While waiting at a stop light, plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a commercial truck hauling a trailer, with a combined weight of over 10,000 pounds. Defendant corporation claimed that the defendant driver, who was driving the vehicle on the weekend ...

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This was a vehicular accident at a highly traveled intersection controlled by traffic signals. This accident involved a large, loaded dump truck weighing approximately 64,000 lbs. which struck a passenger car and killed a young woman who was approximately nine ...

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Claimant was a performer who was injured when a planned stunt went wrong. He fell from a height landing flat and hard striking the right side of his face. He was rendered unconscious for an hour. As a result of ...

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Decedent’s vehicle was found pointing north in the median separating the northbound and southbound lanes of Route 29 south of Lynchburg. There was an approximately 8-foot section of pine log protruding from the windshield that appeared to have broken off. ...

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On Sept. 9, 2012, the plaintiff was 2 ½ years old. She lived with her mom, her older brother, and a friend in an apartment complex in Petersburg. At approximately 2:35 pm, the friend left the apartment and was walking ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael C. Allen Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

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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This was a negligent action that settled during mediation. Plaintiff sustained a mild traumatic brain injury. The remaining facts are confidential. [18-T-011] Type of action: Personal Injury Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: May 8, 2017 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: ...

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Plaintiff, then 45, suffered severe injuries in T-bone crash caused by pickup truck. At 2 a.m. on June 26, 2016, plaintiff was the front-seat passenger in a small SUV heading southbound on Hunter Mill Road (a small neighborhood street) in ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael C. Allen Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Claim on behalf of Petersburg Police Department officers up to the rank of lieutenant for failure to pay overtime. The Virginia Gap Pay Act (§9.1-700 et seq.) requires localities that employ a minimum of 100 law enforcement officers to pay ...

Tagged with: Collective Action Judge David J. Novak Million-Dollar Settlements U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiff’s and defendant’s vehicles were stopped at a red light. Defendant’s vehicle was immediately behind plaintiff’s vehicle. When the light turned green, defendant vehicle drove his car forward into the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff claimed that she sustained a ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Winchester Circuit Court