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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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