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Rivera v. CPH, et.al. B&A File No. 287 -023 (WAL -MART) Case No. 10CA3325AN Origination Date- May 2010 Settlement Date -June 2011 CPH was sued by Sasha D. Rivera for defects in the design of a parking lot and intersection at a Wal -Mart store located in Osceola County. The plaintiff alleges that a stop sign obstructed by a tree was the cause of a car accident in which her mother was a passenger and who died due to injuries sustained in the accident. The driver of the vehicle was convicted of vehicular homicide due to the fact that she was operating the vehicle while intoxicated and under the influence from snorting computer aerosol spray. The design of the parking lot is not the proximate cause of the accident; therefore, CPH had no liability. This case was settled for $10,000 to avoid the cost of litigation. Gary Wain and Barbara Wain v. CPH Engineers, Inc., et al Origination Date- August 2005 Settlement Date- December 2010 CPH received notification of a claim concerning a drainage issue at 1059 Henley Downs Place, Heathrow, FL. The property owner complained about water standing on the property during the unprecedented hurricane season in Florida in 2004 which resulted in record rainfall. CPH denied the claimant's allegations but CPH made a business decision to resolve the matter and reduce the legal fees by agreeing to a settlement whereby the developer and CPH are sharing in the cost of constructing a drain line along the easements, plus additional landscaping. CPH's share was $60,000.