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Plaintiff’s damages claims contradicted his bankruptcy petition – Summary judgment granted

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Alexandria Circuit Court, Legal Malpractice

Defendant attorney represented plaintiff husband in divorce and custody proceedings from 2007 to 2011, which concluded with the wife being awarded full custody of the minor child, and limited visitation rights for the husband.
Plaintiff husband sued his attorney, alleging that, because of the defendant’s malpractice:
1. Plaintiff lost custody of his child and as a result, [...]

Eyewitness casts doubt on truck driver’s slip & fall claim – Summary judgment granted

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge Samuel G. Wilson, Premises Liability

The plaintiff, a commercial truck driver from Elizabethton, Tenn., alleged that he fell because of defects in the parking lot of a travel plaza in Wytheville. The property was owned by defendant A.T. Williams Oil Company and operated by defendant WilcoHess LLC. Although plaintiff pled that an accumulation of diesel fuel or oil caused his [...]

Nursing home patient broke arm, femur in unwitnessed fall – $6,500,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Judge Charles N. Dorsey, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Negligence, Personal Injury, Roanoke Circuit Court

An 84-year-old nursing home patient sustained an unwitnessed fall in her bedroom. Plaintiff claimed the fall was caused by the nursing home’s failure to apply and monitor a fall alarm in her bed, which was required by the patient’s care plan. The nursing home staff claimed the bed alarm was used and sounded just before [...]

Woman died from injuries sustained in car crash – $1,800,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Richmond Circuit Court, Wrongful Death

This case arose out of an automobile accident which occurred on June 17, 2010 at the intersection of Wilmer Avenue and Chamberlayne Avenue in Henrico County. The intersection was controlled by a traffic light, and two independent witnesses were prepared to testify that the defendant ran a red light, colliding with the plaintiff’s decedent, who [...]

Crash triggered post-traumatic headaches – $150,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Loudoun County Circuit Court, Personal Injury

The case stemmed from a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Loudoun County. The defendant sideswiped the plaintiff’s vehicle. At the scene, the plaintiff felt a little disoriented but did not seek immediate medical treatment. She later sought treatment after experiencing nausea and headaches. She also experienced mild cervical strain, which resolved, but she continued [...]

Former DynCorp employee entitled to full retention payment – $5,081,622 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: Contract, Employment, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Bruce D. White, Million-Dollar Verdicts

Phoenix Consulting Group was bought by DynCorp in October 2009. The owner of Phoenix Consulting Group wanted to give a large bonus from the proceeds of the sale to the president of Phoenix, Col. Gerald York. DynCorp required the owner to provide most of the bonus in the form of a retention agreement to ensure [...]

UIM at issue in ODU student’s motorcycle crash – $150,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury

Plaintiff was an ODU student in summer school. He was in his final year of ROTC and about to begin his Army career.
Defendant was an older woman who failed to yield the right of way and took a left turn in front of the plaintiff’s motorcycle. Although liability was contested, the accident was a classic [...]

Judge: Failure to pay wages, overtime a violation of FLSA – $86,450 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: Employment, Federal Courts, Judge Liam O'Grady

Plaintiff worked at the defendant’s floor company. He was not paid $37,400 in wages by the defendant, who kept promising he would get paid. The plaintiff’s evidence showed that he worked six days a week, for 12 hours per day and sometimes more. The plaintiff, a recent immigrant, did not know he was entitled to [...]

Plaintiff fell from platform while attempting to extinguish fire – Confidential Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wise County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was a 56-year-old heavy equipment operator. He had approximately 30 years of experience operating large bulldozers. On the night of the incident, plaintiff was pushing shot at a coal mine with a Caterpillar D10T bulldozer, when the bulldozer caught fire. Plaintiff trammed the machine to a level area and turned it off. Plaintiff went [...]

School bus pulled out in front of pick-up – $570,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury

Plaintiff was traveling on Route 53 in Fluvanna County when an Albemarle County school bus for special needs students pulled out from a stop sign on Martin Kings Road and into his path. The collision occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2010. The case was originally reported by the media as the plaintiff’s [...]

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