An Isle of Wight County jury award­ed $2.6 million to a man who was injured and had to be cut out of his car after a head-on collision. Jurors in Isle of Wight Circuit Court are not known for handing ...

Tagged with: Isle of Wight Circuit Court Personal Injury

This was a rear-end auto col­lision involving three vehicles. Liability was not contested. The issue involved damages and whether the medical bills and lost wages were caused by the accident. In that regard the main question was wheth­er the arthroscopic ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge James R. Kearney Personal Injury

The plaintiff was stopped behind a trac­tor-trailer, which was also stopped for traf­fic at the approach to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel at ap­proximately 10 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2013. The defendant did not see the stopped vehicle and struck ...

Tagged with: Hampton Circuit Court Judge Wilford Taylor Jr. Million-Dollar Verdicts Personal Injury

Defendant, an elderly white female, ran a stop sign and hit the side of the vehicle that plaintiff, a 52-year-old white male, was driving. The vehicle was owned by plaintiff’s employer. The impact pushed the plaintiff’s vehicle onto a curb ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Rockingham County Circuit Court Tort

Plaintiff, a ship­yard worker, com­pleted his shift at midnight and be­gan his customary journey home on his motorcycle. He was very accustomed to the route to his family home in the country where he lives with his wife, children and ...

Tagged with: Judge Randy West Newport News Circuit Court Personal Injury

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident on Sept. 3, 2014. Defendant rear-ended plaintiff’s car while it was at a complete stop due to a traffic backup. Plaintiff was taken to ER and soon thereafter followed up with an orthopedic. ...

Tagged with: Henrico County Circuit Court Personal Injury

Tractor-trailer and motor vehicle accident along Interstate 95 in Virginia. Case was vigorously defended on grounds that none of the elderly plaintiff’s injuries required surgical intervention, and the lack of documented cognitive deficits following discharge from the hospital. [16-T-154] Type ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury

Plaintiff was a commercial refrigeration specialist retired from the military after a distinguished career. He was in a large work vehicle when it was rear-ended. He suffered some dizziness, headaches and neck pain. Plaintiff drove back to work from the ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury

Personal injury lawyers soon may have a ruling on a question that has split trial court judges and bogged settlement talks in many cases. The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to consider whether an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia

These consoli­dated personal in­jury and wrongful death actions arose from an industrial explosion and fire at a logging site in Greensville Coun­ty on April 7, 2011. The four plaintiffs were all members of a logging crew. Three of the plaintiffs ...

Tagged with: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Products Liability Richmond Circuit Court