Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly
Type of action: Wrongful death of a three year old on school bus
Injuries alleged: Death by positional asphyxia
Name of case: Sabiani v. Fairfax County School Board
Court: Fairfax Circuit Court
Case no.: CL 2020-12938
Name of judge or mediator: Justice Jane Marum Roush (ret.)
Date resolved: 12/11/2020
Demand: $2,000,000
Offer: $250,000
Amount: $1,000,000
Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and city): Robert J. Surovell and Nathan Rozsa, Fairfax
Attorney(s) for defendant (and city): Julia Judkins, Fairfax
Plaintiff’s experts: Dr. Jonathan Arden, forensic pathologist
Description of Case: Second day of school for a 3-year-old special needs child on a school bus in a stroller. Neither attendant nor driver attended his crying for about 50 minutes. He expired before his stop which was the last one on the route.
[021-T-05]
