On Aug. 22, 2008, the plaintiff was operating a motor vehicle stopped at a yield sign in the Peterburg when he was struck in the rear by the defendant. The vehicle sustained moderate property damage. Plaintiff, who was 73 years ...

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On July 14, 2009, Jimmy Keeton was helping a friend, Warren Davis, detail a car in Caroline County. Davis allegedly started the car while Keeton was attempting to wipe off the engine with a rag. A belt on the vehicle ...

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Plaintiff was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident when a part on her motorcycle suffered a sudden failure. Plaintiff alleged that the part was defective and that it had been improperly installed (the identification of the part and nature of ...

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Plaintiff incurred severe and permanent injuries to his left leg when the driver of another vehicle crossed a double-yellow line and struck plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. Plaintiff accumulated a total of $172,954 in medical expenses and was expected to have at ...

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On Aug. 7, 2006, the 48-year-old plaintiff was stopped in a line of traffic when he was rear-ended by defendant Kenneth Rauch, who was operating his own pickup truck within the scope of his employment with defendant WIMCO. As a ...

Tagged with: ADR Orange County Circuit Court Personal Injury

Laquenzar Davis, age 7, was running on a street on June 12, 2009, when he was struck by a garbage truck operated by Alvin Morgan. The garbage truck was making its rounds on a narrow cul-de-sac in Orange County and ...

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The plaintiff driver suffered a broken leg when his vehicle was struck on the driver side by a car that ran a stop sign. His medical expenses were relatively low because the fracture was non-displaced and did not require surgery, ...

Tagged with: Judge Jonathan M. Apgar Personal Injury Roanoke Circuit Court

A slip-and-fall plaintiff who won a $3.1-million jury verdict against a Richmond hotel owner can collect only $500,000 under the ruling of a Richmond judge who refused to allow an increase in the damages demand. The jury award, which exceeded ...

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Two women traveling in the same motor vehicle were injured when the defendant’s truck dropped its load of lumber directly into their path on a rural road in Pittsylvania County. Both parties filed suit against the trucking company. The 47-year-old ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles J. Strauss Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Pittsylvania County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was hit by her sister-in-law in a parking lot and suffered a shoulder injury. She had two surgeries and still had limited range of motion. Defendant had $200,000 in coverage and UIM had $250,000. [10-T-073] Type of action: Personal ...

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