Wreck after birthday celebration resulted in woman’s elbow injury – $350,000 Settlement 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: September 19, 2011
Tags: Personal Injury, Prince William County Circuit Court
The plaintiff passenger and the defendant driver were out drinking and celebrating the driver’s birthday when the driver lost control on “ice” and her vehicle struck a tree. Following the collision, the plaintiff was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extracted using the Jaws of Life. Both were determined to be legally intoxicated [...]
Sewer line damaged by optic cable subcontractor – $19,467 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 29, 2011
Tags: Judge Craig D. Johnston, Negligence, Prince William County Circuit Court
In January 2007, Lyons Den Underground Inc. was installing fiber optic cables in the plaintiff’s residential neighborhood as a subcontractor to Verizon. After the property of the plaintiff was marked by Miss Utility, employees of the defendant drilled horizontally across plaintiff’s property using a device called a “Mole.” Lyons Den drilled in an area subject [...]
Child of Mexican national has brachial plexus injury – $2,551,629 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court
The minor plaintiff was delivered by the defendant doctor on Aug. 7, 2005. The mother, who was from Mexico, had received no prenatal care. During the delivery, the defendant encountered a severe shoulder dystocia, which was reduced after approximately five minutes, during which various maneuvers were performed. Although defendant had testified that he had not [...]
Death of infant blamed on too much bilirubin – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 20, 2010
Tags: Judge Lon Edward Farris, Medical Malpractice, Prince William County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
Plaintiff, the mother and personal representative of the estate of an infant who died at day 16 of life, sued a neonatologist who had provided care for the newborn in a hospital nursery, immediately after birth. She alleged that the defendant doctor failed to recognize the infant’s jaundiced condition, failed to assess thoroughly the infant [...]
Passenger suffers brain injury in crash caused by drunken driver – $1,000,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury, Prince William County Circuit Court
The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck head-on by an intoxicated driver. The emergency room medical records showed the victim sustained a concussion, a loss of consciousness, and total amnesia concerning the crash. The attending physician’s trauma assessment resulted in the victim receiving a Glascow Score of 13 (mild brain injury). [...]
Legs amputated after delay in notifying doctor – $1,600,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: September 13, 2010
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements, Prince William County Circuit Court
Plaintiff was a 60-year-old long-time smoker diagnosed with laryngeal cancer which required a laryngectomy. Following his 10-hour surgery, nurses noticed diminished pulses in his feet and discoloration on the soles. According to the nurses, this finding was made at 8:30 a.m. and the admitting surgeon was called. The surgeon denied ever receiving a phone call [...]
Amputation of patient’s legs blamed on tardy surgeon – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Judge Craig D. Johnston, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court
On March 1, 2007, plaintiff underwent a radical neck dissection and laryngectomy for treatment of stage 4 laryngeal cancer. The surgery took approximately 10 hours. The next day, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the defendant hospital’s intensive care unit nurse noted that the plaintiff had purple mottled feet bilaterally which she recognized to be a sign [...]
Nursing home’s fall procedures challenged in death of patient – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 24, 2010
Tags: Judge William D. Hamblen, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
Sandra Dunlap, the adult daughter of Mary Suber, age 87, claimed that the defendant nursing home was negligent in its care and treatment of her mother over a nine-month period. The decedent suffered from sacral ulcers, deconditioning and multiple falls. On April 15, 2006, the decedent fell for the sixth time from her wheelchair, breaking [...]
Negligence – P.I. Settlement – Lawyer Fraud
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: Judge William D. Hamblen, Negligence, Prince William County Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
In a split from other Virginia circuit courts, a Prince William County Circuit Court will allow a plaintiff to re-open a personal injury claim settled by a lawyer who apparently pocketed the recovery, but is now serving prison time for spending his clients’ “settlements.” Defendant introduced as an exhibit a copy of a check drawn [...]
Real Estate – Loan Fraud – Innocent Victim
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: Judge Craig D. Johnston, Prince William County Circuit Court, Real Estate, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Prince William County Circuit Court grants a woman possession of her home, free of the $1.1 million in liens her husband placed on the home, as she is the innocent victim of her husband, who is in default and failed to appear. I find by clear and convincing evidence that husband or someone at [...]
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