Plaintiff was crushed when a hydraulic-con­trolled metal canopy on a large piece of industri­al equipment descended on him, pinning him be­tween the canopy and the deck with his shoulder depressing the lever that operated the canopy. The piece of equipment ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Products Liability

The plaintiff was rear-ended by a dump truck in Virginia Beach. The initial emer­gency room treated him for head and neck pain, but did not diagnose concussion. Later that week, the plaintiff returned to a differ­ent emergency room complaining of ...

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

Plaintiff was on her way to a baby shower on a Saturday morning when she stopped in heavy traffic and was rear-end­ed by the defendant who made three left-hand lane changes immediate­ly before the collision at 45 mph or more. ...

Tagged with: Judge H. Thomas Padrick Jr. Personal Injury Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Plaintiff Kortney Jack­son is a young adult who is disabled and non-ver­bal due to severe autism and mental retardation. She required around the clock care, and her moth­er and guardian arranged for that care through the home health agency. The ...

Tagged with: Declaratory Judgment Judge Mary Jane Hall Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury

Victims of an explosion and fire at a Southside Virginia logging site in 2011 have settled product liability claims for a total of $42 mil­lion, lawyers report. Four workers suffered severe burns when welding machinery exploded in flames as the men ...

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

Plaintiff, an insur­ance agent, was hit on her driver’s side door at an intersec­tion by the defendant who ran a red light. Plaintiff suffered neck injuries exacerbating longstanding neck and back injuries and re-injuring prior sur­gical sites in her cervi­cal ...

Tagged with: Newport News Circuit Court Personal Injury

On May 15, 2013, plaintiff, a retired ex­ecutive police officer, accompanied his wife to a convention at defen­dant’s hotel. After sun­set that evening, at ap­proximately 8:30 p.m., while walking through an un-illuminated out­door patio adjacent to the hotel swimming pool, ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Virginia Beach Circuit Court

This case involved a rear-end collision in Norfolk. The plain­tiff was transported by ambulance and treated in the emer­gency room. She followed up with an orthopedic surgeon who referred her to physical therapy. Her physical thera­py lasted four weeks. The ...

Tagged with: Judge John R. Doyle III Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury

Plaintiff was broad­sided by defendant who ran a stop sign. He had to be extricated from his vehicle but did not suf­fer any life-threatening injury. He was taken to the emergency depart­ment, evaluated and re­leased. He returned sev­eral hours later ...

Tagged with: Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr. Personal Injury Pittsylvania County Circuit Court

The plaintiff was a young man who suf­fered injuries to his dominant right hand when he was rear-end­ed on I-495 in heavy Labor Day weekend traffic. At the time of impact, the plaintiff had just finished down-shifting and was moving ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury