Blinded employee agrees to $16.5M settlement 
By Peter Vieth
Published: May 21, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury
A Virginia machine shop employee blinded in a 2009 accident involving an automated machine tool has settled claims totaling $16.5 million. The manufacturer and seller of a so-called CNC machine and the manufacturer and seller of a specialized tool used in that machine all agreed to the deal, according to lawyers for the employee. The [...]
Walmart customer seriously injured in slip & fall – $11,250,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Judge J. Martin Bass, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Stafford County Circuit Court
Plaintiff was a customer at a Walmart store in Stafford County. A Walmart employee had mopped the floor and left the area to get a warning cone. While the employee was gone, plaintiff came into the area. Plaintiff did not see the wet floor, slipped on it, and was badly injured. Plaintiff’s injuries are painful, [...]
Toddler suffered brain injury in fall from hotel balcony – $10,900,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Norfolk Circuit Court, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
The 2-year-old plaintiff was severely injured at a hotel when he fell through a second floor balcony railing landing head first on the pavement below. The balcony railing was missing a vertical bar, resulting in a 12-inch-wide opening. The plaintiff suffered a skull fracture and a right subdural hematoma. Emergency surgery was performed by Dr. [...]
College student’s cognitive struggles linked to 1999 accident – $1,700,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Clarke County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury
On March 15, 1999, a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant truck driver crossed over the center line of Route 340 in Clarke County, and ran nearly head-on into a Toyota Corolla driven by the plaintiff’s father. The truck driver had not seen a car slowing in front of him to make a left turn, braked [...]
Waiting to file suit aids in $1.7M settlement
By Correy E. Stephenson
Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Clarke County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury
Thirteen years after a serious accident, a 20-year-old college student reached a $1.7 million settlement in a suit over her mild traumatic brain injury. Seven years old at the time of the accident, the plaintiff (whose name and other identifying information remain confidential) was riding in the front seat when a truck ran nearly head-on [...]
Plaintiff’s pickup rear-ended by tractor-trailer – $450,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Personal Injury, Rappahannock County Circuit Court
On Feb. 18, 2012, plaintiff was rear-ended on Route 522 in Rappahannock County. He was slowing to make a right turn into a friend’s driveway when a 1986 International tractor-trailer, driven by the defendant, struck the rear of his 1998 Ford Ranger pickup truck. The investigating state trooper charged defendant with reckless driving. Plaintiff was [...]
Tractor-trailers collided on foggy Interstate – $615,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Federal Courts, Personal Injury
This case arose out of a collision between two tractor-trailers on I-77 southbound in Carroll County. There was moderate fog in the area, which had caused traffic to become congested. The plaintiff brought his tractor-trailer to a complete stop in the right lane. The defendant was travelling in the left lane, and as he approached [...]
College basketball player rendered paraplegic after nightclub shooting – $799,500 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: Personal Injury, Richmond Circuit Court
The plaintiff, who had recently completed his eligibility as a starting forward on his college basketball team, was rendered a paraplegic after being shot multiple times by an assailant and his cohorts. The shooting occurred in the street in front of the defendant nightclub, after the plaintiff had gone to the club with several other [...]
Plaintiff was thrown from balcony – $2,100,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: Chesapeake Circuit Court, Judge E. Preston Grissom, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury
Plaintiff was severely injured when the defendant intentionally picked him up and threw him over a second-story balcony railing at a hotel. Plaintiff incurred medical expenses of $52,000 and suffered permanent facial injuries. [13-T-063] Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Facial fractures and pelvic fractures Name of case: Remley v. Ruiz Court: Chesapeake Circuit [...]
Auto accident complicated recovery from recent surgery – $35,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 29, 2013
Tags: Judge Stephen C. Mahan, Personal Injury, Virginia Beach Circuit Court
The plaintiff had undergone a massive panniculectomy and tummy tuck on Nov. 27, 2009. On Dec. 25, 2009, she was involved in a motor vehicle collision where the defendant backed into her and fled the scene. There was minimal property damage and no emergency room treatment. The plaintiff claimed complications and aggravation to a prior [...]
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