Trucker suffers brain injury in collision with another rig – $2,375,000 Arbitration Award 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 23, 2010
Tags: Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Spotsylvania Circuit Court
Plaintiff was the operator of a tractor-trailer traveling south on Interstate 95 when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer operated by defendants. Plaintiff’s theory was that the defendant pulled off the shoulder of the interstate immediately in front of the plaintiff, who could not avoid the collision. In depositions, the defendants denied that they pulled off of [...]
UIM carrier contributes to settlement in crash – $220,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 29, 2010
Tags: ADR, Personal Injury, Spotsylvania Circuit Court
The plaintiff, a 46-year-old female who worked for a local insurance agency, was involved in a Feb. 9, 2007, motor vehicle collision on Smith Station Road in Spotsylvania County. The defendant crossed the double solid yellow lines and struck the plaintiff head on. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff sustained a right distal [...]
Defense expert testimony excluded in brain injury case – $850,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 28, 2009
Tags: Personal Injury, Spotsylvania Circuit Court
Plaintiff was stopped on U.S. 50 West, attempting to make a left turn into a nursery when he was rear-ended by a pickup truck. Plaintiff alleged that the crash aggravated pre-existing neck and low back injuries and caused multiple symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury and depression. Defendants contended that defects in the roadway [...]
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