March 7, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff suffered permanent injuries after vehicle struck by semi — $1.3M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Mild traumatic brain injury, facial contusion, neck pain, back injury resulting in L3-L4 fusion and PTSD Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Newport News Division Date resolved: 12/4/2021 ...
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February 28, 2022
Comments Off on Court properly apportioned personal injury settlement
Where the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services asserted a Medicare lien of more than $96,000 on appellant’s $370,000 personal injury settlement, the evidence supports the trial court’s reduction of the lien to $85,000. Contrary to appellant’s argument, there are ...
Tagged with: Justice Stephen R. McCullough Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia
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February 28, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff claimed to be functionally disabled after accident with minibus — $2.5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Neck, shoulder and elbow injuries Tried before: Mediation Name of judge of mediator: Judge Michael C. Allen (Ret.) Date resolved: 5/25/2021 Special damages: $453,286 past medical specials; $463,521 future medical specials; $650,000 in ...
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February 20, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff suffered TBI, right eye blindness after crash — $1.25M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury and right eye blindness Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Jane M. Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: 7/14/2021 Special damages: $228,797 in past medicals Verdict or settlement: Settlement ...
Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury Settlement
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February 14, 2022
Comments Off on Man crushed in accident while addressing disabled vehicle — $1M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury Name of case: Snipes v. Winslow Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas Shadrick (Ret.) Special damages: Past medical expenses totaling $797,093 ...
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February 14, 2022
Comments Off on Condo had duty of care for woman injured by third-party
A condominium co-owner who suffered injuries after being attacked by a man who snuck into a common area and accessed her unit had her personal injury case heard by a jury. Arlington County Circuit Judge Daniel S. Fiore II had ...
Tagged with: Arlington County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Fiore II Personal Injury Virginia Circuit Courts
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January 31, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff suffered lower back injury from T-bone car crash — $378,253.10 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: L5-S1 disc herniation; PTSD Name of case: Shannon v. Quesenberry Court: Pulaski County Circuit Court Case no.: 18-41100 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Bradley W. Finch Date resolved: 7/30/2021 ...
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January 18, 2022
Comments Off on Paramedics had immunity in wrongful death action
Although the circuit court concluded that paramedics who failed to thoroughly read the decedent’s advanced directives were “clearly negligent, and probably grossly negligent,” the court correctly concluded they were entitled to immunity from plaintiff’s wrongful death suit. This is the ...
Tagged with: Justice Cleo E. Powell Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia
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January 18, 2022
Comments Off on Lynchburg jury returns verdict in man’s drunken driving case — $1M verdict
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Crushed urethra; bulbar urethral stricture Name of case: Perkins v. Brown Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL15000979-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge F. Patrick Yeatts Date ...
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January 10, 2022
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Type of action: Federal Tort Claims Act, personal injury Injuries alleged: Injury resulting in a permanent deformity of the pinky finger, disability Name of case: Blanco v. United States Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk ...
Tagged with: Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Eastern District Verdict
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