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Pregnant woman injured after defendant ran stop sign — $140,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Premature labor contractions and related complications following an automobile collision Name of case: Rosel v. Anderson Court: Loudoun Circuit Court Case no.: CL22004258 Date resolved: 11/19/2022 Special damages: $45,000 in medical expenses; $3,000 in lost wages Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $140,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): [...]
School bus rear-ended van, injuring passenger — $1.6M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Mild traumatic brain injury, C5-C6 large extruded disc with radiculopathy; let ankle derangement; right shoulder rotator cuff tear (aggravation/exacerbation claim) Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 6/23/2022 Special damages: $161,920.17 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,600,[...]
Plaintiff injured in collision with box truck — $1.2M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Mild traumatic brain injury, cervical and thoracic pain with disc bulges at several levels, lumbar pain Court: Norfolk Circuit Court Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 1/28/2022 Special damages: $124,661.36 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,200,000 Attorneys for plaintiff [&h[...]
Minor struck by vehicle while crossing busy intersection — $250,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Significant facial and lower extremity orthopedic injuries Court: Frederick County Circuit Court Date resolved: 10/12/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $250,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Matthew E. Bass, Winchester Description of case: Plaintiff, a minor, was crossing a busy intersection in broad daylight, albeit not in a [&he[...]
Motorcyclist injured after van pulled in front of him — $244,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, motor vehicle tort Injuries alleged: Liver laceration, collapsed lung, dislocated left shoulder, broken thumb and brief loss of consciousness Court: King George Circuit Court Date resolved: 10/27/2022 Special damages: $32,500 in medical bills Demand: $250,000 Offer: $200,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $244,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Natha[...]
Crash with dump truck leaves woman permanently disabled — $5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Extensive polytrauma, to include multiple orthopedic fractures, a traumatic brain injury, PTSD, ongoing pain and limitations and permanent impairment Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Diane Strickland (Ret.) Date resolved: 8/30/2022 Special damages: Incurred medicals of $646,894.18; life care plan of up to $3,766,000; past [&[...]
Passenger sustained multiple leg, ankle fractures in crash — $1M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Right ankle fracture, broken ribs, punctured spleen, right leg fracture in two places Name of case: Liddle v. Gadson, et al. Court: Carroll County Circuit Court Case no.: CL21-119-00 and CL21-263-00 Date resolved: 9/30/2022 Demand: $1,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,000,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Charles […]
Teen had PTSD, dropped out of college after accident — $150,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Displaced fracture of humeral shaft resulting in surgery and 10-inch scar on the front of her upper arm; PTSD and anxiety related to driving and riding in a vehicle Court: Botetourt County Circuit Court Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Malfourd Trumbo (Ret.) Date resolved: […]
Damages for mechanic strongly contested by defendants — $900,000 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Acute disc herniation at L5-S1 Name of case: Bingham v. CES Consulting, LLC Court: Prince William Circuit Court Case no.: CL210002039 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Carroll A. Weimer Jr. Date resolved: 9/15/2022 Special damages: $305,744 in medical bills; $136,297 in lost wages Offer: […]
Plaintiff sustained injury after fall on stairs — $2.5M verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Rectovaginal fistula Name of case: Taylor v. Harlow Court: Chesterfield Circuit Court Case no.: CL200001499-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge David E. Johnson Date resolved: 11/2/2022 Special damages: Medical bills of $590,741.80; future costs of $144,000 Demand: $750,000 Offer: $75,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict […]
T-bone crash injured passenger, killed driver — $100,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Left shoulder, hip and rib pain; splenic angioembolization, tertiary and pulmonary contusions Name of case: Lynch v. Klecz Date resolved: 12/12/2022 Special damages: Medical damages of $164,746 Demand: $100,000 policy limits Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $100,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John E. Zydron and [&he[...]
Motorcyclist sustained multiple fractures after collision — $1.5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, collapsed lung, acute kidney failure, multiple fractures of pelvis, left and right ulna fractures, right radius fractures, right and left tibia fractures, right thumb fracture, bilateral knee ligament injuries, multiple lacerations and abrasions, and iron deficiency anemia, resulting from blood loss Name of case: [&helli[...]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash — Defense verdict
- Cauda equina syndrome developed after procedure — $625,000 settlement
- Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
