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`NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
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`NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC. d/b/a LIME; and SEGWAY INC; and
`DOES 1 through 50; inclusive,
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`YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
`(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
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`DANNY AGUILAR, an individual;
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`SEE ATTACHMENT TO SUMMONS ,
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`NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information
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`You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy
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`Online Self-Help Center (WWW.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfl1elp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask
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`referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate
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`[A VISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, Ia corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea Ia infonnacio’n a
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`CASE NUMBER:
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`(El nombre y direccién de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
`COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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`The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:
`(El nombre, la direccién y el namero de te/éfono del abogado del demandante, 0 del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):
`Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP, 6701 Center Drive W, Ste 1400, Los Angeles, CA 900 5 — Tel: (310) 844-9696
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`(For proof of service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons (form POS—010).)
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`SHORT TITLE:
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`DANNY AGUILAR, Ct a1. V. NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC. d/b/a LIME, et a1.
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`CASE NUMBER:
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`SUM-200 A
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`INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
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`CHELSE GREAUX, an individual;
`DAVID KHIABAN, an individual;
`MARGARET MAIN, an individual;
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`ALEXANDRA SADLER, an individual;
`STEVEN SCHWARTZ, an individual;
`GERALD TEO, an individual;
`KYLIE TOLAR, an individual;
`EVELYN GOMEZ, an individual;
`JORDAN KANAREK, an individual;
`MATTHEW JACKSON, an individual;
`- HANINAH ABDULLAH, an individual;
`RAE CURWIN, an individual;
`MARGARITA ELLIS, an individual;
`DARYL KENT, an individual;
`VICTORIA LEPTIEN, an individual;
`PRISCILLA RIZZUTO, an individual;
`JASON ROSS, an individual;
`AQEEL SIDDIQ, an individual;
`DENNIS ALVARADO, an individual;
`KEVIN ANDREWS, an individual;
`JENNIFER BHAVNANI, an individual;
`JERAMEY BULLOCK, an individual;
`ANDREW CHIN, an individual;
`JOHN EILTS, an individual;
`CAMBRIA FODEN, an individual;
`JOSE MORENO, an individual;
`HASSEIN MOUSAVI HONDORI, an individual;
`DIANA UNG, an individual;
`JOSHUA WOLF, an individual;
`JERID KURTZ, an individual;
`SCOTT WILKERSON, an individual;
`MARIA DURENE, an individual;
`BIANCA MCMAHAN, an individual;
`MIGUEL SILVESTRE, an individual;
`OSVALDO TIJERIN, an individual;
`JEFF MESSER, an individual;
`MICHAEL ROEHRICHT, an individual;
`JUSTIN STEEL, an individual;
`LETY VILLA, an individual;
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`EDRINA GIBSON, an individual;
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`Alfredo Torrijos, Esq. (SBN 222458)
`Christopher A]. Swift, Esq. (SBN 245619)
`ARIAS SANGUINETTI WANG & TORRIJOS, LLP
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`COMPLAINT
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DANNY AGUILAR, an individual; CHELSE
`GREAUX, an individual; DAVID KHIABAN, an
`individual; MARGARET MAIN, an individual;
`ALEXANDRA SADLER, an individual;
`STEVEN SCHWARTZ, an individual; GERALD
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`TEO, an individual; KYLIE TOLAR, an
`individual; EVELYN GOMEZ, an individual;
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`JORDAN KANAREK, an individual;
`MATTHEW JACKSON, an individual;
`HANlNAH ABDULLAH, an individual; RAE
`CURWIN, an individual; MARGARITA ELLIS,
`an individual; DARYL KENT, an individual;
`VICTORIA LEPTIEN, an individual;
`PRISCILLA RIZZUTO, an individual; JASON
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`ROSS, an individual; AQEEL SIDDIQ, an
`individual; DENNIS ALVARADO, an
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`individual; KEVIN ANDREWS, an individual;
`JENNIFER BHAVNANI, an individual;
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`JERAMEY BULLOCK, an individual;
`ANDREW CHIN, an individual; JOHN EILTS,
`an individual; CAMBRIA F ODEN, an
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`JOSHUA WOLF, an individual; JERID KURTZ,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC. d/b/a LIME; and
`SEGWAY INC.; and DOES 1 through 50;
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiffs, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), make the following allegations based upon information and
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`belief, except as to those allegations specifically pertaining to Plaintiffs and their counsel, which are
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`based on personal knowledge. Plaintiffs bring this action declaratory and injunctive relief against
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`Defendant Neutron Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Lime (“Lime”); Segway Inc. (“Segway”); and Does 1 through
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`50 (collectively “Defendants”), demanding a trial by jury.
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`NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`Plaintiffs bring this action against Defendants for legal, equitable, and any other relief
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`available. Lime is a company sustained by the rental of electronic scooters it places in several markets,
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`including San Francisco, California.
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`Upon information and belief Segway manufactures the electronic scooters for Lime.
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`The Lime scooters are, upon information and belief, defective or not properly maintained,
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`causing severe injuries to riders, such as the Plaintiffs herein.
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`These defects can be generally categorized, but not limited to, the following:
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`a. Defective and/or failure to maintain brakes;
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`b. Defective and/or failure to maintain throttle;
`c. Defective and/0r failure to maintain wheels;
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`THE PARTIES
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`The following Plaintiffs have been categorized by the defects that, upon information and
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`belief, caused their injuries.
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`Injuries Caused by Defective Brakes
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`Plaintiff Danny Aguilar is a New York citizen residing in New York, New York. On
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`December 7, 2018, Mr. Aguilar rented a Lime electric scooter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While riding
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`the scooter, Mr. Aguilar was forced to avoid an oncoming vehicle and ran into a pothole when the scooter
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`brakes malfunctioned. Mr. Aguilar fractured his left wrist requiring surgery with hardware.
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`Plaintiff Chelse Greaux is a California citizen residing in North Hollywood, California.
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`On July 25, 2019, Ms. Greaux rented a Lime electric scooter in North Hollywood, California. While
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`riding the scooter, Ms. Greaux applied the brakes and the scooter skidded out from underneath her. She
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`was thrown from the scooter, rupturing her left patellar tendon.
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`Plaintiff David Khiaban is a California citizen residing in Encino, California. On January
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`18, 2019, Mr. Khiaban rented a Lime electric scooter in Venice, California. During the ride, the scooter’s
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`brakes engaged, causing the front wheel to lock. Mr. Khiaban suffered a fractured left patella requiring
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`surgery with hardware. He also suffered a road rash on his face and hands.
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`Plaintiff Margaret Main is a California citizen who resides in Los Angeles, California. On
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`November 20, 2019, Ms. Main rented a Lime electric scooter in Hollywood, California. While riding the
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`scooter, Ms. Main gradually applied the brakes to attempt to slow down but the front wheel locked up,
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`causing Ms. Main to lose control and fall off of the scooter. Ms. Main suffered one cracked tooth requiring
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`an implant, two chipped teeth, a hematoma on the back of her head, and a concussion.
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`Plaintiff Alexandra Sadler is a California citizen residing in San Diego, California. On
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`October 4, 2018, Ms. Sadler rented a Lime scooter in San Diego, California. While riding the scooter
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`down a hill, the scooter’s brakes failed and Ms. Sadler was forced to jump off of the scooter, injuring
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`herself. Ms. Sadler suffered a fractured right shoulder, severely sprained left ankle, black eye and
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`sprained knee.
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`Plaintiff Steven Schwartz is an Ohio citizen residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. On September
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`21, 2018, Mr. Schwartz rented a Lime scooter in Cincinnati, Ohio. While riding the scooter, the scooter’s
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`brakes locked up, throwing Mr. Schwartz off of the scooter and causing Mr. Schwarts to suffer a brain
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`bleed, a traumatic brain injury, skull fracture and loss of consciousness.
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`Plaintiff Gerald Teo is a California citizen residing in Palo Alto, California. On April 9,
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`2018, Mr. Teo rented a Lime scooter in San Francisco, California. While riding the scooter, the brakes
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`unexpectedly and suddenly engaged, causing Mr. Teo to lose control. Mr. Tao suffered a broken right
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`forearm radius and ulna requiring surgery with hardware.
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`Plaintiff Kylie Tolar is a Florida citizen residing in Lake Mary, Florida. On March 20,
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`2019, Ms. Tolar rented a Lime scooter in Santa Monica, California. While riding the scooter, Ms. Tolar
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`applied the brakes but the brakes filed and Ms. Tolar fell off of the scooter. Ms. Tolar suffered two broken
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`bones in her right ankle and underwent surgery.
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`Plaintiff Evelyn Gomez is a California citizen residing in Modesto, California. On August
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`19, 2018, Ms. Gomez rented a Lime scooter in Lake Tahoe, California. While riding the scooter, the
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`brakes malfunctioned, causing Ms. Gomez to be injured. Ms. Gomez suffered a fractured right radius
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`requiring surgery with hardware, a dislocated right ulna radial joint’requiring surgery and tendon grafting,
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`and a dislocated right ankle.
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`Plaintiff Jordan Kanarek is a California citizen residing in Oakland, California. ON June
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`21, 2019, Mr. Kanarek rented a Lime scooter in Oakland, California. While riding the scooter, Mr.
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`Kanarek gently applied the brakes, but the brakes seized up and caused Mr. Kanarek to be thrown off of
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`the scooter. Mr. Kanarek suffered a broken left arm and right wrist. Mr. Kanarek underwent surgery on
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`the right risk which included insertion of hardware.
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`Plaintiff Matthew Jackson is an Arizona resident residing in Scottsdale, Arizona. On
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`September 27, 2019, Mr. Jackson rented a Lime scooter in Scottsdale, Arizona. While riding the scooter,
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`the brakes locked up randomly and Mr. Jackson was thrown from the scooter. Mr. Jackson lost
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`consciousness and suffered multiple nasal fractures.
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`Injuries Caused by Defective Throttles
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`Plaintiff Haninah Abdullah is a California citizen who resides in Berkley, California. On
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`November 3, 2018, Ms. Abdullah rented a Lime electric scooter in Oakland, California. While riding the
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`scooter, the throttle suddenly and unexpectedly stuck, launching Ms. Abdullah to the concrete, fracturing
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`her left arm, and cutting'her eyebrow requiring six stitches.
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`Plaintiff Rae Curwin is a California citizen who resides in Santa Monica, California. On
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`October 18, 2018, Ms. Curwin rented a Lime scooter. While riding the scooter, the throttle stuck and Ms.
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`Curwin was thrown off the electric scooter when attempting to turn. Ms. Curwin suffered a broken jaw.
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`Plaintiff Margarita Ellis is a California citizen residing in Baldwin Park, California. On
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`November 25, 2018, Ms. Ellis rented a Lime electric scooter in San Diego, California. The scooter’s
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`throttle did not work, but then suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated, throwing Ms. Ellis off of the
`scooter. Ms. Ellis suffered a fractured left tibia, fibula, and ankle, requiring surgery.
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`Plaintiff Daryl Kent is a California citizen who resides in Glass Valley, California. On
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`July 31, 2018, Ms. Kent rented a Lime scooter in Santa Monica, California. The throttle suddenly and
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`unexpectedly became stuck and Ms. Kent was unable to stop. Ms. Kent was thrown from the scooter,
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`breaking her leg and her hand.
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`Plaintiff Victoria Leptien is a California citizen residing in Carlsbad, California. On
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`August 26, 2018, Ms. Leptien rented a Lime electric scooter in San Diego, California. When Ms. Leptein
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`applied the throttle, the throttle stuck and projected the scooter at full speed to an intersection. Ms. Leptein
`was forced to jump off the moving scooter causing her to break her right arm and left hand. Ms. Leptein
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`underwent surgery for the broken arm and hardware placement.
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`Plaintiff Priscilla Rizzuto is a Florida citizen residing in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On May
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`15, 2019, Ms. Rizzuto rented a Lime scooter in San Diego, California. While riding the scooter, the
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`Plaintiff Jason Ross is a Washington citizen residing in Tacoma, Washington. On August
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`31, 2019, Mr. Ross rented a Lime scooter in Tacoma, Washington. While Mr. Ross was riding the scooter,
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`the scooter suddenly shut off, causing Mr. Ross to crash. Mr. Ross suffered a broken left elbow requiring
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`Plaintiff Aqeel Siddiq is a California citizen residing in Oakland, California. On October
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`10, 2018, Mr. Siddiq rented a Lime scooter in Oakland, California. While Mr. Siddiq was riding the
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`scooter, the throttle suddenly and unexpectedly stuck and the scooter accelerated. Mr. Siddiq applied the
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`scooter’s brake, but the brake abruptly stopped the scooter, causing Mr. Siddiq to be thrown off of the
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`scooter. Mr. Siddiq suffered a fractured fibula.
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`Plaintiff Dennis Alvarado is a California citizen residing in Oxnard, California. On June
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`30, 2018, Mr. Alvorado rented a Lime scooter in Venice, California. While riding the Lime scooter, the
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`scooter suddenly and unexpectedly jerked while going over a bump. Mr. Alvorado was thrown into a
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`metal fence and suffered a facial laceration that required thirty-five stitches.
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`Plaintiff Kevin Andrews is a California citizen residing in Folsom, California. On June
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`29, 2019, Mr. Andrews rented a Lime scooter in South Lake Tahoe, California. While riding the scooter,
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`the scooter wheel suddenly and unexpectedly turned to the left. Mr. Andrews was thrown off the scooter
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`and suffered a right distal radius fracture, requiring surgery with two plates.
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`Plaintiff Jennifer Bhavnani is a California citizen residing in Carlsbad, California. On
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`January 19, 2019, Ms. Bhavnani rented a Lime scooter in San Diego, California. While Ms. Bhavnani
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`was riding the scooter the wheels suddenly and unexpectedly stopped when she was attempting to cross
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`the street. Ms. Bhavnani was thrown from the scooter and broke her front tooth, cracked two teeth,
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`suffered a concussion, bruised her pelvic bone, and suffered whiplash.
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`Plaintiff Jeramey Bullock is a Texas citizen residing in Houston, Texas. On June 27, 2019,
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`Mr. Bullock rented a Lime scooter in Austin, Texas. Mr. Bullock was riding-the scooter when it suddenly
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`Plaintiff Andrew Chin is a California citizen residing in Los Angeles, California. On June
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`1, 2019, Mr. Chin rented a Lime electric scooter and was thrown off when going up a driveway on the
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`scooter. Mr. Chin suffered a broken right tibia and fibula, right hand abrasions, and required surgery with
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`hardware.
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`Plaintiff John Eilts is an Illinois citizen residing in Chicago, Illinois. On June 15, 2018,
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`Mr.‘ Eilts rented a Lime scooter in San Diego, California. While crossing the street, the wheel suddenly
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`and unexpectedly fell off, causing Mr. Eilts to crash. Mr. Eilts- lacerated his chin requiring stitches.
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`Plaintiff Cambria Foden is a California citizen residing in Pacific Palisades, California.
`On August 1, 2018, Ms. Foden rented a Lime scooter in West Hollywood, California. While Ms. Foden
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`was riding the Lime scooter, the front wheel suddenly and unexpectedly stopped, causing Ms. Foden to
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`be thrown off the scooter. Ms. Foden suffered a bilateral mandible fracture, chipped tooth, broken ear-
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`canal, chin laceration and a concussion.
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`Plaintiff Jose Moreno is an Arizona citizen who resides in Phoenix, Arizona. On June 8,
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`2019, Mr. Moreno rented a Lime electric scooter in San Diego, California. While riding the scooter, Mr.
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`Moreno was thrown from the scooter while going over a minor roadway irregularity. Mr. Moreno broke
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`his left tibula and tore ligaments in his left leg, requiring surgery with hardware.
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`Plaintiff Hassein Mousavi Hondori is an Arizona citizen residing in Tempe, Arizona. On
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`January 24, 2019, Mr. Mousavi Hondori rented a Lime scooter in Tempe, Arizona. While riding on a
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`sidewalk, Mr. Mousavi Hondori hit a 1/2” offset in the sidewalk and was thrown off the scooter. He
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`fractured his left radius, suffered an open fracture of his left pinky, and had six to seven stitches placed
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`for a laceration above his left eye.
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`Plaintiff Diana Ung is a California citizen residing in Long Beach, California. On
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`November 19, 2018, Ms. Ung rented a Lime scooter in Long Beach, California. While riding on the
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`roadway, Ms. Ung was suddenly and unexpectedly thrown off of the scooter when the wheel got caught
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`on an unknown object. Ms. Ung suffered a fractured left wrist requiring surgery and hardware. She also
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`35.
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`Plaintiff Joshua Wolf is a California citizen residing in West Hills, California. On July 2,
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`2018, Mr. Wolf rented a Lime scooter in Oakland, California. While riding the scooter, Mr. Wolf went
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`up a driveway curb from a bike lane and the wheel stuck, causing him to be thrown from the vehicle. Mr.
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`Wolf suffered a displaced comminuted facture of shaft of the left ulna, a nondisplaced fracture of styloid
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`process of the left ulna, and a displaced fracture of the" shaft of the left radius.
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`36.
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`Plaintiff Jerid Kurtz is a Nevada citizen residing in Henderson, Nevada. On December 21,
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`2019, Mr. Kurtz rented a Lime scooter on Cincinnati, Ohio. While riding the scooter, the front wheel
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`suddenly and unexpectedly pivoted 90", causing Mr Kurtz to be thrown from the scooter. Mr. Kurtz
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`suffered multiple fractures and a dislocation of his right elbow, requiring surgery.
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`Plaintiff Scott Wilkerson is a Kentucky citizen residing in Russell Springs, Kentucky. On
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`October 14, 2018, Mr. Wilkerson rented a Lime scooter in Indianapolis, Indiana. While riding, the front
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`wheel of the scooter became stuck as Mr. Wilkerson was riding up the curb, throwing him off of the
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`scooter. Mr. Wilkerson fractured his neck, fractured his right arm requiring two surgeries with hardware,
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`suffered road rash on his face, suffered a laceration on his head, and injured his lower back.
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`Plaintiff Maria Durene is a California citizen residing in Los Angeles, California. On July
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`7, 2019, Ms. Durene rented a Lime scooter in Los Angeles, California. While riding the scooter in the
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`bike lane, Ms. Durene was forced to go over a platform placed by the Los Angeles City Transportation
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`Department to permit entry by bus passengers. As she descended the platform, the scooter bottomed out
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`due to the low ground clearance from the scooter, causing Ms. Durene to be thrown from the scooter.
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`Ms. Durene fractured her radius and ulna in her right arm, requiring surgery. Ms. Durene was pregnant
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`at the time and her pregnancy had to be terminated to permit the surgery.
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`Scooter Suddenly Stopping/Injuries Caused by Geofencing
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`39.
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`Plaintiff Bianca McMahan is a California citizen who resides in Los Angeles, California.
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`On October 6, 2018, Ms. McMahan rented a Lime electronic scooter in Santa Monica, California. While
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`riding in front of her husband, also riding a Lime electronic scooter, their scooters suddenly slowed down
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`as, upon information and belief, it had entered a geofencing zone. Without warning, the scooters then
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`suddenly sped up so that Ms. McMahan’s husband’s scooter ran into her, throwing Ms. McMahan to the
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`ground. Ms. McMahan suffered two broken bones in her ankle, requiring surgery.
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`Plaintiff Miguel Silvestre is a California citizen residing in Anaheim, California. On
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`September 21, 2019, Mr. Silvestre rented a Lime scooter in Los Angeles, California. While riding the
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`scooter and attempting to transition from the street to the sidewalk, the scooter wheel became stuck and
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`then consequently slid in water, causing Mr. Silvestre to fall off of the scooter. Mr. Silvestre suffered a
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`broken left femur requiring surgery with the placement of hardware.
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`Plaintiff Osvaldo Tijerin is a California citizen residing in Los Angeles, California. On
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`April 22, 2019, Mr. Tijerin rented a Lime scooter in Los Angeles, California. While riding the scooter,
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`the scooter wheel slipped, locked, and turned, causing Mr. Tijerin to be thrown from the scooter. Mr.
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`Tijerin suffered a fractured left ankle requiring surgery and insertion of hardware, as well as a second
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`surgery to remove the hardware.
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`Plaintiff Jeff Messer is a California resident residing in Los Angeles, California. On
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`December 16. 2018, he rented a Lime scooter in Los Angeles, California. The scooter’s handlebar and
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`steering came loose, causing Mr. Messer to crash. He fractured his right tibia.
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`43.
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`Plaintiff Michael Roehricht is a Texas citizen residing in Austin, Texas. On October 21,
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`2018, Mr. Roehricht rented a Lime scooter in Venice, California. Mr. Roehricht was riding the scooter
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`on the Venice Beach bike path when a pedestrian jumped out in front of him. Mr. Roehricht applied the
`scooter’s brakes but the handlebars suddenly and unexpectedly turned 90°, catapulting Mr. Roehricht off
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`of the scooter. Mr. Roehricht suffered two broken elbows and lacerations on his body and back.
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`Plaintiff Justin Steel is a California resident residing in Irvine, California. On October 14,
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`2018, Mr. Steel rented a Lime scooter in Long Beach, California. While riding the scooter, the
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`handlebards detached, causing Mr .Steel to crash and sustain serious injuries, including three broken
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`bones in right ankle requiring surgery with hardware.
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`45.
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`Plaintiff Lety Villa is a California citizen residing in San Jose, California. On June 15,
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`2018, Ms. Villa rented a Lime scooter in San Jose, California. While riding the scooter, the handlebar
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`Ms. Villa broke a prior bridge and three teeth.
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`46.
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`Plaintiff Ruben Espinosa is a California citizen who resides in Los Angeles, California.
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`On December 26, 2018, Mr. Espinosa rented a Lime scooter and fell off the scooter fracturing his left
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`tibia and fibula, requiring surgery.
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`Plaintiff Edrina Gibson is a California citizen who resides in Los Angeles, California. On
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`May 12, 2019, Ms. Gibson rented a Lime electric scooter in Atlanta, Georgia. While riding the scooter,
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`the scooter abruptly stopped throwing Ms. Gibson off the scooter. Ms. Gibson suffered a broken tooth
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`and a cracked another tooth.
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`Plaintiff Rebekkah Glaze is a California citizen residing in Uba City, California. On
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`October 8, 2018, Ms. Glaze rented a Lime electric scooter in La Jolla, California. While riding the scooter,
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`Ms. Glaze hit a street medium, ejecting her from the scooter. Ms. Glaze suffered major head trauma
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`causing her brain to bleed, broke her jaw, her upper teeth went through her lip, and she cracked multiple
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`teeth.
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`Plaintiff Roy Johnson is a Idaho citizen residing in Bellview,'Idago. On January 28, 2019,
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`Mr. Johnson’s son rented a Lime scooter and Mr. Johnson rode it. The Lime scooter came to an abrupt
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`stop throwing Mr. Johnson off of the scooter. Mr Johnson fractured three vertebrae in his neck, fractured
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`his orbital, fractured his occipital, suffered from bleeding of the brain, and lost a tooth.
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`Plaintiff Tara Lacheny is a California citizen residing in Los Angeles, California. On April
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`27, 2019, Ms. Lacheny rented a Lime electric scooter in Los Angeles, California. While riding the scooter
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`on a sidewalk, Ms. Lacheny went over a two inch vertical offset, causing her to be thrown from the
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`scooter. Ms. Lacheny suffered a fractured and bruised left pinky finger.
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`Plaintiff Evan Sutton is a Maryland citizen residing in Silver Springs, Maryland. On June
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`29, 2018, Mr. Sutton rented a lime scooter in Washington DC. While riding the scooter, the scooter
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`abruptly and unexpectedly ceased operating, causing Mr. Sutton to be thrown off of the scooter. Mr.
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`Sutton fractured his right patella requiring two surgeries.
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`The true names and capacities, whether individual, corporate, partnership, associate or
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`otherwise of Defendants Does 1 through 50, inclusive, are