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Failure to detect heart condition nets record verdict in Hampton – $25,000,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 25, 2013
Tags: Hampton Circuit Court, Judge Louis R. Lerner, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements

On the morning of Jan. 31, 2010, the plaintiff, Christopher Denton (then age 37), experienced a sudden onset of chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating and jaw pain. His wife called 911 and he was taken to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital where he was admitted. Plaintiff’s EKGs were read as normal and his Troponin levels [...]

Snowy conditions led to collision with tractor-trailer – $1,025,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 18, 2013
Tags: Greensville County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

Plaintiff was a 20-year-old college student who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a January 2010 motor vehicle collision on Interstate 95 in Greensville County. Plaintiff was a passenger in a car that collided with a tractor-trailer when the driver of the car changed lanes and lost control of his vehicle. It was snowing at [...]

Million-Dollar Settlements of 2012

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present its annual compilation of million-dollar settlements. Our criteria for the list are simple: 1. The settlement must be for at least $1 million. 2. The settlement was reached in calendar year 2012. 3. The settlement involved a dispute with a strong Virginia component. In 2012, 52 settlements of [...]

Slip & fall plaintiff faces possible leg amputation – $7,750,000 Settlement

By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

This case involves the slip and fall of a tenant on the sidewalk adjoining the parking lot outside his apartment unit. The plaintiff tenant fell on a sheet of “black ice” on the way from his apartment to his car parked adjacent to the common area sidewalk where he fell. The plaintiff’s slip and fall [...]

Undetected vascular injury led to below-knee amputation – $1,500,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements

The 18-year-old plaintiff was transported to the emergency room following a crush injury to his right leg. The defendant orthopedic surgeon accepted care of the patient on the night of his admission, but did not evaluate him until the following morning and did not operate until the following afternoon. At the time of the patient’s [...]

Vehicle turned into path of motorcycle – $1,525,442 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Spotsylvania Circuit Court, Wrongful Death

While operating her vehicle, defendant saw a home that was having a yard sale and made a left turn into the driveway. She turned directly into the path of the decedent, who was on a motorcycle. He died a few days after the collision, leaving a wife and three children, one of whom is a [...]

Patient died following three consecutive colonoscopies – $1,300,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 4, 2013
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements, Wrongful Death

This claim involved the death of a 39-year-old male, survived by a sole beneficiary, his wife. He presented to the defendant gastroenterologist with a history of morbid obesity, a reported weight loss of 80 pounds in less than three months, in addition to abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting and nausea. Upon presentation, plaintiff’s decedent had been [...]

Infant suffers brain injury from mother’s slip & fall – $3,250,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 4, 2013
Tags: Fredericksburg Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury, Premises Liability

An infant suffered a traumatic brain injury after his mother slipped and fell on the defendant’s property. As a result of the mild to moderate TBI, the child suffers from seizures, mild hemiparesis, one side visual neglect and social developmental delays. Defendants hotly contested the plaintiff’s life care plan, which ranged from $2,200,000 to $9,400,000. [...]

Va joins settlement in mortgage services matter

By The Associated Press
Published: February 1, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements

(AP) — Virginia is set to receive about $3.5 million as part of a multi-state settlement with a Florida-based mortgage loan default services company over allegations of misconduct. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Thursday he has joined 44 other attorneys general in reaching the $120 million settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc. and its subsidiaries [...]

Radiologist failed to diagnose renal cancer in early stage – $1,500,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 28, 2013
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements, Wrongful Death

The decedent, a 58-year-old woman, presented to the emergency room on April 12, 2008, with complaints of abdominal and chest pain. The treating emergency room physician ordered an abdominal/ pelvic CT scan with contrast, and specified a suspected appendicitis as the indication for the study. The defendant radiologist interpreted the study and indicated in his [...]

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