Free Newsletter
Depositphotos
Motor Vehicle Negligence – Car with mother, two children broadsided, rolled several times
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//April 20, 2026//
$1.175 million settlement
Injuries alleged: Concussion and orthopedic injuries
Name of mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.), The
McCammon Group
Date resolved: Feb. 12, 2026
Special damages: $225,000
Amount: $1.175 million
Attorney for plaintiff: Carlton F. Bennett, Virginia Beach, The Law Firm of Carlton F. Bennett
Case description: This was a global settlement for a motor vehicle collision involving a mother and her two children. The mother was operating her vehicle at an intersection and was broadsided by the defendant, with the collision causing her vehicle to roll over several times. The mother and her children had to be extracted from their vehicle, with the mother suffering cervical vertebrae fractures as well as spinal cord compression and concussion. She underwent extensive physical therapy. The plaintiff’s neurosurgeon expert opined that her neck injury was permanent. She returned to work without limitations, and her two children were not seriously injured.
Related Articles
Related Content
Legal Tech
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR : New dedicated coverage of tech challenges facing law firms and legal departments
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Allen charge wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Evidence – Expert’s exclusion from trial deemed harmless
- Parent and child – Mother held in contempt for violating visitation order
- Criminal – Court refuses to continue trial despite missing witness
- Criminal – Meth defendant wasn’t entitled to sentencing safety valve
- Tort – Comments about plaintiff were protected opinions
- Real Property – Condo unit owner challenges expansion plans
