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Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US

By The Associated Press
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: Federal Courts, Maritime, Personal Injury

MIAMI (AP) While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over its disaster will likely face choppy seas.
That’s because of fine print on tickets purchased and signed by the 3,000-plus passengers before the ship capsized [...]

Three separate actions filed after shipyard explosion

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge Jerome B. Friedman, Million-Dollar Settlements, Norfolk Circuit Court, Personal Injury

In these companion cases, the three plaintiffs, all shipyard workers, were injured when an explosion ripped through a crew head and adjacent berthing area on the U.S.S. Leyte Gulf, while the ship was dry-docked at BAE Systems on Sept. 15, 2007. The defendant, Capitol Finishes Inc. (CFI), had been subcontracted to install a new deck [...]

Claim: Trucker was distracted and on cell phone during accident – $2,500,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 30, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

This personal injury action arose out of a tractor-trailer accident that occurred in July 4, 2010, in Wythe County on I-81 North. Plaintiff was retired, traveling home to North Carolina after judging an antique car show in Kentucky. The plaintiff alleged he was clipped in the right rear corner of his car by the defendants’ [...]

Woman felt fine after wreck, CAT scan revealed brain injury – $1,675,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 30, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

Plaintiff, in her early 40s, was operating a vehicle on a marked two-lane road when the defendant driver made a left turn in front of her vehicle. Plaintiff was unable to avoid the collision. Plaintiff felt relatively fine at the scene, but was taken to a hospital where a CAT scan revealed an epidural hema-toma. [...]

Driver hit couple’s car head-on, fled scene on foot – $225,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 30, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Virginia Beach Circuit Court

This case involved a hit-and-run accident. The plaintiff and her husband were headed out to go hunting early in the morning. On the way out of their hometown, the defendant, likely drunk, ran into them head-on. The defendant fled the scene on foot and was never found by police. The plaintiff suffered a severe shoulder [...]

Earning capacity, future medicals contested in TBI case – $1,725,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 23, 2012
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge Tommy E. Miller, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

On June 11, 2009, plaintiff made a left turn onto Route 13 in Nassawadox. Approximately 900 feet north of where the plaintiff had turned, the defendant’s tractor-trailer slammed into the rear of the plaintiff’s Buick as both vehicles were traveling northbound. The impact caused severe damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle and left the front of [...]

Biker loses leg in wreck – $450,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 23, 2012
Tags: Chesapeake Circuit Court, Personal Injury

The plaintiff was riding his Harley to the store with his 13-year-old stepdaughter around 11:00 a.m. He observed another vehicle approaching him from a distance. That vehicle was intending to turn left in front of him but instead turned right into him. The impact caused the man to lose the lower half of his leg.
On [...]

Hand bones broken in crash – $213,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 23, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Prince William County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was traveling through an intersection on a green light. The defendant ran the red light, causing the cars to collide with great force in the middle of the intersection. Plaintiff suffered broken bones in her left hand.
The case was tried in Prince William Circuit Court and the jury returned a verdict of $213,000.
[12-T-015]
Type of [...]

Details confidential in brain injury case – $3,750,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 23, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury

This was a premises liability action that settled for $3,750,000. The plaintiff suffered a mild traumatic brain injury. The remaining facts are confidential.
[12-T-013]
Type of action: Personal injury – premises liability
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $3,750,000
Tried before: Mediation
Date: Oct. 5, 2011
Attorneys for plaintiff: Jeffrey F. Brooke, Virginia Beach; Stephen M. Smith, Hampton; Edward E. Scher, Richmond

Head-on collision leads to permanent intestinal injuries – $637,500 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 16, 2012
Tags: Personal Injury, Suffolk Circuit Court

The plaintiff was a 60-year-old male, employed as an engineer at the Surry Nuclear Power Plant. The defendant was a juvenile at the time of the accident. Their two vehicles approached from opposite directions on Bridge Road in Suffolk on April 23, 2011. Each vehicle travelled at about 55 miles per hour prior to the [...]

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