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Plaintiff claims timelier procedure would have prevented brain injury – Defense Verdict
This case involved a 39-year-old married police officer with two young sons. For a few weeks, the decedent had been struggling with headaches that had caused him to come home from work early on several occasions. The headaches were accompanied by some nausea and vomiting. He had visited his primary care physician and was prescribed […]
Chesterfield residents involved in single-car wreck in Arizona – $20,173 Verdict
The Spanish-speaking plaintiff was injured in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in Arizona. Both parties live in Chesterfield County. Plaintiff was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. He received no follow-up treatment. [15-T-050] Type of action: Personal injury – auto accident Injuries alleged: Soft tissue injuries to neck, back and chest Name of […]
Lawyer owes $600k for botched will
A Richmond lawyer and his firm are on the hook for a $603,409.90 bequest that should have gone to the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, under a judge’s ruling last month in a legal malpractice case. The lawyer – Richmond’s James B. Thorsen – prepared a will that failed to provide […]
Court ordered insurance carrier to produce adjuster’s notes – $700,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, a 64-year-old female, was walking in a parking lot to her car when she was struck by a vehicle. Plaintiff claimed she was in the marked crosswalk and defendant claimed she was not. Defendant talked to his insurance company the day after the accident, before counsel was retained or a claim had been made. […]
Truck driver was not permitted to help supplier with loading – $800,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was employed as a supply clerk in Chesterfield. In August 2011, the defendant driver was in the course of his employment as a truck driver for a major national and international intermodal freight transport company, making a pick-up of products in order to make a delivery at a Walmart store in North Carolina. Per […]
Auto accident complicated prior cervical injuries – $700,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, a 52-year-old female, was exiting a private driveway onto Hull Street Road in Richmond when she claims the defendant ran a red light, thereby striking her vehicle. The defendant denied running the red light. The plaintiff was transported from the scene to VCU Medical Center where she was hospitalized for three days. Six […]
Elderly wedding guest injured by dance partner – $250,000 Settlement
On June 23, 2012, the 92-year-old plaintiff was injured while attending a wedding reception at a country club in the Richmond area. During the reception the defendant, a local doctor, repeatedly asked the plaintiff to dance. The plaintiff told the defendant that she had no interest in dancing with him. The plaintiff claimed the defendant […]
Children of same-sex marriages recognized
As Virginia federal courts grapple with the constitutional status of same-sex marriage, a more modest change has come quietly through orders in two Virginia circuit courts that recognize the parentage rights of same-sex couples. Each case resulted in a Virginia birth certificate being issued listing both members of a same-sex marriage as parents of a […]
Three women injured in red-light rear-ender – $32,400 Verdict; $186,000 Verdict; $185,000 Settlement
The three plaintiffs were in a vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection of Courthouse Road and Smoketree Drive in Chesterfield County. Defendant, traveling at more than 55 mph, rear-ended the plaintiffs’ vehicle without applying his brakes. Plaintiffs suffered various injuries, including back and neck injuries and injury to the pelvic floor muscles. […]
Patient died from sepsis after colon resection – Defense Verdict
This case involved a 43-year-old male with a history of recurring diverticulitis who underwent a laparoscopic colon resection performed by the defendant, a board certified colon and rectal surgeon, in March 2006. A colonoscopy performed earlier that month by the defendant revealed fairly extensive diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon and evidence of resolving diverticulitis. The […]
Defendant fled, then returned to scene after striking bicyclist – $290,000 Settlement
On April 2, 2012, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the plaintiff was riding his bicycle in the direction of traffic on the right-most edge of a two-lane road. The defendant, who had recently turned 18, struck the plaintiff on the rear of the bicycle and fled the accident scene. The defendant returned to the accident scene […]
Defendant contributed $85K of personal assets to settlement – $385,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, a 47-year-old auto mechanic and divorced father of one, was riding his motorcycle to work on July 17, 2012. The defendant, a 71-year-old retired father of four, stopped at a stop sign and then pulled out without seeing the plaintiff, striking his motorcycle. Plaintiff was thrown from his bike and hospitalized at VCU Medical […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
