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Man killed instantly in crash involving two tractor-trailers — $3.75M settlement
Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge B. Waugh Crigler (Ret.) Date resolved: 11/5/2021 Special damages: $2,500 in funeral expenses Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $3,750,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): James Mick Kessel and Robert C.T. Reed, Richmond; G. Bradley McConnell, Blacksburg Description of [&hellip[...]
Claimant injured at work after stack of metal paneling fell — $250,000 settlement
Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: Broken right leg, left knee and back Name of case: Kelei v. Metalsa Automotive Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: William Dudley Date resolved: 10/5/2021 Special damages: Future medical treatment and future lost wage benefits Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $250,00[...]
Cyclist struck by SUV while crossing Norfolk intersection — $490,385.61 settlement
Type of action: Automobile and bicycle accident Court: Norfolk Circuit Court Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: William Moore Special damages: Past medical bills of approximately $123,880.87 and approximately $33,645.30 in claimed future medical expenses Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $490,385.61 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John M. Cooper, Steven A. Mirman and [&[...]
10 ways to practice, promote civility in mediations
Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas. Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems — many of which fall outside our expertise. Here is some practical information to help you assist those who have employment, disability benefit, workers’ compensation and related problems. In my experience, those problems often are best resolved […]
Man suffered permanent tinnitus after auto accident — $60,000 settlement
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 (Ret.) Date resolved: 5/12/2021 Special damages: Medical specials $7,500; Lost wages $2,500 Demand: $100,000 Offer: […[...]
Woman seriously injured after being crushed between car and building — $2.3 million 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: $2,300,000 Attorneys for plaintiff: Gary B. Mims and Matthew Perushek, Fairfax Description of case: Plai[...]
Boy exhibited MTBI symptoms after tractor-trailer crash — $1.75 million 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 Special damages: $16,000+ in past medicals. $350,000 futures per life care plan. Demand: $1,750,000 Offer: [&hell[...]
High blood pressure went untreated, man had a stroke — $850,000 settlement
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 city): Charles J. Zauzig III and Melissa G. Ray, Woodbridge Description of Case: Plaintiff was [&hellip[...]
Permanently disabled plaintiff settles for $3.05 million
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. [020-T-143]
Boy, 15, riding on motorcycle killed in collision — $2.5 million settlement
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.) Thomas Shadrick Settlement Amount: $2,500,000 Date Resolved: March 18, 2020 Attorneys for Plaintiff: John [...]
Student crushed by motorized partition — $3,500,000 settlement
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 of the sound-proof partition, the child placed his head close to the partition. When the […]
Four hurt when car made left turn without yielding — $1.19 million 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 the defendant and subsequently collide with a steel traffic pole. The plaintiff was pinned against […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- 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
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M 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
