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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Airline Crash

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Lewis S. Eidson, Esq.

mike@colson.com

Enid Duany Mendoza, Esq.

enid@colson.com

COLSON HICKS EIDSON, P.A.

255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse 

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Tel: (305) 476-7400

Facsimile: (305) 476-7444

Monica Kelly, Esq.

monicakelly@ribbecklaw.com

RIBBECK LAW CHARTERED

Lake Point Tower

505 North Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Tel: (312) 822-9999

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO, 

CALIFORNIA ON JULY 6, 2013

This document relates to

Case No. 3:14-CV-02111-YGR

MARICEL KNAUS, an individual, CARL 

KNAUS, an individual, G.M.A.K., an 

individual minor, by and through his parents 

MARICEL KNAUS and CARL KNAUS; and 

G.C.A.K., an individual minor, by and through 

his parents MARICEL KNAUS and CARL 

KNAUS,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ASIANA AIRLINES, INC., a corporation,

 Defendant.

MDL No. 2497

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

KNAUS PLAINTIFFS’ UNOPPOSED 

MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 

MINORS’ COMPROMISE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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 Plaintiffs Carl Knaus and Maricel Knaus, Individually and as Next Friends of G.M.A.K 

and G.C.A.K., by and through their counsel, have submitted their Unopposed Motion for 

Approval of Minors’ Compromise pertaining to a settlement reached with defendants on behalf 

of G.M.A.K and G.C.A.K. 

 Upon review of the file and consideration of the materials submitted in support thereof, 

including the Motion, the Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza, the Report of Next Friends, the 

Affidavit of Carl Knaus and the Affidavit of Maricel Knaus, and the opposition and/or nonopposition of any defendant provided to the Court prior to the making of this Order, the Court 

does hereby find and order as follows: 

 Good cause appearing: 

1. The settlement of the claims of plaintiffs’ G.M.A.K and G.C.A.K. against defendants, 

as compromised pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and General 

Release and the periodic payments scheduled (Exhibit C to the Declaration of Enid 

Duany Mendoza) is approved. 

2. G.M.A.K will receive periodic payments with a present value of , which 

will be placed in structured settlement annuities annuities provided by Berkshire 

Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, and which will be funded directly 

by the insurers of one or more defendants. The specific terms of the annuity, which 

are approved, are detailed in Exhibit C to the Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza. 

3. G.C.A.K. will receive periodic payments having the present value of $

which will be placed in structured settlement annuities provided by Berkshire 

Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, and which will be funded directly 

by the insurers of one or more defendants. The specific terms of the annuity, which 

are approved, are detailed in Exhibit C to the Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza. 

4. Plaintiffs’ counsel may attach the fully executed settlement documents, when 

obtained, to this Order for purposes of submitting same to Berkshire Hathaway Life 

Insurance Company of Nebraska. 

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5. Should delays in effectuating the financial terms of this settlement cause a decrease in 

the future payout amounts to be received by G.M.A.K and G.C.A.K., no further 

pleading or order of this Court shall be necessary so long as the total payout to each 

minor is no less than 97% of the amounts set forth in the Minors’ Compromise and 

the Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza, all other variable (payout dates, purchase 

price of annuities) remaining the same. 

6. The Court approves case costs in the amount of $1,970.19 to be deducted from the 

settlement amount to be received by G.M.A.K. 

7. The Court approves case costs in the amount of $1,794.69 to be deducted from the 

settlement amount to be received by G.C.A.K. 

8. The Court approves attorneys’ fees in the amount of be deducted from 

the settlement amount to be received by G.M.A.K. 

9. The Court approves attorneys’ fees in the amount of to be deducted from 

the settlement amount to be received by G.C.A.K.

10. The Court approves dismissal of all claims of G.M.A.K and G.C.A.K. against all 

defendants, with prejudice. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall submit dismissal promptly after 

the annuities set forth in the settlement documents have been funded, and all other 

due consideration has been received by Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _____________________, 2015 ________________________________ 

 Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers

 U.S. District Judge 

May 21

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