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# Lawsuits and the victims’ claims filed on Tuesday
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/lawsuits-and-the-victims-claims-filed-on-tuesday/
- Published: 2004-07-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:48.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Sandra Ellen Bacal vs. City of Santa Monica Bacal, 47, is a school teacher and resides in Topanga. She incurred permanent injuries, including a severe fracture and dislocation of her left shoulder, multiple lacerations and injury to her left foot, as well as severe emotional distress and trauma.

Sara Dobbins vs. City of Santa Monica Dobbins, 71, is retired and resides in Santa Monica. She was formerly a community relations staff assistant with the Santa Monica Police Department. She received severe and permanent injuries, including head trauma, a fractured hip, massive hematomas and severe emotional distress and trauma.

Benny Gong vs. City of Santa Monica Gong, 65, is a retired chef and resides in New York, NY. He suffered severe and permanent injuries, including head trauma with brain injury, injuries to the left side of his body and left lower extremity, as well as severe emotional distress and trauma.

Holley Hankinson vs. City of Santa Monica Hankinson, 42, is a resident of Santa Monica. She is a private consultant to non-profit organizations. She received severe and permanent injuries, including head trauma, with severe facial fractures to her left eye, nose and cheek areas; multiple lacerations and abrasions; severe emotional distress and trauma.

Estate of Leroy Lattier vs. City of Santa Monica Lattier was a resident of Santa Monica and worked as a handyman. The 54-year-old was killed in the market crash. His estate is represented by his mother, Mrs. Bertha Lattier, who resides in Shreveport, La.

Ilona Lettrich vs. City of Santa Monica Lettrich, 60, is a resident of Los Angles. She formerly owned a beauty salon, which she was forced to sell because of her injuries. She received severe and permanent injuries, including head injuries with severe lacerations and abrasions to her face, shoulders, upper and lower extremities and torso. She also sustained crush injuries to her right hand involving multiple tendon injuries, and severe emotional distress and trauma.

Estate of Diana Gong McCarthy vs. City of Santa Monica McCarthy was a resident of Los Angeles and worked as a film producer. The 41-year-old sustained severe injuries and died as a result. Her estate is represented by her parents, Benny Gong of New York, N.Y., and Maggie Gong of Foster City, Calif.

Mark Douglas Miller vs. City of Santa Monica Miller, 40, is a resident of Westchester and is a film director. He received severe and permanent injuries, including surgery to repair two broken legs, which will require additional surgery to his left knee.

Anthony Portillo vs. City of Santa Monica Portillo, 32, is a resident of Venice and is an office manager for a radio promotions company. He sustained severe and permanent injuries, including internal derangement with torn ligaments in his left knee requiring surgery, severe lacerations to his hips and right lower leg.

Dina Richter vs. City of Santa Monica Richter, 30, is a resident of Venice and is a school teacher. She sustained severe fractures to her right shoulder and right upper extremity, facial injuries and left hip and lower extremity trauma, as well as severe emotional distress and trauma.

Olivia Wun vs. City of Santa Monica Wun, 19, is a student at New York University and is from Altadena. She received severe and permanent injuries, including severe lacerations and abrasions to her face, shoulders, upper and lower extremities, and fractures to both of her feet, as well as severe emotional distress and trauma.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 14, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071404.pdf?ref=smdp.com)