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Sailor injured in collision while commuting to work — $493,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//February 13, 2023//
Sailor injured in collision while commuting to work — $493,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//February 13, 2023//
Type of action: Federal Tort Claims Act
Date resolved: 8/30/2022
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $493,000
Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John Cooper and Bill O’Mara, Norfolk
Description of case: The plaintiff was a 39-year-old enlisted sailor who sustained fractures and mild traumatic brain injury while riding his motorcycle to work at Naval Station Norfolk. The serviceman was hit by a vehicle driven by
another active-duty service member on Hampton Boulevard near, but not on, the base. The Feres doctrine was a significant obstacle. The case settled for $493,000 with a Tort Claims Staff Attorney of the U.S. Government out of Norfolk before filing suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division.
Plaintiff’s counsel provided case information.
[022-T-177]
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