Plaintiff was a 57-year-old woman with a long and complicated history of psychiatric illness. She came under the care of the defendant psychiatrist at the Hampton-Newport News CSB in April 2010 and remained under his care until June 2014. During ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge James C. Hawks Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts VV

Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle operated by her son on Mer­cury Boulevard in Hampton. Defendant made a U-turn and failed to yield the right of way to the approaching vehicle. The impact caused the airbags in plaintiff’s vehicle ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Pamela S. Baskervill Personal Injury Settlement

On Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the plaintiff was driving to work in his father’s SUV in the right southbound lane of the James River Bridge. The vehicle suffered a mechanical breakdown a short distance inside of the county line of ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiff, a 48-year-old female, underwent a laparoscopic hysterectomy, later converted to an open procedure, on Oct. 3, 2013, performed by the defendant OB-GYN and his partner. In the three days following surgery, plaintiff was unable to void, with suspicion of ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Christopher W. Hutton Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts

The court entered an order enjoining lenders, who deceived Virginia consumers through an illegal “pension sale” lending scheme and charged in excess of 12 percent interest in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, from collecting usurious interest and from further ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Hampton Circuit Court Judge Bonnie L. Jones Virginia Circuit Courts

The plaintiff was stopped behind a trac­tor-trailer, which was also stopped for traf­fic at the approach to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel at ap­proximately 10 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2013. The defendant did not see the stopped vehicle and struck ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Wilford Taylor Jr. Million-Dollar Verdicts Personal Injury

The plaintiff pre­sented to the defen­dant podiatrist in July of 2009 with a traumatic injury to her right big toe joint after kicking a door jamb while running barefoot through her house. She had previ­ously been a patient of the ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Dean W. Sword Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff was loading machinery on a truck with a forklift. He was required to stand on top of the machinery to maneuver it. When he did, it is alleged (but contested) that the defendant released the forklift tines, causing plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Personal Injury

Defendant Victory Lane operates Langley Speedway. On Oct. 2, 2011, Langley Speedway was held open to the public for various activities, including an activity in which members of the public could pay money to enjoy the experience of driving a ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Premises Liability

A weekend racetrack adventure that led to grievous injuries in 2011 produced a $3 million settlement this year after three separate insurance companies paid the limits of their policies. The result is a trust that will benefit a man who ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Bonnie L. Jones Judge Timothy S. Fisher Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury