Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Total colectomy and ileostomy Name of case: Halbig v. Reichenbach Court: Newport News Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-1042 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Christopher R. Papile Special damages: Medical ...

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Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Wrongful death due to general anesthesia Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant (and city): Matthew E. Kelley, Roanoke and Samuel T. Bernier, Richmond Description of ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent dental injuries and mild traumatic brain injury following fall from table Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge James C. Lewis Date resolved: 9/23/2021 Demand: ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Paraplegia and total loss of bowel and bladder. Court: Charlottesville City Circuit Court Case no.: CL 19-451 Tried before: Jury Name of judge: Judge Richard Moore Date resolved: 02/12/2021 Special damages: Past medical ...

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Plaintiff underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy. She then underwent a two-stage breast reconstruction surgery using tissue expanders by the defendant plastic surgeon. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to provide alternative surgical options, such as autologous-tissue reconstruction, and failed to ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge Mary Jane Hall Medical Malpractice Norfolk Circuit Court

Clarence Whitaker alleged that his wife’s 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe was defective because a critical wiring harness had become disconnected. Mrs. Whitaker was found dead between her car and the side of her house. Police found that the vehicle was ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge Michael F. Urbanski Products Liability U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff’s house burned down. The homeowner’s carrier denied the claim for a material misrepresentation in the application. Plaintiff denied a bankruptcy in the application. Plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 14, 2014. Plaintiff filled out the homeowner’s application on ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Franklin County Circuit Court Insurance Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr.

Plaintiff was a passenger involved in a two-car collision. One driver settled for her policy limits. The remaining driver and defendant denied liability and brought the case to trial. Following the presentation of testimony and evidence, the jury returned a ...

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

At age 3, plaintiff had a facial tumor removed from the right side of his face. As a result, the growth centers of his face were altered resulting in the right side being smaller. He had numerous surgeries over the ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge John R. Doyle III Medical Malpractice Norfolk Circuit Court

William Johnson, age 51, had longstanding cardiac arrhythmia resulting in cardiomyopathy and a severely reduced ejection fraction (29 percent). In February 2015, he underwent an endocardial ablation procedure in an attempt to cure the arrhythmias. The procedure failed. On March ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Brett A. Kassabian Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts