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Automatic door closed on patient, resulting in death — $375,000 settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Brain hemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma Name of judge or mediator: Judge James C. Hawks (Ret.) Date resolved: 9/7/2022 Special damages: $46,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $375,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and ...

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Plaintiff sustained injury after fall on stairs — $2.5M verdict

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Rectovaginal fistula Name of case: Taylor v. Harlow Court: Chesterfield Circuit Court Case no.: CL200001499-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge David E. Johnson Date resolved: 11/2/2022 Special damages: Medical ...

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T-bone crash injured passenger, killed driver — $100,000 settlement

Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Left shoulder, hip and rib pain; splenic angioembolization, tertiary and pulmonary contusions Name of case: Lynch v. Klecz Date resolved: 12/12/2022 Special damages: Medical damages of $164,746 Demand: $100,000 policy limits ...

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Jury: Orthopedic surgeon did not violate standard of care — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Delay in diagnosis of a deep wound infection in the joint and bone of left shoulder following rotator cuff surgery Name of case: Smith v. Nielsen, DO Court: Albemarle County Circuit Court Case ...

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Plaintiff recovered funds loaned to defunct aviation business — $831,807.99 verdict

Type of action: Corporate dissolution Injuries alleged: Fraud, mismanagement of funds Name of case: Kongolo v. Papillon Air, Inc. and Kindambu Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 20007391 Tried before: Judge Name of judge or mediator: Judge James ...

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Motorcyclist sustained multiple fractures after collision — $1.5M settlement

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, collapsed lung, acute kidney failure, multiple fractures of pelvis, left and right ulna fractures, right radius fractures, right and left tibia fractures, right thumb fracture, bilateral knee ligament injuries, ...

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Jury: Medication not cause of hemoglobin drop — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Wrongful death Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Demand: $3,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant (and city): Michael E. Olszewski and Kambria T. Lannetti, Fairfax Description ...

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Front-seat passenger killed in rollover auto accident — $500,000 settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Name of case: Diaz Nieto v. Varo Luna Date resolved: 10/7/2022 Demand: $500,000 Offer: $500,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $500,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Dagoberto J. Rodriguez, Manassas Description of ...

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Settlement reached in childcare sex abuse cases — $14M settlement

Type of action: Childcare center sexual assaults by teacher Injuries alleged: Sexual assault, long-term psychiatric injury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas Shadrick (Ret.) Special damages: Future medical and other care costs Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $14,000,000 Attorneys ...

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