October 31, 2022
Comments Off on Permanent neck injury, risk of paralysis after treatment delay — $1.5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, negligence Injuries alleged: Misdiagnosed atlantoaxial rotary displacement, leading to solid instrumented fusion from the base of the skull to C3l which resulted in permanent limited range of motion of the neck and danger of possible ...
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October 24, 2022
Comments Off on Plumber left with residual scarring after dog attack — $120,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, dog bite attack Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: 7/28/2022 Special damages: $10,000 in medical expenses; $15,000 in lost wages Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $120,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Sidney Kirstein, Lynchburg Description of ...
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July 18, 2022
Comments Off on School bus collides with stopped limo, causing injury — $1.5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury and broken neck Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 2/4/2022 Special damages: Medicals totaling $352,055.61 Demand: $4,500,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement ...
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June 6, 2022
Comments Off on Birth injury resulted in stroke, mild cerebral palsy — $1.14M settlement
Type of action: Birth injury – medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Birth injury to a full-term baby resulting in a stroke and mild cerebral palsy Tried before: Meditation Date resolved: 1/25/2022 Special damages: Past medical expenses totaling $270,588.02; a life care/rehabilitation ...
Tagged with: Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement
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May 27, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff sustained concussion after colliding with tractor-trailer — $150,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Concussion and insomnia Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $150,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Seth R. Lindberg, Peter C. Burnett ...
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May 23, 2022
Comments Off on 73-year-old died after being discharged with internal bleeding — $425,000 settlement
Type of action: Wrongful death by medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Blood loss causing cardiac arrest and death of 73-year-old man Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: 12/21/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $435,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Anthony M. “Tony” ...
Tagged with: Mediation Settlement Wrongful Death
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May 16, 2022
Comments Off on Infant delivered at 28.5 weeks; resuscitation unsuccessful — $800,000 settlement
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Death of a 28.5 week fetus in high-risk mother Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Johanna L. Fitzpatrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 12/13/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $800,000 (before litigation) ...
Tagged with: Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement
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April 18, 2022
Comments Off on Cyclist struck by utility van, resulting in TBI — $3M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury, fractured right eye socket, coma symptoms, sciatica, memory loss, mood swings, loss of brain capability, compromised executive functioning, loss of attention span, headaches, fatigue, difficulty in social settings, depression, anxiety ...
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March 21, 2022
Comments Off on Mediation in the COVID era: Zoom or in person?
After many months of pandemic-related lockdown, we now know that Zoom works for mediation. Simply stated, it’s efficient. When participants don’t have to travel to a physical location in order to mediate a satisfactory outcome to a litigated dispute, they ...
Tagged with: Mediation Virtual mediation
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February 20, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff suffered TBI, right eye blindness after crash — $1.25M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury and right eye blindness Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Jane M. Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: 7/14/2021 Special damages: $228,797 in past medicals Verdict or settlement: Settlement ...
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