June 26, 2017
Comments Off on Man hurt in rear-ender on Interstate 66 – $450,000 Settlement
Plaintiff is a 38-year-old male who was the driver of a vehicle travelling west on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County on Oct. 4, 2013. The defendant was driving in front of the plaintiff when he stopped on the highway to ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Justice LeRoy F. Millette Jr. Personal Injury Settlement
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June 26, 2017
Comments Off on Boy bitten by pit bull in the face – $300,000 Settlement
The 5-year-old victim and his mother were invited to the residence of their neighbors to play together with their dog in the neighbor’s back yard. There was no apparent evidence of prior attacks. The pit bull immediately attacked the minor’s ...
Tagged with: Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Girl’s claim against health club for injury in tractor tire fails – Defense Verdict
Plaintiff, a 6-year-old girl, sued a national health club facility for injuries allegedly suffered after she fell from a tractor tire maintained on the facility’s turf field. During early evening hours while waiting for a swim lesson, plaintiff, her younger ...
Tagged with: Judge Stephen Sincavage Loudoun County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Personal Injury Premises Liability
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Man filed qui tam action for alleged upcoding of services – $4,225,000 Settlement
In this case against Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group, PLLC (and 14 of its individual owners) plaintiff/ relator Richard Morrow alleged that the defendants knowingly and intentionally upcoded evaluation and management codes for hospitalist services from 2010 to 2015. This resulted in ...
Tagged with: Judge Claude M. Hilton Million-Dollar Settlements Qui Tam Action U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Driver couldn’t explain not seeing pedestrian in crosswalk – $245,000 Settlement
Danielle Davis was a 23-year-old graduate student walking home at 8:20 p.m. (dusk) while carrying groceries from WalMart with her fiancee when she was struck while crossing a four-way controlled intersection against a red light. The car made a left ...
Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement Stafford County Circuit Court
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Trucker injured ankle in pothole at truck stop – $245,000 Settlement
Truck driver broke his left ankle while stepping into a pothole at a truck stop on I-81 during a rain storm. After parking, he ran across the rain-covered pavement to a restaurant, stepping into the pothole on the way. He ...
Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Personal Injury Rockbridge County Circuit Court Settlement
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Paraplegic man prevails on appeal of disability bias claim – $100,000 plus medicals and attorney’s fees
Complainant is a 26-year employee of the Defense Logistics Agency in Richmond and is a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair. He was subjected to repeated instances of harassment and discrimination because of his disability. His supervisor made disparaging remarks about ...
Tagged with: Carlton M. Hadden Disability Employment Discrimination Verdict
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Jury rejected contrib for worker struck by vehicle – $207,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was working with a leaf pickup crew in Alleghany County when defendant struck plaintiff with his vehicle while passing through the work zone. Plaintiff was taken to the emergency room where x-rays confirmed bilateral malleolar fractures, which ultimately required ...
Tagged with: Alleghany County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander III Personal Injury Verdict
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Head injury, knee injuries claimed against wrong-way driver – $625,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, a 60-year-old male, was driving west on Main Street in Richmond at approximately 2:00 a.m. when defendant turned the wrong way onto Main, causing a head-on collision. Defendant was charged with and pled guilty to DUI. Plaintiff was transported ...
Tagged with: Mediated Settlement Motor Vehicle Accident
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Conservation easement yields tax credit – $10.6M Settlement
Landowner planned and had received most of the governmental approvals for a regional mixed-use residential development on 800 acres on the Northern Neck. Instead of implementing the plan, landowner conveyed a parcel to James Madison University for educational programs and ...
Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Virginia Department of Taxation
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