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Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//June 8, 2026//
$2.7 million settlement
Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury with bilateral craniotomies
Date resolved: May 22, 2026
Special damages: $757,759
Amount: $2.7 million
Attorneys for plaintiff: Irving M. Blank and George Naylor, Richmond, Blank & Marcus
Case description: The 9-year-old plaintiff was enrolled in the defendant’s summer camp. While participating in a gym hockey game, the plaintiff was struck in the head by a hockey puck hit by one of the camp counselors. He sustained bilateral subdural hematomas, requiring surgery.
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