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Decedent was a contractor who died in a workplace incident in a large factory in Southwest Virginia. What initially looked like a products liability case against the manufacturer of the machine that failed turned into a case against the factory ...

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The plaintiff in this case was negligently shot by a friend who was playing with a handgun. The victim was airlifted to INOVA Fairfax Hospital. The shooter pled guilty to the reckless handling of a firearm in violation of Virginia ...

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On Sept. 18, 2016, the plaintiff, a 10-year-old girl, was a backseat passenger in a car driven by her mother traveling north on Interstate 295 in Henrico County. At the same time there was a tractor-trailer stopped on the right ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement

The plaintiff was stopped at a red light at an intersection in Virginia Beach. He pulled up next to a police officer, who was admiring his Harley-Davidson when the plaintiff was struck from behind. The plaintiff was thrown into the ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Lewis Personal Injury Settlement Virginia Beach Circuit Court

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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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

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

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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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

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 ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement