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On July 6, 2016 Ronald Johnson, a 49-year-old high-speed door technician, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by a co-worker, when they were struck from behind on Interstate 95 in Stafford County. Mr. Johnson did not receive emergency treatment. ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael C. Allen Personal Injury Settlement Stafford County Circuit Court

Plaintiff, who had Rh negative blood, was pregnant with her first child. She received prenatal treatment from a clinic, and the standard of care required that plaintiff be given an antibody screen at her 8th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Settlement

On Dec. 29, 2014, plaintiff, then 48 years old, underwent an operation with the defendant doctor designed to remove the trapezium bone in her right hand; plaintiff is right-hand dominant. Instead of removing the trapezium, the defendant removed the scaphoid ...

Tagged with: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill Medical Malpractice Settlement

On Dec. 4, 2015, the plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was t-boned while sitting at a stop light. There was significant property damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle. He was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital from the ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Personal Injury Verdict

Plaintiff suffered serious orthopedic injuries when he was struck by a careless box truck driver who ran a red light and broadsided plaintiff. The defendant was forced to admit fault because two independent witnesses confirmed it. Plaintiff offered expert testimony ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Plaintiff was standing inside a sports stadium watching a game. Defendant, who had a handicap placard, parked inside the stadium. Leaving the stadium, defendant lost control of the vehicle which struck plaintiff. Fortunately for plaintiff, she suffered no broken bones ...

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On July 27, 2015, the plaintiff and defendant were each riding Suzuki sport motorcycles in Lynchburg, when they collided in the left travel lane of southbound Fort Avenue, near the intersection with Fenwick Drive. The parties did not know each ...

Tagged with: Judge R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Lynchburg Circuit Court Personal Injury Verdict

The plaintiff alleged the defendant, an obstetrician and gynecologist, failed to recognize and manage a shoulder dystocia, which resulted in him suffering a permanent brachial plexus injury with avulsions of the nerve roots at the C5 and C6 levels. The ...

Tagged with: Judge James A. Willett Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Prince William County Circuit Court

Plaintiff purchased from defendant an e-cigarette, a charger for the e-cigarette, and re-chargeable lithium-ion MXJO batteries. Plaintiff had the e-cigarette in his left pocket and a spare MXJO battery in this right pants pocket. The spare MXJO battery exploded like ...

Tagged with: Henrico County Circuit Court Judge James W. Barkley Product Liability Settlement

In September 2011, KML was a lonely 13-year-old who went on a chat line for 13-17-year-olds. She agreed to meet a person who said he was 17, but when KML went to the meeting place, it was Donald Hugh Owen ...

Tagged with: Judge R. Michael McKenney Million-Dollar Settlements Richmond County Circuit Court Tort