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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF SOON HEE CHUNG’S MOTION AS 

NATURAL PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF MINOR S.C. FOR APPROVAL OF 

THE MINOR’S COMPROMISE; 4:13-CV-03712-YGR; MDL No. 2497

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LAW OFFICES 

COTCHETT, PITRE 

& MCCARTHY, LLP 

FRANK M. PITRE (SBN 100077) 

fpitre@cpmlegal.com 

ALISON E. CORDOVA (SBN 284942) 

acordova@cpmlegal.com 

STEWART R. POLLOCK (SBN 301356) 

spollock@cpmlegal.com 

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

San Francisco Airport Office Center 

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Telephone: (650) 697-6000 

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 

Plaintiffs’ Counsel 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO, 

CALIFORNIA ON JULY 6, 2013 

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

4:13-cv-03712-YGR

Soon Hee Chung, et al., v. Asiana Airlines, 

Inc., et al.

Case No. 13-MD-2497-YGR 

MDL No. 2497 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF SOON HEE CHUNG’S 

MOTION AS NATURAL PARENT AND 

NEXT FRIEND OF MINOR S.C. FOR 

APPROVAL OF THE MINOR’S 

COMPROMISE

Date: 

Time: 

Dept: Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor 

Judge: Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 

Case 4:13-cv-03712-YGR Document 47 Filed 01/05/16 Page 1 of 3
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF SOON HEE CHUNG’S MOTION AS 

NATURAL PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF MINOR S.C. FOR APPROVAL OF 

THE MINOR’S COMPROMISE; 4:13-CV-03712-YGR; MDL No. 2497

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LAW OFFICES 

COTCHETT, PITRE 

& MCCARTHY, LLP 

Plaintiff Soon Hee Chung, Individually and as the Natural Parent and Next Friend of 

Minor S.C. (hereinafter “Chung”) by and through her counsel, has submitted Plaintiff Chung’s 

Motion as Natural Parent and Next Friend of Minor S.C. for Approval of the Minor’s 

Compromise (hereinafter “Motion”) pertaining to a settlement reached with Defendants Asiana

Airlines, Inc. and The Boeing Company (hereinafter “Settling Defendants”) on behalf of S.C. 

(hereinafter “Minor”). 

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

including the Motion, the Declaration of Frank M. Pitre, the Report of Chung, the Affidavit of 

Chung, and the opposition and/or non-opposition of any defendant provided to the Court prior to 

the making of this Order, the Court does hereby find and order as follows: 

Based on the facts set forth in Plaintiff’s Motion, the Motion is GRANTED.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Chung is authorized and directed to execute any and 

all documents reasonably necessary to carry out the terms of the settlement. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Settling Defendants shall disburse the proceeds of 

the approved settlement relating to Minor, totaling $250,000.00 in the following manner: 

1. By check or draft drawn in the amount of $43,727.88, payable to the order of The 

Law Offices of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP who are entitled to receive payment of the 

following items of fees and costs. 

2. By check or draft, the balance of the settlement $206,272.12 drawn payable to the 

order of Soon Hee Chung as trustee of Minor. Such check or draft must bear an endorsement on 

the face or reverse side of it to the effect that it is for deposit in the amount of $206, 272.12 in the 

name of Soon Hee Chung as trustee of Minor, and is for deposit in an interest-bearing, federally 

insured account. 

3. Within seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the check or draft for Minor, 

Chung shall deposit it in an interest-bearing, federally insured account at Wells Fargo Bank, 

546 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California 93446, (805) 239-0674 (hereinafter “Blocked 

Account”). Chung must deliver a copy of this order to the depository at the time of deposit. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF SOON HEE CHUNG’S MOTION AS 

NATURAL PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF MINOR S.C. FOR APPROVAL OF 

THE MINOR’S COMPROMISE; 4:13-CV-03712-YGR; MDL No. 2497

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4. The Blocked Account belongs to Minor. No withdrawals of principal or interest 

may be made from the Blocked Account without a written order under this case name and 

number, signed by a judge, and bearing the seal of this Court, until Minor attains the age of 18 

years. When Minor attains the age of 18 years, the depository, without further order of this 

Court, is authorized and directed to pay by check or draft directly to Minor, upon proper demand, 

all moneys including interest deposited under this order. The money on deposit is not subject to 

escheat. 

5. On payment of the sum of $250,000.00 to Minor, Settling Defendants shall be 

fully and forever released and discharged from all claims and demands of Minor arising from the 

Incident described in the approved Motion. 

6. The Court approves Minor’s case costs in the amount of $1,479.38 to be deducted 

from the gross settlement amount to be received by Minor. 

7. The Court approves Minor’s attorneys’ fees in the amount of $42,248.50 to be 

deducted from the gross settlement amount to be received by Minor.

8. The Court acknowledges that there are no medical liens to be deducted from the 

gross settlement amount to be received by Minor. 

9. The Court approves the dismissal of all claims of Minor against all Settling 

Defendants, with prejudice. Plaintiff’s counsel shall submit dismissal promptly on receipt of the 

full amount of the settlement sum here approved and when all other due consideration has been 

received by Plaintiff’s counsel 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________________ By: 

HON. YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS 

United States District Judge 

January 5, 2016

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