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Road crewman killed by driver, estate gets all limits – $996,363 Settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//February 7, 2018
Road crewman killed by driver, estate gets all limits – $996,363 Settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//February 7, 2018
Plaintiff’s decedent was part of a road-work crew. Defendant drove his car into plaintiff’s decedent and killed him.
Defendant denied negligence and asserted defenses of unavoidable accident, sudden emergency, assumption of risk, and contributory negligence.
The settlement amount represented 100 percent of the insurance coverage available.
[17-T-198]
Type of action: Wrongful Death
Injuries alleged: Wrongful Death
Name of case: Confidential
Court: Prince William Circuit Court
Date resolved: Oct. 25, 2017
Special damages: $4,295 for funeral and burial expenses
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $996,363.70
Attorneys for plaintiff: Stephen M. Smith, Hampton, and Edward E. Scher, Richmond
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
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- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
