Verdicts & Settlements | Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Man shot and killed by police while fleeing pot bust – $1,400,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Wrongful Death

This shooting took place in the early evening at a Sheetz gas station on Route 58 in Halifax County on July 2, 2008. The entire incident was caught on surveillance video. Neal Seamster, age 22, had purchased a small amount of marijuana earlier in the day, and stopped at the Sheetz to buy a “Philly [...]

Woman died from blood clot after spinal surgery – Defense verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Leslie M. Alden, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Wrongful Death

Plaintiff’s decedent was a 31-year-old woman admitted to the hospital on Aug. 9, 2007, for spine surgery. While in the pre-operative holding area, she was found to have deep venous thrombosis (DVT) involving three vessels in her right lower leg. The spine surgeon postponed the surgery and sought medical management for the DVT from the [...]

Ruptured artery led to amputation of woman’s leg – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Judge Norman A. Thomas, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Norfolk Circuit Court

This case arose after the plaintiff fell while walking down a sidewalk. EMS was called and plaintiff was taken to the hospital. Both the EMS provider and the treating emergency physician noted a normal neurovascular exam and bilateral pulses in the patient’s feet. The plaintiff was diagnosed with a knee sprain, placed in an immobilizer [...]

Foot injury limited plaintiff’s employment opportunities – $300,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Richmond Circuit Court

This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on July 9, 2010, on Route 33 in Louisa County. The intersection was controlled by a stop sign which the defendant ran, thereby causing the collision. Liability was admitted.
The plaintiff suffered a bruised aorta and a lis franc injury to the right foot, requiring [...]

Assignment of accounts receivable allowed by arbitrator – $766,745 Arbitration Award

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: Contract

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives awarded Drayton, Drayton & Lamar Inc. a contract to provide services to the Federal Explosives Services Division and the Arson & Explosives Programs Division.
Subsequently, Labat-Anderson Inc. entered into a subcontract with Drayton for work on the prime contract. Labat performed its obligations under the subcontract. Drayton [...]

Teen claimed she didn’t know driver was drinking – $175,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Prince William County Circuit Court

This case stemmed from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff was 18 years old and had been at a gathering at her boyfriend’s townhouse. It was alleged that there had been drinking going on, but she contended that she was not aware of this. At approximately 11:00 p.m., everyone at the townhouse decided to go for [...]

Offer was $100K for mild TBI – $725,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: Fauquier County Circuit Court, Judge Jeffrey W. Parker, Personal Injury

This is a motor vehicle accident case where the defendant pulled out in front of the plaintiff. As a result of the impact, the plaintiff suffered a mild cervical strain and head trauma. He did not lose consciousness but was disoriented at the scene. He then was transported to Fairfax Hospital where he was observed [...]

Plaintiff may need total knee replacement – $575,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: Judge James H. Chamblin, Loudoun County Circuit Court, Personal Injury

This case involved a motor vehicle accident wherein the defendant pulled out from a stop sign into the path of the plaintiff, causing a comminuted tibial plateau fracture. As a result of the fracture, the plaintiff had to undergo a surgical procedure. The plaintiff incurred $53,000 in medical expenses and $9,800 in lost wages.
The plaintiff’s [...]

Plaintiff claimed unauthorized practice of medicine to avoid the cap – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Randy I. Bellows, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Wrongful Death

James Planicka, DDS, suffered a severe heart attack in 2005 at age 65, after which he received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). In May 2010, at age 70, he presented to Inova Fairfax Hospital for replacement of the ICD generator. The attending anesthesiologist and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) met with the patient before the [...]

P.I. plaintiff succeeds on second try after mistrial – $200,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Judge Jerrauld C. Jones, Norfolk Circuit Court, Personal Injury

On March 31, 2010, the plaintiff, a 23-year-old resident of Virginia Beach, suffered injuries when his vehicle was forced off the road by an unknown motorist on I-64 and slammed into construction equipment parked on the shoulder. There was no contact with the John Doe vehicle. After a brief investigation, the investigating trooper issued a [...]

Virginia Lawyers Weekly