June 23, 2019
Comments Off on Mowing tractor turned left into passing car with no signal – $1.8 Million Settlement
On Aug. 26, 2014, the plaintiff was operating her car on NC Route 37 in Gates County, North Carolina. She was travelling behind the defendant, who was operating a mowing tractor within the scope of his employment with the North ...
Tagged with: Gates County Superior Court Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury
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June 15, 2019
Comments Off on Student in crosswalk hit by school bus – $900,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was struck and run over by a school bus in a crosswalk as plaintiff walked to school. The bus fractured plaintiff’s left tibia and fibia, as well as six bones in her right foot. The fractures were treated surgically ...
Tagged with: Negligence Settlement
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June 15, 2019
Comments Off on Coverage of law student killed in NJ turned on residence – $170,000 Settlement
Cassidy, a woman in her mid-20s, was hit by a car while using a crosswalk in Newark, New Jersey, where she had been in Rutgers law school until a few days before. The driver fled the scene. According to the ...
Tagged with: Declaratory Judgment Judge David J. Novak Settlement U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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June 15, 2019
Comments Off on Man tripped and fell on matting at open house – $400,000 Settlement
Plaintiff’s leg was shattered when he was tripped by unsafe walking conditions in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb in front of a new home for sale. Plaintiff, 75, and his wife were in Hampton Roads attending an ...
Tagged with: Judge F. Bradford Stillman Personal Injury Settlement
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June 15, 2019
Comments Off on Single mom suffered TBI during rear-ender by drunk – $700,000 Settlement
A $700,000 settlement was obtained for a single mother who was lawfully stopped with her 8-year-old daughter as a passenger when a drunken driver, operating a pick-up truck owned by his employer, collided into the rear of plaintiff’s car. The ...
Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Michael C. Allen Personal Injury Settlement
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June 9, 2019
Comments Off on Patient with dementia tied down with tape over mouth – $100,000 Settlement
Jane Doe was admitted to Roe Nursing Home with severe dementia and was confined to the dementia lock-down unit. She would wander about the facility aimlessly. Doe was a full-assist patient who depended on Roe’s nursing staff for all of ...
Tagged with: Nursing Home Neglect Settlement
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June 9, 2019
Comments Off on Man ran into tractor-trailer with obscured lights – $400,000 Settlement
Auto-truck collision wherein plaintiff was returning from D.C., and ran into the back of a tractor-trailer stopped on the roadway in a straight lane to make an illegal turn. Liability was contested, contributory negligence of the plaintiff driver and alcohol ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Stanley P. Klein Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement
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June 9, 2019
Comments Off on Woman, 87, killed after truck failed to yield – $650,000 Settlement
An 87-year-old woman was killed after entering an intersection on a green light when a truck turned left and failed to yield, causing a collision. The truck driver was charged and he prepaid. Hospital records noted the family’s concerns over ...
Tagged with: Prince William County Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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June 9, 2019
Comments Off on Woman suffered back injury in rear-ender – $265,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was stopped at a red light on Main Street in Culpeper when a dump truck rear-ended her. There was no damage to the dump truck and minor damage to the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff complained of lower back ...
Tagged with: Culpeper County Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Sheridan Personal Injury Settlement
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June 1, 2019
Comments Off on Nursing aide died of deep vein thrombosis after no tests – $12,000,000 Verdict
Isatu Sheriff, 39, emigrated to the U.S. from Sierra Leone. For many years, she worked long hours in a nursing home as a certified nursing aide. As a result, she developed a bunion on her foot. A Kaiser podiatrist scheduled ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Mann Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts
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