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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

SODEXHO MARRIOTT, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 02-03894 CRB

ORDER

The Court hereby grants leave, though it does not require, Plaintiff Charter Oak Fire

Insurance Company (“Charter Oak”) and Defendant Sodexho Marriott (“Sodexho”) to file

simultaneous supplemental briefs addressing the following questions:

(1) Is Charter Oak’s payment of $444,588.92 pursuant to Plaintiff Karen

Whyman’s workers’ compensation claim admissible evidence with regard to

a claim for subrogation by Charter Oak against potential tortfeasors? If so, for

what purpose is such evidence admissible?

(2) Is Charter Oak’s payment of $444,588.92 pursuant to Plaintiff Karen

Whyman’s workers’ compensation claim conclusive proof of the damages

actually suffered by Whyman in this case?

(3) Assuming that Charter Oak can establish that Sodexho breached a duty of

care to Plaintiff Karen Whyman and thereby caused injury to her, is Charter

Oak’s payment of $444,588.92 pursuant to Whyman’s workers’ compensation

claim conclusive proof of the extent of Sodexho’s liability to Charter Oak on

this subrogation claim?

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United States District Court

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The parties’ supplemental briefs regarding the admissibility and effect of Charter Oak’s

payments to Whyman under a workers’ compensation policy shall not exceed ten (10) pages

and shall be filed on or before Monday, March 12, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 8, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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