agrees to pay $9. So far the city attorneyвЂ™s office has declined to comment regarding WednesdayвЂ™s settlement. We never saw this coming at all,' Shaina said. 'It was all very surprising and unexpected. News of her death was a shock to everyone in her family and among her extended group of friends. As for any safeguards the city has implemented for pedestrians, well, Paoli said theyвЂ™ve put up temporary вЂњNo ParkingвЂќ signs вЂњso that beachgoersвЂќ wonвЂ™t вЂњbe crossing Vista Del Mar to reach their cars.вЂќ Stacey was divorced for a little over two years and the mother of two children, 8-year-old Lilly and 1-year-old Emily. We felt that this was something that should have been corrected well before Naomi was ever put in that position.вЂќДЇortunately, the settlement was approved swiftly with a vote of 12-0. While NaomiвЂ™s parents are pleased the lawsuit is resolved, attorney William Paoli, who represented the family, said вЂњitвЂ™s troubling that it took the city so long to prioritize the handling of these dangerous conditions. Wrongful Death Image Courtesy of Console & Hollawell, Just last Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the teenagerвЂ™s parents, Stacey Larsen and Steven Potovsky, who вЂњ argued that the death of their daughter was a вЂњforeseeable tragedyвЂќ because the city had failed to ensure safe ways for pedestrians to cross from the beach to their parked vehicles on the street.вЂќ According to the lawsuit, the highway was вЂњhazardous to pedestrians, but the city did nothing to fix the problem.вЂќДЇor council members and city lawyers, a settlement seemed unavoidable, given the fact that Los Angeles had a history of failing to вЂњ protect beachgoers despite repeated collisions in the area.вЂќ For example, according to a report drawn up by city lawyers for the council members, вЂњthere are no crosswalks on Vista Del Mar for roughly two miles between Imperial Highway and Napoleon Street.вЂќ This creates a hazardous environment for pedestrians that sometimes results in tragedy, like what happened to Naomi Larsen. Two years have passed since 16-year-old Naomi Larsen was вЂњ fatally struck by a taxicab near Dockweiler State BeachвЂќ while вЂњ crossing Vista Del Mar with her friends,вЂќ but now her family has been granted some closure.

Just last Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the teenagerвЂ™s parents, Stacey Larsen and Steven Potovsky, who вЂњargued that the death of their daughter was a вЂњforeseeable tragedyвЂќ because the city had failed to ensure safe ways for pedestrians to cross from the beach to their parked vehicles on the street.вЂќ According to the lawsuit, the highway was вЂњhazardous to pedestrians, but the city did nothing to fix the problem.вЂќ Two years have passed since 16-year-old Naomi Larsen was вЂњfatally struck by a taxicab near Dockweiler State BeachвЂќ while вЂњcrossing Vista Del Mar with her friends,вЂќ but now her family has been granted some closure.

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