Two intellectually disabled women who were wards of the District of Columbia sued the District for consenting to abortions without due process in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case was initially filed as a class action challenging the ...

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On July 2, 2015, a defendant dump truck driver rounded a blind curve on Evergreen Mill Road near Aldie. The dump-truck driver failed to heed warning signs and rumble strips cautioning drivers to watch for stopped vehicles. The dump truck ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Joanna Fitzpatrick Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiff was a 21-year-old junior in college at the time of the accident. She was an avid athlete and runner. She attended a party off-campus late in the evening. At the end of the party, rides back to cam­pus were ...

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Plaintiff was a 19-year-old healthy and active athlete prior to the accident. While a college student, she attended a party off campus late in the evening. At the end of the party, rides back to campus were scarce. Ten students ...

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In February 2012, plaintiff was working as a Fairfax County school crossing guard at Flint Hill Ele­mentary School in Vienna, Virgin­ia, when she was struck, knocked down and her foot run over by a vehicle driven by the defendant. Plaintiff ...

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