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Commercial Pilot Doe v. Hotel Type of Case: Electrical shock in hotel shower Attorney: Richard N. Shapiro, Virginia Beach Summary: An airline pilot suffered an electrical shock from an overhead light fixture in a hotel shower. He lost consciousness and ...

Confidential Type of Case: Motorcyclists, husband and wife, hit by police car Attorneys: James C. Lewis, Randall E. Appleton, Virginia Beach Summary: A police cruiser drifted into the lane of oncoming traffic and struck plaintiffs head on after sideswiping a ...

Confidential Type of Case: Failure to diagnose vascular injury related to broken leg Attorney: Jonathan L. Thornton, Norfolk Summary: The 15-year-old plaintiff hyperextended his knee while playing basketball and sustained a markedly displaced tibial-fibular fracture. The defendant orthopedist placed the ...

Frank Hraczo v. Seneca Excavating & Landscaping Inc. Type of Case: Negligence, truck driver injured at a landfill Attorneys: David L. Marks, Steven M. Frei, Gobind Sethi, Reston Summary: Plaintiff, the operator of a Roll-On truck loaded with demolition debris, ...

Omar v. LTF Club Operations Company Inc. Type of Case: Wrongful death, drowning of 5-year-old girl in fitness center pool Attorneys: Jeffrey M. Schwaber, Ivonne C. Lindley, Rockville, Md. Summary: A 5-year-old child drowned in a fitness center pool in ...

Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Hayfield Farms Community Association II Type of Case: Condemnation of common area of homeowners association Attorney: Paul B. Terpak, Fairfax Summary: Fairfax County initially offered $106,000 for the common area of a homeowners ...

Doe v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Type of Case: Personal injury, pedestrian hit by bus in a crosswalk Attorneys: Mark A. Towery, Chidi I. James, Peter S. Everett, Robert J. Stoney, Fairfax Summary: Plaintiff, a paralegal, was struck in a ...

Confidential Type of Case: Traumatic brain injury from application of forceps at birth Attorneys: Charles J. Zauzig III, Melissa G. Ray, Woodbridge; Stephen W. Bricker, Richmond Summary: An infant suffered a traumatic brain injury when an obstetrician attempted a forceps ...

Ott v. “Acme Aerial Lifts” Type of Case: Wrongful death, industrial accident Attorneys: Mark A. Towery, Chidi I. James, Peter S. Everett, Robert J. Stoney, Fairfax Summary: A mechanic was killed while inspecting a boom-supported aerial lift. He fell 80 ...

Barnes v. Mitchell Type of Case: Above-knee amputation, pelvic fracture in traffic crash involving police car Attorneys: John C. Shea, Andrea J. Geiger, Louis D. Snesil, Richmond Summary: The 18-year-old plaintiff was a passenger in a tow truck that crashed ...