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Passenger injured in trucking accident — $2,500,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//July 1, 2024//
Passenger injured in trucking accident — $2,500,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//July 1, 2024//
Type of action: Auto accident
Injuries alleged: Broken hand and leg, requiring surgery and hardware; months of inpatient rehabilitation
Tried before: Mediation
Name of judge or mediator: Judge Larry Kirksey (Ret.)
Date resolved: 1/17/2024
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $2,500,000
Attorneys for plaintiff: John Cooper, Griffin O’Hanlon and Bailey Gifford, Norfolk; John Fisher, New York
Description of case: This settlement stemmed from an unusual trucking accident sequence on a major Virginia highway. Plaintiff was a passenger, but liability was contested. The defense claimed a sudden emergency and that plaintiff’s host driver was exclusively at fault.
Plaintiff’s counsel Bailey Gifford provided case information.
[024-T-018]
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