January 24, 2019
Comments Off on Limits, comp lien complicated resolution of wreck case – $862,500 Settlement
Plaintiff, an on-duty truck driver, was struck head-on by a wrong-way speeding driver. Plaintiff suffered cervical injuries overlayed on pre-existing stenosis. Acute stress symptoms were present immediately at the scene. The PTSD and claimed TBI persisted. The combination of physical ...
Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Personal Injury Portsmouth Circuit Court Settlement
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January 24, 2019
Comments Off on Back surgery leaves woman with weakness, paralysis – Defense Verdict
Plaintiff underwent an anterior cervical discectomy, osteophytectomy and arthrodesis C3-4, C4-5 and C5-6 using intervertebral disc spacers and an anterior cervical plates extending from C3-C4 to C5-6. After finishing at C3-4, the defendant neurosurgeon turned his attention to the C4-5 ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Roanoke Circuit Court
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January 24, 2019
Comments Off on Woman suffered stroke, blindness after vein surgery – $1.35 Million Settlement
The plaintiff was a 67-year-old woman who had a mechanical mitral heart valve implanted in 2013. Patients with these devices are at high risk for stroke and typically require lifelong anticoagulation – or blood thinning – therapy to prevent clot ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements
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January 12, 2019
Comments Off on Workman bystander hurt when two cars collided, insurance disputed – $470,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, an underground cable installer for a traffic control company, was working with a co-worker in the median of a busy intersection of a Tidewater urban area when two vehicles collided, sending one vehicle into the air and landing on ...
Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement
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January 12, 2019
Comments Off on Case of shoulder dystocia delivery settled – $1,100,00 Settlement
Plaintiff, a minor, and his mother, filed suit alleging that an obstetrician mismanaged a shoulder-dystocia delivery. Plaintiffs alleged that an inexperienced obstetrician incorrectly performed maneuvers to release the dystocia, and as a result, the child suffered a severe brachial plexus ...
Tagged with: Judge Jane Marum Roush Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements
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January 12, 2019
Comments Off on Drunk hit church van, aggravated woman’s a-fib – $275,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a passenger in a church van which was making several stops throughout Norfolk to provide food and other outreach services to the homeless. As the church van was stopped at a red light, the defendant lost control of ...
Tagged with: Auto Accident Norfolk Circuit Court Settlement
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January 12, 2019
Comments Off on Mental damages key issue in single-car wreck – $1.4 Million Settlement
Plaintiff was a passenger in a· single vehicle accident in a very conservative jurisdiction. Liability was contested. The physical damages were not disputed, but the degree and duration of mental damages were contested. Despite severe injuries, plaintiff recovered such that ...
Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury
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January 12, 2019
Comments Off on Retiree gains UIM policy limits after car wreck – $250,000 Settlement
Plaintiff obtained a $250,000 policy limits underinsured motorist insurance settlement for serious injuries sustained in car wreck that occurred in Newport News. Plaintiff, a retiree in her early 90s, suffered severe injuries when a careless driver lost control of his ...
Tagged with: Newport News Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement
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January 6, 2019
Comments Off on Man with back and neck pain from accident gets limits – $300,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, 42, was operating a vehicle and was slowing down behind another vehicle when his vehicle was struck from behind and pushed into the vehicle in front of him. Plaintiff did not go to the emergency room, but saw his ...
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January 6, 2019
Comments Off on Parties argued about video of crash around curve – $2.2 Million Settlement
This case involved a collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car. The vehicles were traveling in opposite directions on a curved two-lane road separated by double yellow lines. Liability was hotly contested. Each driver contended that the other crossed ...
Tagged with: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury
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