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Products Liability – Workplace accident results in amputation at the wrist
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//April 6, 2026//
$2.5 million settlement
Injuries alleged: Hand amputated at wrist as a result of incident with industrial machine
Date resolved: Nov. 2, 2025
Amount: $2.5 million
Attorneys for plaintiff: M. Bryan Slaughter and E. Kyle McNew, Charlottesville, MichieHamlett, and Brandon Gladstone and Bryan G. Bosta, Springfield, Becker, Kellogg & Berry
Case description: This products liability action arose out of a workplace accident involving an industrial machine. As a result, the plaintiff’s hand had to be amputated at the wrist. All other terms are confidential.
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