Motorcyclist injured after colliding with turning truck — $1.8M settlement

Type of action: Truck v Motorcycle auto accident

Injuries alleged: Right testicle rupture, broken rib, neck surgery and lower back pain

Court: Prince William Circuit Court

Date resolved: 10/17/2022

Special damages: Past medicals, future surgery for nerve repair to right testicle and lost wages past and future totaling $326,503.67

Demand: $4,500,000

Verdict or settlement: Settlement

Whittington

Amount: $1,800,000

Attorney for plaintiff (and city): John D. Whittington, Manassas

Description of case: In October 2019, plaintiff was lawfully stopped on his motorcycle at an intersection in Prince William County. At the same time and place, the defendant entered the intersection on a green ball turning left without warning directly into the path of plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff then struck the defendant’s truck.

Plaintiff’s attorney John D. Whittington provided case information.