Man scores $7M verdict against drunken driver – $7,000,000 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: Greensville County Circuit Court, Judge Samuel E. Campbell, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury
On Aug. 7, 2009, a 20-year-old correctional officer was riding his 1998 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he was hit by a drunken driver. The wreck occurred on Route 619 near its intersection with Route 606 in Greensville. The defendant was driving a 2007 Ford pickup truck, owned by Sandy Grove Farms Partnership, when he turned suddenly [...]
Judge awards $7M to motorcyclist hit by drunken driver
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: Greensville County Circuit Court, Judge Samuel E. Campbell, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury
A Greensville County judge has awarded $7,000,000 to a correctional officer who suffered extensive injuries when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle was struck by a drunken driver. Brandon Rawlings, who was 20 at the time of the accident, had a lifelong ambition to be a Virginia State Trooper, according to his attorney, John C. Shea of Richmond, [...]
$275K death settlement reached while jury was deliberating
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: October 13, 2011
Tags: Brunswick County Circuit Court, Judge Samuel E. Campbell, Wrongful Death
A grieving mother and father refused to believe that their 17-year-old son was responsible for the car crash that ended his life. But the defendant driver stood by his story that the teen passenger’s rash action caused him to run his vehicle off the road in Brunswick County. After extensive discovery, numerous motions and two [...]
Plaintiff’s obesity complicates settlement of traffic case – $1,500,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: October 18, 2010
Tags: Judge Samuel E. Campbell, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury, Prince George Circuit Court
This case arose out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Temple Avenue in Prince George County on Aug. 3, 2007. The road has four lanes and a grass median. The plaintiff, Teresa McKay, was driving her Nissan Sentra in the left southbound lane when the defendant, who was driving a 15-passenger work van [...]
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