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Front-seat passenger killed in rollover auto accident — $500,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//December 26, 2022//
Type of action: Wrongful death
Injuries alleged: Death
Name of case: Diaz Nieto v. Varo Luna
Date resolved: 10/7/2022
Demand: $500,000
Offer: $500,000
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $500,000
Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Dagoberto J. Rodriguez, Manassas
Description of case: Diaz was a front passenger inside a van driven by the defendant. The defendant’s vehicle veered off the roadway to the left, overcorrected to the right, flipped and rolled over about three times.
Emergency services found Diaz without a pulse at the scene of the accident.
Dagoberto J. Rodriguez, plaintiff’s counsel, provided case information. [022-T-157]
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