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Verdicts & Settlements

Aug 14, 2023

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 [&[...]

Aug 14, 2023

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[...]

Aug 14, 2023

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[...]

Aug 7, 2023

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[...]

Aug 7, 2023

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[...]

Aug 7, 2023

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[...]

Aug 7, 2023

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 […]

Jul 31, 2023

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: [...]

Jul 31, 2023

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 […]

Jul 31, 2023

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 […]

Jul 31, 2023

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[...]

Jul 24, 2023

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 […[...]

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