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Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Bilateral tinnitus, headache and neck pain Name of case: Upton v. Greenwalt Court: Arlington County Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-603 Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Johanna Fitzpatrick ...

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Type of action: Wrongful death and personal injury Injuries alleged: Multiple vertebral fractures, fractures to both lower extremities, fractured hip and fractured rib Date resolved: 5/28/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $600,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): John C. Shea, ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent corneal scarring, permanent visual deficiencies Name of case: Hartranft v. Anonymous Ophthalmology Practice Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge James C. Lewis Date resolved: ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Lewis Medical Malpractice Verdict Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Wrongful death Court: Fredericksburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL20000201 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Sarah Deneke Date resolved: 5/21/2021 Special damages: Approximately $187,000 Demand: $2,100,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict ...

Tagged with: Fredericksburg Circuit Court Judge Sarah Deneke Medical Malpractice Verdict

Type of action: Federal Odometer Act, fraud, Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Injuries alleged: Diminished value, loss of use, inconvenience, aggravation, punitive damages and legal fees Name of case: Jackson v. Great Bridge Auto Sales Corp. Court: U.S. ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District Verdict

$125,000 settlement Type of action: Personal injury – motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Fractures of the third and fourth metatarsal of the right foot Date resolved: 1/22/2021 Special damages: $54,464.34 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $125,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and ...

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Type of action: Eminent domain Injuries alleged: Just compensation owed to the landowners, James T. Chandler and Kathy E. Chandler,  for the taking of 8.62 acres of permanent and temporary easements across their property for the construction, operation and maintenance ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Extravasation injury to hand and arm with permanent scarring and loss of use Date resolved: 12/9/2020 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $500,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Brielle M. Hunt, Richmond Description of ...

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Type of action: Personal injury motorcycle claim Injuries alleged: Left leg and ankle degloving, left femur fracture, open intra-articulated displaced calmness fracture, open plantar dislocation with extruded talus, dislocated tibiotalar joint, dislocated subtalar joint, dislocated talonavicular joint and abrasions to ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Prince William County Circuit Court Settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death, motor vehicle collision Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas Shadrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 2/11/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $5,000,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John Newby, Wiley Latham, Jay Tronfeld and Elizabeth West, ...

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