September 23, 2019
Comments Off on Two broadsided by drunk on parkway – $480,000 Settlement ($240,000 each)
On an evening in July 2016, the two plaintiffs were seated in a vehicle while parked at an overlook on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County. The defendant, who later admitted to having consumed several vodka drinks, was ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement
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July 27, 2019
Comments Off on Group home resident hurt in wreck, could not return – $680,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a mentally disabled, 42-year-old adult male who resided in a group home in the Richmond area. On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at approximately 2 p.m., the plaintiff, along with several other residents of the group home, was being ...
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June 9, 2019
Comments Off on Man ran into tractor-trailer with obscured lights – $400,000 Settlement
Auto-truck collision wherein plaintiff was returning from D.C., and ran into the back of a tractor-trailer stopped on the roadway in a straight lane to make an illegal turn. Liability was contested, contributory negligence of the plaintiff driver and alcohol ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Stanley P. Klein Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement
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January 6, 2019
Comments Off on Key witness backed plaintiff’s account of wreck – $635,500 Settlement
On Sunday, July 17, 2016, the plaintiff was operating her Harley Davidson motorcycle in the middle lane of Hull Street Road in Chesterfield County approaching its intersection with Duckridge Boulevard. The defendant attempted to merge from the right lane into ...
Tagged with: Chesterfield County Circuit Court Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement
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July 2, 2018
Comments Off on Man suffers spine injury in rear-ender inside Tunnel – $295,000 Settlement
On a rainy day, traffic came to an abrupt stop inside the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel and plaintiff was rear-ended. The defendant blamed the considerable amount of water on the roadway for not being able to stop in time. Plaintiff initially ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Collision Newport News Circuit Court Settlement
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April 23, 2018
Comments Off on Plaintiff had trouble finding insurer for defendants – $56,443 Verdict
On May 28, 2015, defendant Roger Wilken was driving a tractor-trailer within the scope of his employment with Navigation Inc.; he made a wide right turn from the center lane on Jefferson Davis Highway and collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle, ...
Tagged with: Judge Theodore J. Markow Motor Vehicle Collision Richmond Circuit Court Verdict
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September 18, 2017
Comments Off on Late pedestrian’s family settles with driver pre-suit – $400,000 Settlement
On Oct. 27, 2016, at roughly 6:50 a.m., the decedent, who was in dark-colored clothing, was walking across Quioccasin Road at the intersection of Quioccasin and Westridge Road in Henrico County. At the location of the incident, there is no ...
Tagged with: Henrico County Circuit Court Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement Wrongful Death
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September 18, 2017
Comments Off on Passenger hurt when driver lost control of Jeep – $250,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a front seat passenger in a 1997 Jeep Wrangler, driven by the defendant in Prince William County. Defendant failed to maintain control of his vehicle, veering off the roadway entering a large ditch causing the vehicle to overturn ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Collision Prince William County Circuit Court Settlement
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April 4, 2017
Comments Off on Man suffered neck and back injuries after rolling car hit him – $200,775 Verdict
On the evening of Sept. 23, 2014, Roosevelt Washington was on his way home from watching his son practice karate. On his way home, Washington stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Fort Mahone Street and E. South ...
Tagged with: Judge Dennis M. Martin Motor Vehicle Collision Petersburg Circuit Court Verdict
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