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Tagged with: Civility Lawyers Mediation

Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Bilateral tinnitus, headache and neck pain Name of case: Upton v. Greenwalt Court: Arlington County Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-603 Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Johanna Fitzpatrick ...

Tagged with: Arlington County Circuit Court Mediation Personal Injury Settlement

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Fractured pelvis, ribs, and shoulder. Plaintiff, a 60-year-old woman, will likely require life-time use of a cane for mobility. Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: 11/03/2020 Special damages: $446,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: ...

Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury Settlement

Personal Injury Type of action: Personal injuries Injuries alleged: 5-year-old developed/exhibited symptoms of a MTBI as a result of tractor-trailer crash when he was 18 months old. Court: USDC-Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: 6/30/2020 ...

Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury

Injuries alleged: Stroke Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Hon. Michael Allen (Ret.) Date resolved: 5/29/2020 Special damages: Past medical expenses – $85,000; life care plan – $748,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $850,000 Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and ...

Tagged with: Hon. Michael Allen (Ret.) Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement Stroke

Type of action: Personal Injury Tried before: Mediation Amount: $3,050,000 Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and city): James G. Harrison III, Richmond; Gregory S. Hooe and Tara A. Enix, Petersburg Description of Case : Client sustained injuries that rendered him permanently disabled. ...

Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury

Type of Case: Wrongful death/motorcycle-auto accident Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death Name of Case: Estate of JR, minor v. CR and her employer Court: Settled without filing suit Medicals: $94,308.50 Funeral Expenses: $7,836.04 Verdict or Settlement: Mediated settlement Mediator: Judge (ret.) ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Mediation Motorcycle Settlement Wrongful Death

Decedent was a 10-year-old student at a Northern Virginia public school. During an after-school program, he was asked by a teacher to help operate a motorized partition that separated two rooms. To better hear the teacher on the other side ...

Tagged with: Judge Jane Marum Roush Mediation Products Liability Settlement

The plaintiff was a passenger in a company vehicle on his way to work. As the plaintiff’s vehicle entered an intersection, the defendant traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn without yielding, causing the plaintiff’s vehicle to strike ...

Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury Richard Sothoron Settlement

The plaintiff, a 70-year-old retired police officer/captain, was injured on July 13, 2018, in a motor vehicle collision in Rockingham County. The defendant failed to keep a reasonable lookout and yield the right of way when she pulled out in ...

Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury Rockingham County Circuit Court Settlement