In February, 2017, the plaintiff, a 52-year-old woman, was in a crosswalk walking northbound across a street in Old Town Alexandria in the late morning on clear day. At the same time, the defendant driver was driving his delivery truck ...

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Where a family was injured when a tree fell into their yard from a conservation easement maintained by a homeowners’ association, an arborist the association hired almost a year earlier to inspect and identify potentially harmful trees owed no duty ...

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The Virginia statute that blocks tort recovery against a fellow employee for on-the-job injuries doesn’t apply when those injuries were covered by Maryland, not Virginia, workers’ comp law, a circuit judge has ruled. The Nov. 13 decision by Fairfax Circuit ...

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$4.25 million settlement The plaintiff was a passenger in a tractor-trailer that ran off the road and overturned when the driver lost control. The driver was killed as a result of the accident. The plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries including a ...

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Where plaintiff sued decedent’s estate, alleging the decedent sexually abused him, a negligence claim against decedent’s wife based on theories of employer-employee, business proprietor-invitee and custodial supervision, the wife’s demurrer is sustained with prejudice. Allegations Plaintiff sued Virginia Music Adventures, ...

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Plaintiff may sue for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident in Virginia even though he was awarded workers’ compensation benefits in Maryland. Background Plaintiff and defendant Edwards are both Maryland residents and work for the same Maryland employer. Edwards ...

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Where a family was injured when a tree fell into their yard from a conservation easement maintained by a homeowners’ association, an arborist the association hired almost a year earlier to inspect and identify potentially harmful trees owed no duty ...

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The plaintiff was a passenger in a company vehicle on his way to work. As the plaintiff’s vehicle entered an intersection, the defendant traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn without yielding, causing the plaintiff’s vehicle to strike ...

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The plaintiff was a 74-year-old woman sweeping the sidewalk in Fairfax County on Nov. 12, 2018. The defendant was an 81-year-old attempting to park when she drove up onto the curb and knocked the plaintiff to the ground and subsequently ...

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This is a personal injury claim arising out of a motorcycle crash where the injured party sustained severe injuries, including multiple rib fractures, subdural hematoma/brain bleed, collapsed vertebrae, contusion of the lung and a laceration to his left leg. In ...

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