Truck driver broke his left ankle while stepping into a pothole at a truck stop on I-81 during a rain storm. After park­ing, he ran across the rain-covered pavement to a restaurant, stepping into the pothole on the way. He ...

Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Personal Injury Rockbridge County Circuit Court Settlement

Although petitioner was never formally appointed as a town’s “building official,” he served in that capacity and as its de facto building official was entitled to certain protections prior to termination; the Pulaski County Circuit Court says petitioner must be ...

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A Pulaski County Circuit Court declines to set aside or remit a $14 million jury award for a plaintiff incapacitated by injuries he suffered after he collided with a tree while driving a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon whose side airbag failed ...

Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Negligence Pulaski County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

In February 2010, the 16-year-old plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury when the driver’s side airbag in his 2008 Hyundai Tiburon failed to deploy during an accident in which the car struck a tree. The injured teen’s parents, as guardians ...

Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Million-Dollar Verdicts Personal Injury Pulaski County Circuit Court

A Pulaski County jury has awarded $14 million to a Radford man who suffered a traumatic brain injury blamed on alleged safety lapses in his Hyundai car. The verdict may be a record for a products claim in Southwest Virginia. ...

Tagged with: Judge Colin Gibb Million-Dollar Verdicts Personal Injury Products Liability Pulaski County Circuit Court