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Surviving passenger of auto accident settles with driver – $830,000 Settlement
The crash occurred late on Christmas Eve, 2012, on Route 716 in Halifax County. Plaintiff and one other person were riding as passengers in the defendant’s truck. All three were best friends. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road on the left hand side, overcorrected the vehicle and […]
Car rear-ended by truck, struck tree – $550,000 Settlement
Decedent was a passenger in the rear seat of his own car traveling on the Route 220 Bypass in Henry County, Virginia. The vehicle was struck from behind by a F350 Ford Pickup which was towing a trailer. The decedent’s vehicle was forced off the road and into the woods. The decedent’s vehicle struck a […]
Patient Wins Hospital ‘Balance Billing’ Case
A patient who signed a contract for services as he was seeking treatment for symptoms of another major heart attack did not enter into a valid contract with the hospital, which may not “balance bill” the patient for $83,860, or the remainder of the $111,115 the hospital charged for his two-day stay; the Henry County […]
Challenge to ‘balance billing’ hits hospital
For what may be the first time in Virginia, a judge has ordered a hospital to slash its “balance billing” charges by 75 percent to reflect the hospital’s usual write-off for uninsured patients. The decision is a rare judicial rebuke to the common hospital practice of billing full rate for patients whose insurance plans do […]
Man tripped, accidentally shot girlfriend in arm – $125,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a 47-year-old female who had a romantic relationship with the defendant. She was a guest at the defendant’s residential dwelling house on June 1, 2013, at approximately 11 o’clock p.m.; that after visiting for a short time, she told the defendant that she was leaving to return to her home. She then walked […]
Toxicologist Testimony Was ‘Speculative’
A Henry County Circuit Court sets aside a $3 million jury award and orders a new trial after deciding he should have excluded testimony from a toxicologist for the plaintiff, who was injured when struck by defendant’s vehicle as he crossed a four-lane highway. The court must reluctantly conclude that the court erred in allowing […]
Judge sets aside $3M traffic injury verdict
Deciding he should not have allowed certain scientific testimony in the case, a Virginia circuit judge has overturned a $3 million verdict and ordered a new trial for a man injured when he was run over by a car, a lawyer in the case said. After the Oct. 2 verdict, Henry County Judge David V. […]
Man struck by vehicle asked for $500K policy-limit settlement – $3,000,000 Verdict
Plaintiff and five other individuals were walking across Virginia Avenue in Henry County when the defendant struck two individuals, including the plaintiff. The road consisted of five lanes with the center lane being a turn-only lane to be used by traffic from both directions. Testimony from several witnesses and a photograph were introduced at trial […]
Real Estate – Boundary Line Dispute – Easement – Adverse Possession
In this boundary dispute between two sisters whose property shared a common grantor and mid-creek boundary line with property plaintiff purchased at auction, a Henry County Circuit Court says plaintiff purchaser has a right to use the 30-foot road to access his property and defendant sisters have not proved an easement. There are two main […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash — Defense verdict
- Cauda equina syndrome developed after procedure — $625,000 settlement
- Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement
- 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
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
