Driver killed after being hit from behind by another vehicle — $5 million settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death, motor vehicle collision

Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas Shadrick (Ret.)

Date resolved: 2/11/2021

Verdict or settlement: Settlement

Amount: $5,000,000

Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John Newby, Wiley Latham, Jay Tronfeld and Elizabeth West, Richmond

Description of case: The decedent was operating a motor vehicle when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. Decedent died at the scene. The beneficiaries were his widow and two minor children.

[021-T-052]