Virginia Lawyers Weekly is reporting two additions to the list of “Million-Dollar Settlements of 2020” that was published in our March 29 edition. The first settlement, involving a woman whose hair got caught in a glue machine at a furniture ...

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A False Claims Act case involving scientists in a lab at Duke University Health System tops Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s compilation of Million-Dollar Settlements of 2019. The whistleblower action came against a lab in Duke’s Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical ...

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Decedent was operating a vehicle when they were struck by another vehicle. Decedent suffered multiple injuries and later died in the hospital. Decedent left behind a wife and two adult children. The case settled at mediation for $2.5 million. [20-T-022] ...

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Elderly pedestrian hit by vehicle died several months after initial inju­ries. Case defended on con­tributory negligence and cause of death grounds. Type of action: Sur­vival/personal injury Injuries alleged: Frac­tured hip and shoulder Date resolved: Jan. 14, 2020 Verdict or settlement: ...

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Nine-year-old Wesley Lipicky was killed in May 2018 when he was crushed by a motorized partition in the gym at Franconia Elementary School in Fairfax County. The soundproof partition, which opens and closes, separates the gym from a “music room.” ...

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Plaintiff was in a motor vehicle accident at 19 months old when he was a restrained passenger in a child car seat. He was taken to the hospital where he presented with cervical pain. An X-ray was taken and read ...

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Plaintiff, age 17, was sexually assaulted while working. The parties have agreed to keep all other specifics confidential. [19-T-226] Type of action: Sexual Assault Injuries alleged: PTSD and emotional distress Verdict or settlement: Settlement following mediation Amount: $1,000,000 Attorneys for ...

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This was a medical malpractice case that settled just prior to suit being filed. The parties have agreed to keep all other matters confidential. [19-T-227] Type of action: Medical Malpractice Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,150,000 Attorneys for plaintiff: Irvin ...

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The client, a female in her mid-40s, sustained extensive injuries when the car she was traveling in flipped over. The collision was severe enough to cause the death of one other passenger in the vehicle. The client was diagnosed with ...

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The plaintiff was a passenger in a motor vehicle that ran off the road into the rear of a tractor-trailer parked illegally on the side of a highway. Defendants were the plaintiff’s driver and the tractor-trailer driver and carrier. Liability ...

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