Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts « Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Plaintiffs seek $2.5M in shoulder dystocia case – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 16, 2012
Tags: Henrico County Circuit Court, Judge Daniel T. Balfour, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

During the plaintiff mother’s delivery on June 27, 2004, the defendant obstetrician encountered a shoulder dystocia. In response, the defendant obstetrician performed various delivery maneuvers in an effort to safely deliver the infant plaintiff including gentle downward traction, the McRobert’s position, supra pubic pressure and the Wood’s screw.
Although the defendant obstetrician successfully delivered the infant [...]

Jury finds for defense on maritime injuries claim – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 2, 2012
Tags: Gloucester County Circuit Court, Judge Norman A. Thomas, Maritime, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Personal Injury

Plaintiff sued under maritime law for injuries to his back, knee and shoulder allegedly sustained while working as a commercial fisherman for the defendant. Plaintiff claimed that defendant failed to provide a proper ladder to use, failed to train the plaintiff, violated various OSHA standards, including the “general duty clause,” and failed to conduct a [...]

Claim against ER doc in death case struck – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 28, 2011
Tags: Judge James H. Chamblin, Loudoun County Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Wrongful Death

This was a medical malpractice case involving emergency medical treatment provided to the plaintiff, at the Loudoun Hospital Center on Oct. 30, 2004. At the time of presentation, the ER physician defendant was told that the plaintiff had recently had an artificial insemination procedure. Originally this was the only information the family could [...]

Jury in child birth claim out less than two hours – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 21, 2011
Tags: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr., Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Richmond Circuit Court

On Nov. 20, 2008, the plaintiff mother presented to the hospital for labor and delivery. During the delivery, the defendant obstetrician encountered a shoulder dystocia. In response, the defendant obstetrician performed various delivery maneuvers in an effort to safely deliver the infant plaintiff. Although the defendant obstetrician successfully delivered the infant after 4.5 minutes, he [...]

Jury finds for car-seat maker in high-profile Abingdon case

By Peter Vieth
Published: November 17, 2011
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge James P. Jones, Judge Pamela Meade Sargent, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Personal Injury

An Abingdon federal jury last week rejected claims that a $50 child car seat was defective, closing the door on a $50-million claim for damages for an 8-year-old girl who suffered devastating brain damage in a 2009 auto accident.
The jury deliberated about six hours before returning a defense verdict last Monday.
Lawyers for Samantha Musick argued [...]

Lawyer’s patent infringement claim against Twitter fails – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: Federal Courts, Intellectual Property, Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr., Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

The suit against Twitter was brought by Virginia-based VS Technologies LLC, which was formed by intellectual property lawyer Dinesh Agarwal, who obtained a patent in 2002 for “an interactive virtual community of famous people.” He sought $40 million in damages from Twitter, the world’s largest social networking and microblogging site.
A federal jury in Norfolk found [...]

OB/GYN turns back claim for failure to diagnose cancer – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: Judge Stephen C. Mahan, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Plaintiff had treated with the defendant OB-GYN practice since 1997 for regular annual exams and Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer. In September 1999 she had an abnormal Pap smear result, following which the defendant OB-GYN monitored her more closely with additional Pap smears and colposcopies. In December 1999 plaintiff had her first of [...]

Clot kills woman, claim brought over failure to administer drugs – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: October 31, 2011
Tags: Hampton Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

At 1:00 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2008, plaintiff’s decedent, a 64-year-old female, presented to the emergency department of Hampton Sentara Careplex with a three-day history of chest and back pain and shortness of breath. She also had complaints of abdominal discomfort. Two weeks prior, the patient had undergone arthroscopic knee surgery on her left [...]

Suit for breach of privacy fails – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: October 31, 2011
Tags: Judge Walter J. Ford, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Williamsburg/James City County Circuit Court

Plaintiff sued defendant substance abuse treatment facility in a medical malpractice action for the alleged negligent and unauthorized disclosure of plaintiff’s medical records. As a part of plaintiff’s alleged breach of privacy, plaintiff contended that defendant breached certain federal laws and corresponding enacting regulations found in 42 C.F.R. Part 2 as well as HIPAA (45 [...]

Jury needed only 20 minutes to find for doc in med-mal case – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: Judge James H. Chamblin, Loudoun County Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

Plaintiff’s wife underwent surgery to remedy blocked fallopian tubes and remove abdominal adhesions. Defendant physician recommended the surgery to improve the wife’s chances of success with IVF therapy. Another physician, who was not a party to the case, performed the surgery. After the surgery, plaintiff’s wife was discharged home. She then developed a bowel perforation [...]

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