Walmart customer seriously injured in slip & fall – $11,250,000 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Judge J. Martin Bass, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Stafford County Circuit Court
Plaintiff was a customer at a Walmart store in Stafford County. A Walmart employee had mopped the floor and left the area to get a warning cone. While the employee was gone, plaintiff came into the area. Plaintiff did not see the wet floor, slipped on it, and was badly injured. Plaintiff’s injuries are painful, [...]
Toddler suffered brain injury in fall from hotel balcony – $10,900,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Norfolk Circuit Court, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
The 2-year-old plaintiff was severely injured at a hotel when he fell through a second floor balcony railing landing head first on the pavement below. The balcony railing was missing a vertical bar, resulting in a 12-inch-wide opening. The plaintiff suffered a skull fracture and a right subdural hematoma. Emergency surgery was performed by Dr. [...]
Plaintiff entitled to $19M in additional tax credits for property – $19,000,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 17, 2013
Tags: Albemarle County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Real Estate, Taxation
This case stems from the conservation tax credit program codified under Virginia law at Code § 58.1-512. Under that program, when a grantor donates land for conservation purposes, the Department of Taxation is to issue tax credits in an amount equal to 40 percent of the land’s fair market value. Virginia is one of relatively [...]
College student’s cognitive struggles linked to 1999 accident – $1,700,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Clarke County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury
On March 15, 1999, a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant truck driver crossed over the center line of Route 340 in Clarke County, and ran nearly head-on into a Toyota Corolla driven by the plaintiff’s father. The truck driver had not seen a car slowing in front of him to make a left turn, braked [...]
Massive bleeding during hysterectomy resulted in brain damage – $1,600,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements
The plaintiff alleged that defendant obstetricians inadvertently cut blood vessels in and around her pelvis during a laparoscopic hysterectomy and failed to timely convert to an open procedure to find the bleeders and stop the bleeding. The surgery began at 1:35 p.m. on March 17, 2011. It should have taken two hours with minimal blood [...]
Plaintiff claims heart attack should have been diagnosed sooner – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff alleged that defendant cardiologist failed to timely diagnose and appropriately treat plaintiff’s myocardial infarction. Plaintiff was left with diminished ejection fraction of 30 percent, and required an implantable cardioverter-defribilator. Defendant denied all liability. After all of the arguments and evidence were presented, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants after deliberations [...]
Plaintiff’s pickup rear-ended by tractor-trailer – $450,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Personal Injury, Rappahannock County Circuit Court
On Feb. 18, 2012, plaintiff was rear-ended on Route 522 in Rappahannock County. He was slowing to make a right turn into a friend’s driveway when a 1986 International tractor-trailer, driven by the defendant, struck the rear of his 1998 Ford Ranger pickup truck. The investigating state trooper charged defendant with reckless driving. Plaintiff was [...]
Tractor-trailers collided on foggy Interstate – $615,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Federal Courts, Personal Injury
This case arose out of a collision between two tractor-trailers on I-77 southbound in Carroll County. There was moderate fog in the area, which had caused traffic to become congested. The plaintiff brought his tractor-trailer to a complete stop in the right lane. The defendant was travelling in the left lane, and as he approached [...]
Prostate cancer treatment had painful side effects – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: Arlington County Circuit Court, Judge William T. Newman Jr., Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff, age 69 at the time of trial, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2007. He consulted with his urologist and then the defendant radiation oncologist about his treatment options. On May 1, 2008, plaintiff underwent prostate brachytherapy with defendant. The procedure involved inserting needles into the prostate gland and depositing 119 radioactive Iodine [...]
College basketball player rendered paraplegic after nightclub shooting – $799,500 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: Personal Injury, Richmond Circuit Court
The plaintiff, who had recently completed his eligibility as a starting forward on his college basketball team, was rendered a paraplegic after being shot multiple times by an assailant and his cohorts. The shooting occurred in the street in front of the defendant nightclub, after the plaintiff had gone to the club with several other [...]
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