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#6 – $2.8 million
Sarah Rodriguez//January 14, 2009//
Listen to this articleTitsworth v. Howard Brothers Inc.
Type of Case: Automobile crash
Court: Caroline County Circuit Court
Attorneys: Steven M. Frei, Laura J. Johnston, Reston
Summary: Plaintiff began having seizures three months after the van in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a large pickup truck owned by a corporation. A neurologist testified that the seizures were caused by the collision and would continue because they could not be controlled by medication.
Defendant contended that he was not negligent because the van stopped suddenly in front of him and argued that the plaintiff’s seizures were in fact fainting spells unrelated to the crash. The case was resolved pending appeal.
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- Adequate anesthesia not provided during C-section — $2.5M verdict
- Tenant fell ill from mold in apartment — $588,000 verdict
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- Driver struck child exiting school bus — $750,000 settlement
Opinion Digests
- Suit over historic mansion and estate dismissed
- Former employee’s claims survive motion to dismiss
- Equal Pay Act doesn’t apply to applicant
- Court rejects invocation of attorney-client privilege
- Evidence supported competency determination
- Appellees had power to remove business manager
- No continuance after witnesses failed to appear
- No actual or constructive eviction in warranty case
- Gas distribution pipeline exempt from ZBA regulation
- Improper venue in air pollution regulation matter
- No benefits awarded in unemployment comp case
- No immunity for judge who personally oversaw search
