Jan Jourge and Judd Sanders were cast members with Denise Shore in the TV series, "School Days". When they left the show they were cast in movies and were seeing success in movies that exceeded that in TV. Then a broken hydraulic line on a set scalded them with hot oil. Before they are even taken from the set the studio starts working to absolve itself of blame which will leave them without compensation.
Jan is the second of a series of stories with a cast common to the whole series. Other stories in the series include Sandra, and Karen, and then Denise, the one that brings them all together. For other stories by Ralph, look for keyword brandre. For other parts of this story look for keyword brandrejan.
He wanted to be ready to contact the various parties including the performers in three days with offers and for them to agree to no further litigation. He wanted this settled quickly and without a trial. He controlled the settlement if it was made out of court. In court it was really not within his control. The longer it went unsettled the more likely the performers would get independent counsel and that would only serve to increase the settlements and ambulance chasers liked juries where big settlements were possible.
The lawyers were researching everything including expected earnings for the performers. He wanted to make a offer quick while they were vulnerable. The pictures and the manual were used to determine the manufacturer of each component and assembly. They began putting together the suits against each entity. The basic language was started for each of them. The list of them was on another board.
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Wednesday
The studio law firm presented Judge Brown a request to have the pumps and the joints of three buckets, the failed one and two good ones removed and sent to a lab for analysis. The DA had been called to be present as a hedge against concerns by the judge. Since there were serious injuries there could possibly be criminal actions and because the DA would be the counsel in that action he was an interested party. The DA was clear he had no objection as long as his office approved the lab, was given a copy of the report and the equipment was removed by a representative of the lab and they maintained chain of evidence for him.
He was given the name of the lab and he advised the judge that was acceptable. These people were doing his job for him on their time and money. Why should he object? Two lab personnel were waiting at the ride to begin work when the court order arrived. A request for access to the injured persons’ medical records was also made and approved. The company doctor was waiting at the hospital burn unit to take them when the order arrived.
The studio lawyer called the studio liability coverage holder. They had been advised of the accident late yesterday and were already assigning someone to research the case. The studio lawyer asked if that person could meet with them about one PM. They agreed to meet at the lawyer’s office.
Jan Chapter 03: Ten Seconds to Disaster Mar 6, 2008
Jan Chapter 01: School Days Mar 6, 2008
Jan Chapter 05: The Burn Unit Mar 6, 2008
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