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The decedent experienced cardiac arrest during an outpatient endoscopy and passed away several weeks later without regaining consciousness, leaving behind a wife and three adult children. Plaintiff contended that the nurse anesthetist negligently used large, one-size-fits-all bolus doses of Propofol ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert S. Brewbaker Jr. Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements

An infant, born at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, filed a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. A second FTCA claim was filed on behalf of the infant’s mother and service member. ...

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Plaintiff fell from a ladder at his home on Nov. 14, 2013; several hours later he discovered that a roofing nail had punctured his abdomen during his fall. He presented to the defendants’ urgent care facility for evaluation about two ...

Tagged with: Campbell County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

Plaintiff was driving over the Berkley Bridge toward Chesapeake when the defendant crossed multiple lanes of traffic and violently struck the plaintiff, forcing her car onto and almost over the jersey wall at the crest of the bridge. The plaintiff, ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Personal Injury Portsmouth Circuit Court Verdict

On July 22, 2017, the plaintiff, a 45-year-old off-duty police officer, and two friends rode their bicycles to a nearby bar and grill for dinner and drinks. At approximately 10:45 p.m., they headed home walking with their bicycles, crossing Cedar ...

Tagged with: Norfolk Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death

The claimant received severe injuries as a result of being electrocuted during the course of his employment with Truland Systems Corp. His traumatic brain injury has led to a spasticity in his lower extremities, making it difficult for the claimant ...

Tagged with: Commissioner William Dudley Million-Dollar Settlements Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Workers' Compensation

Plaintiff was a tractor-trailer trainee from Connecticut who was traveling on Interstate 77 in Virginia when his rig was rear-ended by another tractor-trailer. Plaintiff reported no injury at the scene to the defendant driver, nor to the investigating Virginia state ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff was traveling home to Emporia from work in the Richmond area on Interstate 95 south when she encountered remnants of a tractor-trailer tire in her lane. She swerved onto the left shoulder and was struck in the rear by ...

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

Client fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, landing on his neck on a friend’s hunting property. Client could not feel or move his legs or his arms, nor take a deep enough breath to call for help. It took ...

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On Feb. 18, 2015, plaintiff’s decedent, a 28-year-old male with history of “slipped” laparoscopic gastric band presented to Inova Fairfax Hospital’s emergency department for symptoms consisted with band complications. The patient was worked up by the emergency department staff, had ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts