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Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
A $2 million settlement was reached in Virginia for a man who suffered paralysis after a bench tipped backward causing a spinal cord injury.
Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
Stafford County Circuit Court awards $175,000 verdict in Milligan v. Green involving concussion and PTSD claims from a 2017 motor vehicle collision.
Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
A $1.7 million medical malpractice settlement was reached after a podiatrist's failure to remove a tourniquet caused complex regional pain syndrome type 2.
Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
A $1.225 million settlement was reached in Fairfax County Circuit Court for a woman who lost her senses of taste and smell after being struck by a vehicle.
Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
A $1.1 million settlement was reached in Chesterfield Circuit Court for a plaintiff who suffered a right tibial plateau fracture in a tractor-trailer collision.
Premises Liability- Gas grill explosion left mom with severe burn injuries
Virginia Beach Circuit Court approves $7 million settlement for severe burn injuries from gas grill explosion caused by corroded natural gas pipe.
Motor Vehicle Negligence – Crash video showed force of Tesla rear-end collision
Fairfax County Circuit Court jury awarded $145,000 in Qreitem v. Andrea Kuoni involving a Tesla rear-end collision causing concussion and vision issues.
Motor Vehicle Negligence – Triathlete suffered fractures after being struck by pickup truck
A Greene County circuit court settlement awarded $1.46 million to a triathlete injured by a reckless pickup truck driver, covering medical and wage loss liens.
Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits
Meta is removing Facebook and Instagram ads recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits amid ongoing litigation in California state and federal courts.
Medical Malpractice – Jury sides with doctor on med/mal allegations
Virginia Beach Circuit Court jury returned a defense verdict in medical malpractice case involving traumatic brain injury and alleged hyponatremia mismanagement.
Premises Liability – Severe injuries require ongoing care after incident
An $8.25 million settlement was reached in a Virginia premises liability case involving severe injuries requiring ongoing care.
Nursing home patient suffers pressure ulcer injuries, dies — $925,000 settlement
Nursing home patient suffers pressure ulcer injuries, dies
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
