Plaintiff was in the third vehicle in a three-car rear-end collision. His vehicle sustained a damaged bumper and he transported himself to the hospital hours after the collision. Plaintiff suffered aggravation of a pre-existing desiccated disc at the L5-S1 level ...

Tagged with: Judge Lon Edward Farris Personal Injury Prince William County Circuit Court

The plaintiff passenger and the defendant driver were out drinking and celebrating the driver’s birthday when the driver lost control on “ice” and her vehicle struck a tree. Following the collision, the plaintiff was trapped inside the vehicle and had ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Prince William County Circuit Court

In January 2007, Lyons Den Underground Inc. was installing fiber optic cables in the plaintiff’s residential neighborhood as a subcontractor to Verizon. After the property of the plaintiff was marked by Miss Utility, employees of the defendant drilled horizontally across ...

Tagged with: Judge Craig D. Johnston Negligence Prince William County Circuit Court

The minor plaintiff was delivered by the defendant doctor on Aug. 7, 2005. The mother, who was from Mexico, had received no prenatal care. During the delivery, the defendant encountered a severe shoulder dystocia, which was reduced after approximately five ...

Tagged with: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Prince William County Circuit Court

Plaintiff, the mother and personal representative of the estate of an infant who died at day 16 of life, sued a neonatologist who had provided care for the newborn in a hospital nursery, immediately after birth. She alleged that the ...

Tagged with: Judge Lon Edward Farris Medical Malpractice Prince William County Circuit Court Wrongful Death

The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck head-on by an intoxicated driver. The emergency room medical records showed the victim sustained a concussion, a loss of consciousness, and total amnesia concerning the crash. The attending physician’s ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Prince William County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was a 60-year-old long-time smoker diagnosed with laryngeal cancer which required a laryngectomy. Following his 10-hour surgery, nurses noticed diminished pulses in his feet and discoloration on the soles. According to the nurses, this finding was made at 8:30 ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements Prince William County Circuit Court

On March 1, 2007, plaintiff underwent a radical neck dissection and laryngectomy for treatment of stage 4 laryngeal cancer. The surgery took approximately 10 hours. The next day, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the defendant hospital’s intensive care unit nurse noted ...

Tagged with: Judge Craig D. Johnston Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Prince William County Circuit Court

Sandra Dunlap, the adult daughter of Mary Suber, age 87, claimed that the defendant nursing home was negligent in its care and treatment of her mother over a nine-month period. The decedent suffered from sacral ulcers, deconditioning and multiple falls. ...

Tagged with: Judge William D. Hamblen Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Prince William County Circuit Court Wrongful Death

In a split from other Virginia circuit courts, a Prince William County Circuit Court will allow a plaintiff to re-open a personal injury claim settled by a lawyer who apparently pocketed the recovery, but is now serving prison time for ...

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