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Devona Johnson, 45, collapsed at home. When she came to, she had a vision field cut and mental confusion. EMS brought her to a Primary Stroke Certified hospital where the stroke protocol was activated and she was evaluated by an ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy I. Bellows Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts

Plaintiff’s house burned down. The homeowner’s carrier denied the claim for a material misrepresentation in the application. Plaintiff denied a bankruptcy in the application. Plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 14, 2014. Plaintiff filled out the homeowner’s application on ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Franklin County Circuit Court Insurance Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr.

Plaintiff, a 32-year-old deckhand on a regional tug boat company, was working on a vessel as it was being prepared for repairs at a Tidewater ship repair port. As he was bending down to move some equipment, a 100-pound metal ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Personal Injury Settlement

On June 24, 2015, plaintiff, a 47-year-old construction worker, was driving his Chevy van westbound on Route 55 in Warren County. At that time, the defendant was driving his commercial van eastbound on Route 55 when he struck the vehicle ...

Tagged with: John J. McGrath Jr. Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Warren County Circuit Court

Plaintiff suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a driver who failed to yield and broadsided her. There was modest property damage to plaintiff’s car and minimal to defendant’s SUV. The defendant, a college student, at first blamed the ...

Tagged with: Judge Von L. Piersall Personal Injury Settlement

The plaintiff was stopped at a red light at an intersection with the intention of crossing Indian River Road in Virginia Beach. When his light turned green, he proceeded directly across the intersection. The defendant, who was travelling on Indian ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Verdict Virginia Beach Circuit Court

On June 18, 2015, the defendant general dentist, Joseph Khalil, DDS, performed an unnecessary root canal retreatment procedure on a lower molar tooth of a woman in her mid-50s. After the defendant perforated outside the root of the tooth, he ...

Tagged with: Arlington County Circuit Court Dental Malpractice Judge Louise M. DiMatteo Million-Dollar Verdicts

On Oct. 5, 2012, the decedent was working as a pipefitter at a paper manufacturing plant in Southeast Virginia. The project included the conversion of the plant from a paper manufacturing plant to a tissue mill. The owner of the ...

Tagged with: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

When the plaintiff was 13 years old, she went to see her dentist about some stubborn baby teeth. The dentist informed her that the teeth would not exfoliate on their own and recommended extraction by an oral surgeon. The dentist’s ...

Tagged with: Dental Malpractice Settlement

Plaintiff was a salesperson from West Virginia visiting Richmond for a business meeting when she claimed her suitcase became entangled with the panel of an escalator, jerking the suitcase in her left hand and tearing her rotator cuff. Liability was ...

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