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Defendant rear-ended the vehicle in which plaintiff was a passenger. At the scene he admitted taking his eyes off the road before the collision. During litigation he admitted negligence which was a proximate cause of the collision. The day following ...

Tagged with: Judge Walter W. Stout III Personal Injury Settlement Williamsburg/James City County Circuit Court

Defendant turned left out of a McDonald’s parking lot into the path of plaintiff, who was riding a motorcycle. Plaintiff struck the side of defendant’s minivan. Defendant admitted she was negligent for failing to see plaintiff, but disputed liability because ...

Tagged with: Judge James P. Jones Motor Vehicle Accident U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff was seriously injured when he was crossing a busy intersection and struck by the defendant motorist. Following the collision, the defendant told the investigating police officer that he had a red traffic signal as he approached the intersection, came ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Personal Injury

This lawsuit was brought by the estate of a 75-year-old patient who was admitted to a rehabilitation center for short-term rehabilitation following a diagnosis of cellulitis in his lower leg. Less than one week prior to admission to the rehabilitation ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Lewis Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Plaintiff, a 70-year-old male, was turning left onto Hull Street Road in Chesterfield County under a left turn arrow. A large pick-up truck failed to stop and collided with plaintiff’s small SUV on the driver’s side. Plaintiff suffered massive injuries ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiff was diagnosed with malignant melanoma on his back. Accordingly he underwent a large resection in order to gain clean margins, and sentinel node biopsy. Surgical pathology revealed no cancer. The case was that although the initial biopsy had some ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jan L. Brodie Medical Malpractice Verdict

A 63-year-old man suffered catastrophic injuries including the loss of a limb in an industrial crane accident. [17-T-160] Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Catastrophic injuries including loss of a limb Date resolved: Aug. 24, 2017 Verdict or settlement: ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

  An injured employee whose lawyers unwittingly scotched his workers’ compensation award has settled legal malpractice claims for $5 million. The lawyers allegedly overlooked the need to involve the workers’ comp insurance company when they resolved a related product liability ...

Tagged with: Workers' Compensation

At the time of the events in question in 2013, plaintiff was 52 and had been totally and permanently disabled for approximately a decade from multiple health conditions including a cardiac condition. After multiple cardiac catherizations and stenting, plaintiff presented ...

Tagged with: Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Diane McQuade Strick­land Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements

Decedent, age 63 at the time of his death, underwent an inpatient operative procedure performed by a general surgeon consisting of an abdominal exploration with segmental resection of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum with a primary end-to-end anastomosis to ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements