April 20, 2020
Comments Off on Man sideswiped by trash truck while waiting to do task for work — $1.25 million settlement
Plaintiff, a multi-time, non-violent convicted felon and father of six, sought work at a townhouse construction site. During the first two hours of his first day at work, he stood next to a large flatbed truck as instructed to assist ...
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April 20, 2020
Comments Off on Pedestrian hit by ‘sunblinded’ driver — $135,000 settlement
On the morning of July 16, 2018, plaintiff was a lawful pedestrian crossing N. Edison Street at the intersection with Carlin Springs Road in Arlington when he was struck by defendant, who was driving a motor vehicle eastbound on Carlin ...
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April 13, 2020
Comments Off on Off-duty firetruck swung too wide, hit woman – $210,257 settlement
Plaintiff, a 55-year-old woman, was stopped at a red light in the northbound left lane of 18th Street at its intersection with East Broad Street in Shockoe Bottom. Defendant, a Richmond firefighter, was driving a firetruck heading west on East ...
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April 13, 2020
Comments Off on Plaintiff mounts court challenge to med mal cap
Lawyers for a boy who suffered permanent spinal injury in a 2010 auto accident have asked a federal judge to declare Virginia’s medical malpractice cap unconstitutional. The challenge – based primarily on the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Motor Vehicle Accident
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December 8, 2019
Comments Off on Woman had soft-tissue injuries after tractor-trailer flipped on hood – $100,000 Settlement
On May 23, plaintiff was driving northbound on Interstate 95 near the Chesterfield County and Richmond City line. Vehicle 1 made an unsafe lane change on the interstate, lost control and struck plaintiff’s car as well as a tractor-trailer. The ...
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August 31, 2019
Comments Off on Setoff denied for UIM settlement
A driver tagged with a $1.5 million car-crash verdict is not entitled to a setoff for the settlement the injured driver reached with her underinsured motorist carrier, the Supreme Court of Virginia has held. While the Virginia Code allows for ...
Tagged with: Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn Motor Vehicle Accident Supreme Court of Virginia News
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August 31, 2019
Comments Off on Setoff denied for UIM settlement
A driver tagged with a $1.5 million car-crash verdict is not entitled to a setoff for the settlement the injured driver reached with her underinsured motorist carrier, the Supreme Court of Virginia has held. While the Virginia Code allows for ...
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July 14, 2019
Comments Off on Rearender settlement nets more than best trial scenario – $75,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was heading home and stopped in traffic at a stoplight in Henrico County. Defendant was drunk and traveling at 45 mph. His SUV violently collided into the back of the plaintiff’s vehicle while it was stopped at the stoplight. ...
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May 2, 2019
Comments Off on Woman had to close horse-breeding business after rear-ender – $115,000 Settlement
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, the plaintiff was driving westbound on Route 60 in Powhatan. She was 67 years old at the time of the accident. Plaintiff slowed down to turn into her driveway and defendant rear-ended her so hard ...
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March 17, 2019
Comments Off on Defense attacked stem cell therapy for back as ‘experimental’ – $250,000 Settlement
This case arose from a 2016 car accident in which the plaintiff was rear-ended while waiting for the light to turn green. The impact resulted in substantial property damage, and the plaintiff felt immediate, sharp pain to his lumbar spine. ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement
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