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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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Order Approving Settlement Herrmann Law Firm 

Minors’ Claims 1 1535 Tacoma Avenue South 

 Tacoma, WA 98402 

 (253) 627-8142 

 (253) 627-1835 Fax 

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Charles Herrmann (WA Bar #6173) 

John Scholbe (WA Bar #29433) 

HERRMANN LAW FIRM 

1535 Tacoma Avenue South 

Tacoma, WA 98402 

Telephone: (253) 627-8142 

Facsimile: (253) 627-1835 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dennis K. Shin (CA Bar #178211) 

LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS K. SHIN 

18899 East Colima Rd. Suite 201 

Rowland Heights CA 91748 

Telephone: (626) 964-9394 

Facsimile: (626) 964-4084 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KOO, JEONG-SIM et Al 

NO. 1:05-CV-00580-SMS 

 Plaintiffs

 

vs. 

ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT 

OF MINORS’ CLAIMS 

NATIONAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL, INC. 

a California corporation, 

 

 Defendants 

 

 

The Court, having reviewed the Petition for Approval of Settlement of Minors’ Claims, 

the records and files contained herein and otherwise being fully advised in the premises, 

hereby enters the following order: 

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Order Approving Settlement Herrmann Law Firm 

Minors’ Claims 2 1535 Tacoma Avenue South 

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ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: that the Petition for Approval of Settlement of Minors’ 

Claims is approved as set forth therein. 

Specifically, the Petitioner may settle the overall case for the sum of FOUR MILLION 

DOLLARS ($4,000,000.00). 

The settlement shall provide for the purchase by the Defendants of two separate 

annuities, one for each of the two minors in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE 

THOUSAND DOLLARS ($425,000.00) without deductions of any kind whatsoever. 

Regarding the annuity for Petitioner’s minor son Kim, Dong-hyun: the annuity shall 

provide for four annual consecutive payments of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) 

beginning on December 30, 2016; a payment of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND 

ONE HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($376,147.00) to the minor on December 30, 2023; 

and, a payment of FOUR HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY 

FIVE DOLLARS ($493,825.00) to the minor on December 30, 2028. The total to be paid out 

on this annuity shall be ONE MILLION SIXTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY 

DOLLARS ($1,069,972.00). 

Regarding the annuity for Petitioner’s minor daughter Kim, Si-hyun: the annuity shall 

provide for four annual consecutive payments of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) 

beginning on April 28, 2019; a payment of FOUR HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE 

HUNDRED TWENTY SIX DOLLARS ($445,526.00) to the minor on April 28, 2026; and, a 

payment of FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUHDRED THIRTY FIVE 

DOLLARS ($582,735.00) to the minor on April 28, 2031. The total to be paid out on this 

annuity shall be ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED 

SIXTY ONE DOLLARS ($1,228,261.00). 

Petitioner is also authorized to pay attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as a voluntary 

payment to the Decedent’s mother as laid out in the Petition for Approval of Minors’ Claims, 

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Minors’ Claims 3 1535 Tacoma Avenue South 

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so long as said payments are paid solely out of Petitioner’s net proceeds after the purchase 

of the two afore-ordered annuities for the benefit of the two plaintiff minors in this action. 

Finally, the Petitioner Koo, Jeong-sim and her counsel are hereby authorized to 

execute full releases, dismissals with prejudice and any other appropriate documents 

consistent with this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 DATED this 24th day of October, 2006

 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

 Honorable Sandra M. Snyder 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

Presented by: 

HERRMANN LAW FIRM 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

By: __/s/ John W. Scholbe____________

 JOHN W. SCHOLBE (WSBA #29433) 

Agreed to by: 

MCBREEN & SENIOR 

Attorneys of Defendants 

By: __/s/ Peter J. McBreen___________

 Peter J. McBreen (CSBA # 071859) 

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