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 ...

Tagged with: Judge William D. Hamblen Negligence Prince William County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A Prince William County Circuit Court grants a woman possession of her home, free of the $1.1 million in liens her husband placed on the home, as she is the innocent victim of her husband, who is in default and ...

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In a split with earlier decisions, a Prince William County judge will allow a plaintiff to re-open a personal injury claim settled by a crooked lawyer who apparently pocketed the recovery. The decision by Circuit Judge William D. Hamblen turns ...

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On Feb. 15, 2006, plaintiff was rear-ended by the defendant on Catlett Road in Fauquier County. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury, cervical and lumbar strains, C5-6 disc herniation, right shoulder rotator cuff ...

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

This wrongful death claim arose from a two-vehicle collision which occurred on April 19, 2008, on Interstate 95 in Prince William County. Plaintiff’s decedent was a passenger in the vehicle operated by her daughter at the time of the wreck. ...

Tagged with: Prince William County Circuit Court Wrongful Death

This condemnation case involved the taking of a 0.51-acre parcel for construction of a grade separation over the railroad tracks across U.S. 29 in Gainesville. The owner had purchased the tract for $250,000 about two years before the taking. The ...

Tagged with: Eminent Domain Judge William D. Hamblen Prince William County Circuit Court