August 17, 2020
Comments Off on Passenger hurt in crash in NC with tractor-trailer — $850,000 settlement
A tractor-trailer and motor vehicle collision occurred in North Carolina. However, the tractor-trailer driver, the automobile driver and a passenger were Virginia residents, therefore the suit was filed in a Virginia circuit court with North Carolina law being substantive. Plaintiff ...
Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement
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August 17, 2020
Comments Off on 56-year-old decedent killed in wheelchair accident – $700,000 settlement
Decedent was a 56-year-old female who had multiple sclerosis for approximately 30 years, end stage renal disease and diabetes. She had been confined to a wheelchair and resided in a nursing facility for 13 years. Decedent had been loaded into ...
Tagged with: Martinsville Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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August 17, 2020
Comments Off on Air bubble injected into artery caused stroke — $1.2 million settlement
During a cardiac catheterization procedure, plaintiff’s cardiologist violated at least five different warnings and improperly attached an air-filled syringe to the wrong catheter. Thereafter, the cardiologist injected 20ml of air into plaintiff’s radial artery, which caused an “arterial air embolism,” ...
Tagged with: Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Woman, 57, rear-ended and permanently injured — $100,000 settlement
The plaintiff, a 57-year-old female, was driving to work northbound on Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford County. Plaintiff came to a complete stop as she waited for southbound traffic to clear so she could make a left turn when she ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Accident Personal Injury Settlement Stafford County Circuit Court
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Global mediation covered more than 50 hurt passengers — $1 million settlement
Plaintiff, a 10-year-old girl, was traveling in an interstate bus with her mother when the driver lost control and drove off the highway. More than 50 passengers were injured, as well as several fatalities. Plaintiff, who is not a Virginia ...
Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on SUV slammed into back of tractor-trailer — $2.5 million settlement
At about 2:30 a.m. on July 31, 2018, a family from Hampton, on the way to Disney World, was motoring down Interstate 95 in Glynn County, Georgia. Traffic was light and their SUV was traveling in the right-hand lane. Some ...
Tagged with: Settlement Wrongful Death
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Man suffered hernia in 2005, gets total settlement of more than $1M — $1,070,000 settlement
The claimant suffered a hernia while lifting boxes at an out-of-state trade show in 2005. Due to nerve entrapment complications related to the hernia mesh repair, the claimant required multiple surgical procedures over the years. The wage portion of the ...
Tagged with: Settlement Workers' Compensation
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Plaintiff, 72, bitten on hand by dog, suffered wrist injury — $230,000 settlement
Plaintiff, a 72-year-old male, was mowing his lawn when he was attacked by the defendant’s labrador-mix dog. The dog bit the plaintiff’s right hand and wrist and knocked him down to the ground. The defendant then took the dog inside ...
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Plaintiff dies following ineffective urinary tract meds — $275,000
John Doe was admitted for palliative care to the long term care unit of Woe healthcare facility. Doe suffered from dementia, convulsions and high blood pressure and had recurring urinary tract infections. Woe’s physician’s assistant ordered an antibiotic that was ...
Tagged with: Settlement Wrongful Death
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Woman injured in head-on collision with driver who fell asleep — $1,250,000 settlement
Plaintiff was injured when the defendant fell asleep while driving on a highway at 55 MPH, crossed the centerline and collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. The crash caused the plaintiff’s vehicle to flip and completely demolished the car. Both ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement
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