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Experts: Obstetrician should have discussed shoulder dystocia risks – $900,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: Medical Malpractice

In 2004, plaintiff began receiving prenatal care. During the course of prenatal care, the history, physical examinations, and tests showed the plaintiff had an increased risk for encountering shoulder dystocia during a vaginal delivery, including but not limited to, excessive maternal weight gain, fundal heights greater than dates, and a third-trimester ultrasound estimating the fetal [...]

Moving company sues basketball player for breach of contract – Motion to strike granted

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: Contract, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Leslie M. Alden

This lawsuit arose from the alleged breach of a contract by defendant Gilbert Arenas, a professional basketball player, to move the contents of Arenas’ home in Fairfax County to California.
In November 2010, Arenas and his girlfriend, Laura Mendoza-Govan, separated. Mendoza-Govan continued to reside in Arenas’ home. In December 2010, the Washington Wizards traded Arenas to [...]

Jury finds police shooting wasn’t gross negligence – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Portsmouth Circuit Court

The Portsmouth Police Department received reliable information that Antujuan Marshall, a convicted felon with a record of violence, had been dealing heroin. They executed a planned roadblock “takedown” as he was driving to an anticipated drug sale. Marshall rammed his way out of the roadblock. After a brief high-speed chase, during which he threw a [...]

Structured settlement for child’s brain injury totals $21M – $5,500,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Norfolk Circuit Court, Personal Injury

Plaintiff was a 3-year-old child seated in the back of her family’s automobile at a stoplight on a four-lane highway in Virginia Beach. The family was stopped waiting for the light to turn green. The defendant was operating a tractor-trailer that failed to stop at the intersection and rear-ended the plaintiff’s vehicle traveling approximately 40 [...]

Head-on collision caused strokes, moderate TBI – $2,250,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Lancaster County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

This case grew out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on June 10, 2009, in Lancaster County. The plaintiff was traveling eastbound on Route 3 and the defendant driver was traveling westbound. The defendant was distracted by his radio, did not see a vehicle ahead turning left, and when he appreciated the vehicle turning [...]

Plaintiff recovers on bad faith claim against insurer – $13,187 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: General District Courts, Insurance

Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident and incurred over $24,000 in medical bills. At the time of the accident she had insurance coverage with USAA which provided medical payments benefits up to $10,000. After repeated requests for payments and many denials for various reasons, plaintiff filed suit for breach of contract and demanded [...]

Defendant claimed medical emergency led to crash – $400,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury

The plaintiff is a woman in her late 40s who was a passenger in a vehicle traveling eastbound and making a
left-hand turn. During the turn, the defendant traveled eastbound in the westbound lane and t-boned the turning vehicle.
The plaintiff was taken to the VCU Medical Center where she remained for two days. She was treated [...]

Alleghany jury awards record verdict in personal injury case – $1,959,171 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Alleghany County Circuit Court, Judge Malfourd W. "Bo" Trumbo, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury

Plaintiff, Michael D. Boguess Sr., was helping his brother, Todd Boguess, pour concrete for a mutual friend on May 18, 2006, in Covington. The concrete was delivered by a concrete truck owned and operated by Construction Materials Company, based in Harrisonburg, with a local plant in Covington. After the concrete had been poured, the plaintiff [...]

Child with asthma negligently diagnosed and treated for Cystic Fibrosis – $2,000,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr., Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Richmond Circuit Court

Plaintiff, a 15-year-old male with mild persistent asthma, was negligently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (“CF”) and pancreatic insufficiency (“PI”) at the age of five, and treated for the diseases until shortly before his 13th birthday. His diagnoses were never properly confirmed by available testing. After seven and a half years of treatment, defendant’s physician employee [...]

Plaintiff denied recovery for negligence of John Doe motorist – Motion to Dismiss Granted

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: Judge Lon Edward Farris, Personal Injury, Prince William County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was driving a motorcycle on I-66 when he came upon a truck bumper in the road. He struck the bumper, which caused him to fall and be injured. He did not see how the bumper came to be in the road, and did not know if it fell off of a vehicle or was [...]

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