Plaintiff was from Bosnia and had relocated to Virginia three years prior to her accident. On Nov. 17, 2008, the plaintiff was a pedestrian crossing the three northbound lanes of Dumbarton Road near the intersection with Staples Mill Road in ...

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A slip-and-fall plaintiff who won a $3.1-million jury verdict against a Richmond hotel owner can collect only $500,000 under the ruling of a Richmond judge who refused to allow an increase in the damages demand. The jury award, which exceeded ...

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Plaintiff was hit by her sister-in-law in a parking lot and suffered a shoulder injury. She had two surgeries and still had limited range of motion. Defendant had $200,000 in coverage and UIM had $250,000. [10-T-073] Type of action: Personal ...

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On the late evening of November 7, 2008, the plaintiffs were attending a party thrown by Virginia Commonwealth University students at a rental house at 1305 W. Cary Street. The party took place on the second floor of the premises, ...

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This personal injury action arose out of an automobile accident that occurred on July 26, 2007, in South Carolina. The plaintiff, Patricia Stewart, and the defendant (also her husband), William Stewart, were driving to a relative’s home to visit. Defendant ...

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The plaintiff, a 46-year-old construction worker, was injured while eating dinner with a friend at the defendant’s restaurant. A four-pound ornamental clay bell that was attached to a metal display stand on top of the booth above the plaintiff detached ...

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On Jan. 20, 2007, the plaintiff injured his left knee when his foot shot out from under him and into an unguarded/uncovered drain hole as he was wheeling a loaded handcart during an early morning delivery to the defendant’s restaurant. ...

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On the late evening of Nov. 7, 2008, the plaintiffs were attending a party thrown by Virginia Commonwealth University students at a rental house located at 1305 West Cary St. The party took place on the second floor of the ...

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Decedent was a 27-year-old passenger in a car that had stopped in the left lane on the James River Bridge section of Interstate 95 to fix a flat tire at 1:00 a.m. on July 22, 2009. While standing outside the ...

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Plaintiff was a tattoo artist who sustained ligament damage to the interphalangeal joint of his thumb when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. Surgery was eventually performed to fuse the joint, and he ended up with some permanent loss of ...

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