Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Bilateral tinnitus, headache and neck pain Name of case: Upton v. Greenwalt Court: Arlington County Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-603 Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Johanna Fitzpatrick ...

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Where plaintiff, an active member of the U.S. Navy, sued defendant, also an active navy member, for injuries sustained in a car accident, defendant is not immune from suit under the Feres doctrine because plaintiff’s injuries were not “incurred incident ...

Tagged with: Judge Joel P. Crowe Personal Injury Portsmouth Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

$125,000 settlement Type of action: Personal injury – motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Fractures of the third and fourth metatarsal of the right foot Date resolved: 1/22/2021 Special damages: $54,464.34 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $125,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and ...

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Type of action: Personal injury motorcycle claim Injuries alleged: Left leg and ankle degloving, left femur fracture, open intra-articulated displaced calmness fracture, open plantar dislocation with extruded talus, dislocated tibiotalar joint, dislocated subtalar joint, dislocated talonavicular joint and abrasions to ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Prince William County Circuit Court Settlement

Where a minor plaintiff claims defendant fraternity members required him to consume large amounts of alcohol if he wanted further consideration for membership, most of his claims survive defendants’ demurrers and pleas at bar. Party time Plaintiff alleges that he ...

Tagged with: 27th Circuit Court Judge Josiah T. Showalter Jr. Personal Injury Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a retired but still active pastor alleged molested a child who belonged to a local church, the circuit court incorrectly dismissed her claims against the state and national churches for negligent hiring and retention, vicarious liability and negligent infliction ...

Tagged with: Justice Stephen R. McCullough Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Aggravation of pre-existing CMC joint osteoarthritis Name of case: Terri Mullen v. Louis Caiafa Court: Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 19-281 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge William ...

Tagged with: Judge William Glover Personal Injury Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Verdict

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Partial medial meniscal tear in the left knee and C5-6 herniated disc Date resolved: 3/30/2021 Special damages: $159,555.98 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $787,500 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Chadrick R. Gilbert, Bristol ...

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Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Wife: lumbar fracture, permanent gait impairment and severe bruising. Husband: concussion, subarachnoid hemorrhage, rib fracture, lumbar fracture, facial lacerations and contusions Court: Prince William County Circuit Court Special damages: $148,000 in medicals Verdict ...

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Where plaintiff alleges that a city created a public nuisance by not replacing a missing stop sign at the intersection where another driver collided with her car, the city’s demurrer is overruled. However, the city’s special plea of sovereign immunity ...

Tagged with: Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk City Circuit Court Personal Injury Virginia Circuit Courts