6. Admitted. 7. Denied as stated. After Slowing his vehicle and it appearing that the fawn Would retreat from the roadside, it Jerry W. sUddenly darted into the left front corner of Defendant's vehiCle. The fawn became lodged under the left front tire causing the rear of the vehicle to slide sideways striking a telephone pole on the right. 8. Admitted in part and denied in part. The characterization that the collision was "viOlent" is denied. 9(a) - (i). Denied. The allegations contained in this paragraph state a legal conclusion to which no response is necessary. 10. Denied. 11. Denied. 12. Denied. 13. Denied. 14. Denied. 15. Denied. 16. Denied. 17. Denied. 18. Denied. 19. Denied. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Jerry W. Walker, demands judgment in his favor and against Plaintiff, Kenneth D. Pifer. REYNOLDS & HAVAS A Professional Corporation D,t., rl~/q s By: st At L. Banko, Jr. y I.D. #41727 101 pine Street Harrisburg, PA 17108-0932 (717) 236-3200 Counsel for Defendant, Jerry W. Walker - 2 - CERTIFICATE OF SERVIC~ I hereby certify that I have served a true and correct copy of the foregoing document on all counsel of record by placing the same in the United States Mail at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, first-class postage prepaid, on the :'I.tA. day of August, 1995, addressed as follows: Richard A. Sadlock, Esquire Angino & Rovner 4503 North Front Street Harrisburg, PennsYlvania 17110 (Counsel for Plaintiff) REYNOLDS & HAVAS A Professional Corporation By: / /.... /. . (,...-i,..,...~ /4-;','l . ,"\..{'~~..I.c= Sharon Dell-Gallaghe , Secretary , . " ...... I - L. r) '!') f) F q, , I . ., ~.,- ~l,'-i ~::: - 71 (Ill' , : ~:; .' , 'i 'J .) ~ Li~ - ',v {.i;.:. "'J {tl) ;:.~ .: "(1 ~i-I ,....". j.Zl >-., J i:.j .... , f'.' .1 I I ~. .. ! - - :11 :1'1 - -: In -- 1.~9 - , . .,. DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED POINT FOR CHARGE NUMBER 6 In civil cases such as this one, the plaintiffs have the burden of proving those contentions which entitle them to relief. When a party has the burden of proof on a particular issue, his or her contention on that issue must be established by a fair preponderance of the evidence. The evidence establishes a contention by a fair preponderance of the evidence if you are persuaded that it is more probably accurate and true than not. To put it another way, think, if you will, of an ordinary balance scale, with a pan on each side. Onto one side of the scale, place all of the evidence favorable to the Plaintiffs; onto the other, place all of the evidence favorable to the Defendant. If, after considering the comparable weight of the evidence, you feel that the scales tip, ever so slightly or to the slightest degree, in favor of the plaintiffs, your verdict must be for the Plaintiffs. If the scales tip in favor of the Defendant, or are equally balanced, your verdict must be for the Defendant. In this case, plaintiffs have the burden of proving that the Defendant was negligent, and that such negligence was a substantial factor in bringing about their harm. If, after considering all of the evidence, you feel persuaded that these propositions are more probably true than not true, your verdict must be for the plaintiffs. verdict should be for the Defendant. Pa. SSJI (civ) 5.50 ....-. .- .' .' DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED POINT FOR CHARGE NUMBER B You are instructed that a violation of any section of the Motor Vehicle Code while it may constitute negligent conduct, is not, by itself, SUfficient to impose liability on any party unless you find that such conduct was a substantial factor in causing the accident. Zevas v. Ponikterq, 2B3 Pa.super. 375, 357 A.2d 654 (1976) . " ~-_.~.. l' - 8 - .~" r ~-- --- DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTION NUMBER 12 You will recall that the testimony of Dr. Mira was presented and that he gave testimony of his qualifications as an expert in orthopedic surgery. A witness who has special knowledge, skill, experience, training or education in a particular science, profession or occupation may give his opinion as an expert as to any matter in which he or she is skilled. In determining the weight to be given to his opinion, you should consider the qualifications and reliability of the expert and the reasons given for his or her opinion. You are not bound by an expert's opinion merely because he or she is an expert; you may accept or reject it, as in the case of other witnesses. Give it the weight, if any, you think it deserves. Pa SSJI (Civ) 5.30 o\L, - 12 - DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTION NUMBER 14 Questions have been asked in which an expert witness was invited to assume that certain facts were true and to give an opinion based upon that assumption. These are called hypothetical questions. If you find that any material fact assumed in a particular hypothetical question has not been established by the eVidence, you shoUld disregard the opinion of the expert given in response to that question. By material fact, We mean one which was important to the expert in forming his or her opinion. Similarly, if the expert has made it clear that his or her opinion is based on the assumption that a particular fact did not exist and, from the evidence you find that it did exist and that it was material, you should give no weight to the opinion so expressed. Pa.SSJI (Civ) 5.32 - 14 - DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTION NUMBER 15 I am noW going to instruct you on the various elements of damage to which plaintiff may be entitled. The mere fact that I charge you on the measure of damages does not indicate and should not be considered by you as any indication that I think damages should be awarded. I am giving you these instructions on damages only because I am required to charge you on all of the possibilities and all phases of the case which you may have to consider. /..".. /~ - 15 - DEFEND~NTIS PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTION NUMBER 16 nature and extent of their claimed injuries with reasonable You are instructed that the plaintiffs must establish the certainty. The plaintiffs must establish the injuries and that such injuries were the result of some negligence on the part of Defendant by competent medical testimony which is sUfficientlY definite to overcome any idea that is conjectural or a mere guess. Maliszewski v. Rendon, Griffin v. Tedsco, 355 Pa.Super. 4 ,513 A.2d 1020 (1986). 542 A.2d 170 (1988); ~,." .. " /'/ \ \ Ii - 16 - 5. A driver has a duty to maintain a proper lookout and to observe what is occurring in front of his vehicle. Lavelv v. Wolota, 253 Pa. Super. 196, 384 A.2d 1298 (1978). -. / .. The doty to e.erc'ee ord"e" cere to keep e proper 'ookout 'nVOlvee not O"y the duty to look 'hen eUch look'no ,0Uld be ettect'.e. but el.o th. duty to ... .h.t ., ord".r"y prud..t per.o,. ...rc'."O ord".ry c.r.. 'ould h... ..., U'd.r th. circumstances then and there eXisting. Joe"'d.. v. 'orri.. ,.. >e. SUper. "'. " "'d ., C"',), ".t. Y. '<Ok'. t':~. '21 >e. "'. 21. .. 'd '" C ""); ~;~f~:'::. ~;~~~~, ,.. >e. "., ". "'d ,., Cl...); '.yer, Lo. ot .-, in Pennsvlvania, S 1.46, Pp. 66-68 (1970). Iv~ , "..~. 13. In determining whether a parties' negligence was a substantial factor in causing the resulting harm, you should consider: the number of other factors which contribute in the harm and the extent of the effect which in producing it; (a) producing they have (b) whether the actor's conduct has created a force or series of forces which are in continuous and active operation up to the time of the harm, or has created a situation harmless unlesS acted upon by other forces for which the actor is not responsible; (c) lapse of time. Restatement (Second) of Torts S 433; ~:~~I~ v~ 8r~f~~:d Hotel, 416 Pa. 265, 205 A.2d 873 (1965); r . 's Dri;~-~ Restaurants. IncL, 242 Pa. super. 323, 363 A.2d 1291 (1976); Takach y. 8.M, Root co., 279 Pa. super. 167, 420 A.2d 1084 (1980). .,.....:.. 16. In civil cases such as this one, the plaintiffs have the burden of proving those contentions which entitle them to relief. When a party has the burden of proof on a particular issue, the contention on that issue must be established by a fair preponderance of the evidence. The evidence establishes a contention by a fair preponderance of the evidence if you are persuaded that it is more probably accurate and true than not. To put it another way, think, if you will, of an ordinary balance scale, with a pan on each side. Onto one side of the scale, place all of the evidence favorable to the Plaintiffs; onto the other, place all of the evidence favorable to the Defendant. If, after considering the comparable weight of the evidence, you feel that the scales tip, ever so slightly or to the slightest degree, in favor of the plaintiffs, your verdict must be for the plaintiffs. If the scales tip in favor of the Defendant, or are equally balanced, your verdict must be for the Defendant. In this case, the plaintiffs have the burden of proving the following propositions: that the Defendant was negligent, and that that negligence was a substantial factor in bringing about the \ accident. If, after considering all of the evidence, you feel persuaded that these propositions are more probably true than not true, your verdict must be for the plaintiffs. otherwise, your verdict should be for the Defendant. Pa. SSJI (civ) 5.50; Sisk v. Duff~, 201 Pa. super. 213, 192 A.2d 251 (1963); Reist v. Manwiller, 231 Pa. super. 444, 332 A.2d 518 (1974) . __. - .u":,_"._ '-,'; - \ <>---. \ \ \ \ lB. If you find that the Defendant is liable to the Plaintiffs, you must then find an amount of money damages which you believe will fairly and adequatelY compensate the Plaintiffs for all the physical and financial injury they have sustained as a result of the accident. The amount which you award today must compensate the Plaintiffs completelY for damage sustained in the past, as well as damage the Plaintiffs will sustain in the future. pa. SSJI (Civ) 6.001 Hiller v. weller, 2B8 F.2d 438 (3d cir. 1961) 1 Frankel v. united states, 321 F. supp. 1331 (E.D. Pa. 1970), Dff'd, 466 F.2d 1226 (3d cir. 1972). 20. The broad term" ain and suffering" includes a wide range of also emotional reactions to injuries and In alculating damage for pain and suffering, you may place the following: (a) nd distress; '\. \f '" ", (d) Emotional fUft~~ing; i ~: '1 (e) Anx ety; /" '. Frustratifn; , Degradation; I LosS of ~e feeling of we~l-being; and I. , Limitatifn on activities. I' " "'!" ; -'0, , 436 Pa. 401, 261 A.2d:84 (1970); Walsh v. Brodv, 220 Pa. suer. 293, 286 A.2d 666 (1971)~OrCOran v. McNeal, 400 Pa. 14, 161 .2d 367 (1960). (b) Fear; (c) Shock; (f) (g) (h) (i) ~ , " /"J r' ,.... " 22. valuating the amount to be a,warded for pain and suffering, you ould consider that the ...infliction of pain means taking what is his/herciwn to possess and retain -- namely health and compensation of this in money damages. -being ,~- and that the law allows for , .the extent that loss may be calculated .' ~:;I v~!t' '00 pa. ", '" A." Iannuzzi, 40 Pa. 329, 169 A.2d 777 t oducts co., 424 Pa. 77, 367 (1960); ThomDson v. (1961); oiChiacchio v. 225 A.2d 913 (1967). ~5 . 24. If you find that the Plaintiffs' injuries will continue you must determine the life expectancy of the Plaintiffs. According to statistics compiled by the United states Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the average life expectancy of all persons of Plaintiff Ken D. Pifer's age at the time of accident, sex and race was 32.5 years, and the average life expectancy of all persons of Plaintiff Melissa R. Walker's age at the time of accident, sex and race was 55.0 years. This figure is offered to you only as a guide, and you are not bound to accept it if you believe that the Plaintiffs would have lived longer or less than the average individual in their category. In reaching this decision you are to consider the Plaintiffs' health prior to the accident, their manner of living, their personal habit. and other factors that may have affected the duration of their life. Pa. SSJI (Civ) 6.21; Rosche v. McCoy, 397 Pa. 615, 156 A.2d 307 (1959); Messer v. Beiahley, 409 Pa. 551, 187 A.2d 168 (1963); ..., Life Expectancy, Vital statistics of the United states, (1988) Life Tables. 26. The disfigurement which Plaintiff Ken D. pifer sustained as a result of this accident is a separate item of damages recognized by the law. Therefore, in addition to such sums as you award for pain and suffering and for embarrassment and humiliation, the Plaintiff is entitled to be fairly and adequatelY compensated for the disfigurement he has suffered in the past as a result of this accident, and which he will continue to suffer during the future duration of his life. Pa. SSJI (civ) 6.01H; rrankel v. united states, 321 F. SUPP' 1331 (E.D. pa. 1970), ~ff'd, 466 F.2d 1226 (3d cir. 1972); ~oaers v, ~oodv, 430 Pa. 121, 242 A.2d 276 (1968). REQUESTED POINT POR JURY CHARGE NO.2, Under Pennsylvania law, the Plaintiff, Kenneth D. Pifer, may recover non-economic loss damages in this case if the Plaintiff can show by the greater weight of the evidence: (1) Defendant was negligent in one or more ways as I described to you in my instructions; (2) Defendant's negligence was a substantial factor in bringing about injury to the Plaintiff; and (3) Plaintiff's injury resulted in non- economic damages; and (4) Plaintiff suffered serious impairment of a body function or permanent serious disfigurement. To decide this last and additional element of proof, you must decide, based upon the evidence: (1) Whether the injuries sustained by Plaintiff in the accident impaired one or more body functions; and (2) Whether that impairment of a body function was serious. In determining whether the impairment of a body function was serious, you should consider such factors as the extent of the impairment, the particular body function impaired, the length of time the impairment lasted, the treatment required to correct the impairment, and any other relevant factors. - 3 - RBOUBSTBD POINT paR ,nJRY CHARGB NO.5. In evaluating whether Plaintiff's scar on his right arm is "serious," you must determine, using the preceding guidelines, whether plaintiff's scar represents a permanent, and serious, disfigurement. REYNOLDS & HAVAS A professional corporation Date: Ifr~ tt, EN L. BANKO, JR. EE B. BAKER-STARR Attorneys for Defendant - 7 - KENNETH D. PIFER, . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA . plaintiff . . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW . v. . . . NO. 95-3968 civil Term . JERRY W. WALKER, . . . . Defendant : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ******************************************************************* MELISSA R. WALKER, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA plaintiff . . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW . v. . . . NO. 95-3966 civil Term . JERRY W. WALKER, Defendant . JURY TRIAL DEMANDED . PLr.III'l'I"'S' PROPl:liS!D POINTS "OR t!RUg!! Q!L 'l'H~_J!!!L~!D TORT ISSUJ AND NOW comes plaintiff, Kenneth D. pifer, by and through his attorneys, Angino , Rovner, P.C., and provides the following jury instructions which he moves the court to read to the jury. ANGINO , R~ER, P.C. , -----.---- /./ ~ R A. Sa oc re .0. No. 47281 4 3 North Front et Harr 17110 (717) 238-6791 counsel for plaintiffS Date: september 5, 1996 98~49/HLK 1. Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer claims damages generally referred to as "non-economic" loss damages and includes such things as pain and sUfferinq (past, present, and future), emotional disability, loss of enjoyment of life and life's embarrassment, and humiliation. I will now instruct you regarding the elements which the Plaintiff must prove. Pa. SSJI (Civ) 6.028. r--'..~ 2. Under Pennsylvania law, Plaintiff Kenneth D. Pifer may over non-economic loss damages (pain and sUffering) in this case the Plaintiff can show by the greater weight of the evidence: (1) Defendant was negligent in one or more ways as I described to you in my instructions; Defendant's negligence was a substantial factor in bringing about injury to the Plaintiff; (2) - J\~ (3)--fla+nfiff'S injury resUlted in non-economic damages; ,~,\ 1". u' Pla ntiff sUffer~ serious injury. To decide this last and additional element of proof, you must and decide, based upon the evidence: (1) Whether the injuries sustained by Plaintiff in the accident injured or impaired one or more body functions; (2) Whether that injury or impairment of a body function was serious; or (3) Whether th~ injury resulted in permanent, serious disfigurement. In determining whether the injury or impairment of a body function was serious, you should consider such factors as the extent of the impairment, the particular body function impaired, the length of time the impairment lasted, the treatment required to correct the impairment, and any other relevant factors. An impairment need not be permanent to be serious. The term "serious" injury, "impairment", and "bOdy function" have no special or technical meaning in the law and should be considered by you in the ordinary sense of their common usage. Pa. SSJI (Civ) 6.020 and 75 Pa,C.S.A. 51704, Illt I!: 'I HI! Nil, I <t '-=';:': 'I- , , '\' II. I , Civi 1 1'1 Com I Ihlll Nil. I I. i \,'\" ( l. _...- J~UI( I r- I '-' , /"/ I. . 'I , I I . , .1. I I , II' 1 , (", I I): [ ') , Ili""i)" , I ! .' I, ! \. i. :.) 1:J-.- 1-,,'1 / I I ( I ( ( . I .I ))' 'I I " 1)// l.,.... II,~~(,( ( I i J' , ! ') 111{ (~( {f, llP-3 J~ .,. IL I' 1 " I r ,;I} h. . I , .,. II. , i- \ r ,,. 'iP '*' f~ ('';J 'J. 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