August 24, 2018
Comments Off on T-bone wreck causes facial, orthopedic injuries – $950,000 Settlement
On July 9, 2017, the 27-year-old plaintiff was on her way to a hiking trip when the car she was driving entered the intersection of Routes 707 and 231 in Rappahannock County. When entering the intersection, the defendant T-boned the ...
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August 24, 2018
Comments Off on Student hurt when column at state school fell on her – $1.6 Million Settlement
Plaintiff, a student at a Virginia public university, tied her hammock to two concrete columns in an open, public area on campus. One of the 800 pound columns fell on her, crushing her abdomen and pelvis. Two people were injured ...
Tagged with: Judge William N. Alexander II Million-Dollar Settlements Premises Liability
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August 24, 2018
Comments Off on Man took business partner’s life insurance proceeds – $1,161,482 Verdict
Two business owners had purchased life insurance through their corporation to provide funds for stock redemption in the event of death of a partner, as well as life insurance for estate. Originally, each partner was the owner and beneficiary of ...
Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Contract Judge Randall D. Smith Million-Dollar Verdicts
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August 17, 2018
Comments Off on Woman fell while getting mammogram – $395,000 Settlement
On Nov. 1, 2016, Doe presented at Moe Imaging Center for a mammogram. Doe, age 90, presented with her walker. Although unknown to Moe Imaging Center, Doe had suffered some prior falls and needed the walker for ambulation and balance. ...
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August 17, 2018
Comments Off on Woman blinded during cataract surgery – $600,000 Settlement
The plaintiff was a 64-year-old retired IT professional who was blinded in one eye during the administration of anesthetic for elective cataract extraction involving her right eye. The defendant anesthesiologist attempted a peribulbar block, in which local anesthetic should be ...
Tagged with: Judge Robert S. Brewbaker Jr. Medical Malpractice Settlement
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August 17, 2018
Comments Off on Virginia woman hurt in taxi wreck in Seattle – $900,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was on a work-related trip to Seattle on Nov. 15, 2015. She was taking a taxi to the airport to return to Virginia when the cab driver lost control of the vehicle. He drove at a high rate of ...
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August 17, 2018
Comments Off on Family lost three members in tractor-trailer wreck – $2 Million Settlement
A family lost its mother, father and grandmother in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. The driver was alleged to have lost control in rainy conditions on a downhill grade killing all instantly. The driver consistently denied his negligence. There ...
Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death
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August 10, 2018
Comments Off on Family lost three members in tractor-trailer wreck – $2 Million Settlement
A family lost its mother, father and grandmother in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. The driver was alleged to have lost control in rainy conditions on a downhill grade killing all instantly. The driver consistently denied his negligence. There ...
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August 10, 2018
Comments Off on Woman suffered back injury in wreck with student – $1.3 Million Verdict
On May 27, 2015, Kimberli Vida, 50, was a back-seat passenger in an SUV driven by her husband when they were struck on East Ridge Road by an SUV driven by defendant, Sarah Farney, who pulled out from Freeman High ...
Tagged with: Henrico County Circuit Court Judge Richard S. Wallerstein Jr. Million-Dollar Verdicts Personal Injury
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August 10, 2018
Comments Off on Failure to diagnose cancer yields $5M verdict – $5 Million Verdict plus interest
Plaintiff Tiffany Pinto, 42, presented to the emergency room at Mary Immaculate Hospital on March 27, 2015, with complaints of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. An abdominal CT scan was ordered by the ER physician and Stuart Goldwag, M.D., an ...
Tagged with: Hon. Christopher R. Papile Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Newport News Circuit Court
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