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Defense verdict reached in informed consent case — Defense verdict
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Lack of informed consent Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Date resolved: 3/10/2023 Demand: $1,350,000 Offer: $500,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant: C.J. Steuart Thomas III and Noelle Quam, Stuanton Description of case: After eight years of unexplained abdominal pain, nausea [&[...]
Cat bite caused infection, necessitated two surgeries — $300,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Cat bite, cellulitis Date resolved: 9/30/2022 Special damages: $56,793 in medical expenses Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $300,000 Attorney for plaintiff: Justin W. Curcio, Alexandria Description of case: Plaintiff lived in an apartment complex where a neighbor’s cat entered his home. Plaintiff’s dog began attacking the cat and [&hel[...]
Physician killed in head-on collision with truck — $1.1M settlement
Type of action: Wrongful death, motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Wrongful death from blunt force trauma to chest Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Justice Jane Marum Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: 3/27/2023 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,100,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Anthony “Tony” M. Russell, Roanoke; Les Bowers, Charlottesville Description o[...]
Woman suffered spinal cord stimulator pain after crash — $175,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Spinal cord stimulator pain, aggravation of pre-existing lower back injury Date resolved: 9/26/2022 Special damages: $81,301/19 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $175,000 Attorney for plaintiff: Rakin R. Hamad, Alexandria Description of case: Plaintiff was stopped at a red light when she was rear-ended by the defendant [&hell[...]
Defense verdict reached in death of 36-week fetus
Type of action: Medical malpractice, wrongful death Injuries alleged: Stillborn death of 36-week-old fetus and emotional suffering Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Case no.: 2019-13822 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge David Oblon Date resolved: 4/7/2023 Demand: $5,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant: Susan Mitchell and Catherine[...]
Retired serviceman injured after driver failed to stop — $225,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: C6 and C7 left transverse process fractures Date resolved: 2/28/2023 Special damages: $55,336 in medical bills Demand: $300,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $225,000 Attorney for plaintiff: Thomas J. Curcio, Alexandria Description of case: The plaintiff, an 89-year-old man, was driving with his wife and [&hellip[...]
Eye injury sustained after auto accident — $100,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye Date resolved: 11/9/2022 Special damages: $20,241.14 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $100,000 Attorney for plaintiff: K. Matthew Long, Richmond Description of case: Client had the green light and was going through an intersection. Defendant ran a red light and hit […]
Improper treatment of cut led to nerve damage, ischemia — $934,500 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury via medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Improperly treated finger laceration leads to ischemia, nerve damage and chronic pain Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Justice Jane Marum Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: 12/13/2022 Special damages: $44,760 in past medical expenses; $800,000 in contested future expenses Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: [...]
Man’s clavicle dislocated after driver ran red light — $100,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Clavicle dislocation, deformity (prominence of AC joint) Date resolved: 10/15/2022 Special damages: $31,241.68 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $100,000 Attorney for plaintiff: K. Matthew Long, Richmond Description of case: The plaintiff had the green light at an intersection and the defendant ran a red light and smashed into […]
Jury reaches defense verdict in pressure ulcer case — Defense verdict
Type of action: Medical malpractice Court: Danville Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr. Date resolved: 4/7/2023 Demand: $3,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant: Charles Y. Sipe and Jessica M. Flage, Richmond; Melissa P. Reading and Annie E. Howard, Johnson City, Tennessee […]
Defense verdict reached for alleged delay in cancer diagnosis — Defense verdict
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Delay of diagnosis of prostate cancer Court: Fredericksburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL20-195 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Sarah Deneke Date resolved: 4/13/2023 Special damages: Approximately $97,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant: Robert Donnelly and Robyn Ayres, Richmond Descr[...]
Store’s heavy merchandise display fell on 7-year-old — $9M settlement
Type of action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Skull fractures, traumatic brain injury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas Shadrick (Ret.) Special damages: Medical bills of $200,552.03 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $9,000,000 Attorneys for plaintiff: James McCauley, Edward Scher, Ryan Walker and Joel McClellan, Richmond Description of case: The case arises out of an […[...]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
