June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Girl’s claim against health club for injury in tractor tire fails – Defense Verdict
Plaintiff, a 6-year-old girl, sued a national health club facility for injuries allegedly suffered after she fell from a tractor tire maintained on the facility’s turf field. During early evening hours while waiting for a swim lesson, plaintiff, her younger ...
Tagged with: Judge Stephen Sincavage Loudoun County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Personal Injury Premises Liability
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Man filed qui tam action for alleged upcoding of services – $4,225,000 Settlement
In this case against Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group, PLLC (and 14 of its individual owners) plaintiff/ relator Richard Morrow alleged that the defendants knowingly and intentionally upcoded evaluation and management codes for hospitalist services from 2010 to 2015. This resulted in ...
Tagged with: Judge Claude M. Hilton Million-Dollar Settlements Qui Tam Action U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Driver couldn’t explain not seeing pedestrian in crosswalk – $245,000 Settlement
Danielle Davis was a 23-year-old graduate student walking home at 8:20 p.m. (dusk) while carrying groceries from WalMart with her fiancee when she was struck while crossing a four-way controlled intersection against a red light. The car made a left ...
Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement Stafford County Circuit Court
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June 19, 2017
Comments Off on Trucker injured ankle in pothole at truck stop – $245,000 Settlement
Truck driver broke his left ankle while stepping into a pothole at a truck stop on I-81 during a rain storm. After parking, he ran across the rain-covered pavement to a restaurant, stepping into the pothole on the way. He ...
Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Personal Injury Rockbridge County Circuit Court Settlement
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Paraplegic man prevails on appeal of disability bias claim – $100,000 plus medicals and attorney’s fees
Complainant is a 26-year employee of the Defense Logistics Agency in Richmond and is a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair. He was subjected to repeated instances of harassment and discrimination because of his disability. His supervisor made disparaging remarks about ...
Tagged with: Carlton M. Hadden Disability Employment Discrimination Verdict
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Jury rejected contrib for worker struck by vehicle – $207,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was working with a leaf pickup crew in Alleghany County when defendant struck plaintiff with his vehicle while passing through the work zone. Plaintiff was taken to the emergency room where x-rays confirmed bilateral malleolar fractures, which ultimately required ...
Tagged with: Alleghany County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander III Personal Injury Verdict
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Head injury, knee injuries claimed against wrong-way driver – $625,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, a 60-year-old male, was driving west on Main Street in Richmond at approximately 2:00 a.m. when defendant turned the wrong way onto Main, causing a head-on collision. Defendant was charged with and pled guilty to DUI. Plaintiff was transported ...
Tagged with: Mediated Settlement Motor Vehicle Accident
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Conservation easement yields tax credit – $10.6M Settlement
Landowner planned and had received most of the governmental approvals for a regional mixed-use residential development on 800 acres on the Northern Neck. Instead of implementing the plan, landowner conveyed a parcel to James Madison University for educational programs and ...
Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Virginia Department of Taxation
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June 5, 2017
Comments Off on Man hurt in wreck, defendant claimed stop sign was obscured – $725,000 Settlement
On June 17, 2014, plaintiff was driving home from work on a rural two-lane road when the Defendant failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection. Defendant’s pickup truck hit plaintiff’s pickup truck with so much force that ...
Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick King William Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement
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June 5, 2017
Comments Off on Plaintiff settles slip-and-fall prior to filing suit – $290,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, Age 70, parked her car in the parking lot and went into the foyer of a dental office in Chesterfield County. It rained earlier in the day, but was not raining at the time of the incident. There was ...
Tagged with: Chesterfield County Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement
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