August 23, 2019
Comments Off on Driver pulled over to change tire, then was struck by motorist – $1 Million Verdict
The plaintiff had a flat tire prior to the accident. He testified that he pulled over to the side of the road when a commercial vehicle came from behind and struck the back of the plaintiff’s car. The force of ...
Tagged with: Auto Accident Million-Dollar Verdicts Norfolk Circuit Court
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March 26, 2019
Comments Off on Insurance ruling prompts $2.1M settlement in death case
A judge’s ruling last month applying Virginia auto insurance law to a Tennessee-registered truck cleared the way for a $2.1 million settlement of an accident that claimed two family members. The noontime crash two years ago on a Scott County ...
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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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November 25, 2018
Comments Off on Cause of girl’s knee injury at issue in rear-ender – $100,000 Verdict
The plaintiff was a 16-year-old high school student who suffered a suspected right patellar dislocation playing softball on April 14, 2014. There was evidence that the plaintiff was back to exercising and playing basketball during the summer of 2014. On ...
Tagged with: Auto Accident Judge David B. Carson Salem Circuit Court Tort Verdict
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June 11, 2018
Comments Off on Carrier failed to respond to suit, hit with default – $75,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was rear-ended on I-495 West in Alexandria just after 3 a.m. He drove himself to Reston Hospital Center for back pain and swelling. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he received follow-up care at the VA and was diagnosed ...
Tagged with: Alexandria Circuit Court Auto Accident Verdict
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April 13, 2018
Comments Off on Lawyer suffered TBI in rear-ender, made full recovery – $1.25 Million Settlement
While waiting at a stop light, plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a commercial truck hauling a trailer, with a combined weight of over 10,000 pounds. Defendant corporation claimed that the defendant driver, who was driving the vehicle on the weekend ...
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March 12, 2018
Comments Off on Man hurt in multi-car wreck with tractor-trailer – $947,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was injured in a multiple car accident involving a tractor-trailer truck on May 24, 2017, in Wayne County, North Carolina. His vehicle was struck diagonally and knocked off the roadway. Plaintiff suffered a comminuted fracture of his femur, requiring ...
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