Man, 71, settles suit for $5.1M | Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Man, 71, settles suit for $5.1M
‘Pain equivalency’ expert at issue

By Peter Vieth
Published: August 11, 2011

Tags: Federal Courts, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury, Rockingham County Circuit Court

A 71-year-old Rockingham County man has settled his lawsuit arising from a 2009 tractor-trailer wreck for $5.1 million. The agreement came only after two failed mediation sessions, and it leaves unresolved whether the plaintiff could use the testimony of a “pain equivalency” expert, who planned to testify the man required as much medication as would be ...

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‘Pain equivalency’ expert at issue