Verdict

Apr 3, 2023

Plaintiff T-boned in Arlington intersection — $492,564.94 verdict

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Fractured distal radius, with a scapho-lunate ligament tear in right hand Court: Arlington Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Louise DiMatteo Date resolved: 2/16/2022 Special damages: $72,000 in medicals Demand: $275,000 Offer: $225,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $492,564.94 (plus interest from date [&hell[...]

Mar 6, 2023

Defense verdict reached in $2.5M suit over staph infection — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent scarring, pain and limited range of motion following multiple irrigation and debridement surgeries to clean out staph infection in sternoclavicular joint Court: Prince William County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 170006312-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Robert P. Coleman Date resolved: 11/17/2022 Special […[...]

Feb 6, 2023

Tow truck driver pinned by vehicle he was servicing — $700,000 verdict

Type of action: Auto accident Injuries alleged: Abrasion and hematoma to inner side of left knee and MRSA infection to the same area Name of case: Mills v. Larner-Langer Court: Henrico County Circuit Court Case no.: CL21005405-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Rondelle D. Herman Date resolved: 10/13/2022 Special damages: $31,196.20 […]

Jan 23, 2023

Jury sides with ex-wife in assault, battery case — $250,000 verdict

Type of action: Civil assault and battery Injuries alleged: Five separate instances of civil assault and battery Name of case: Ali v. Adeel, et al. Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Case no.: CL-2019-8609 Name of judge or mediator: Judge Grace Burke Carroll Date resolved: 10/20/2022 Offer: $100,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $250,000 for counter-plaintiff […]

Jan 23, 2023

Man suffered permanent spinal cord damage after surgery — $4M verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Spinal cord injury Name of case: Wolfe v. Lim, M.D. and Atlantic Brain & Spine, LLC Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Case no.: CL2018-10069 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Michael F. Devine Date resolved: 10/19/2022 Demand: $1,850,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $4,000,000 (with […]

Jan 23, 2023

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: […]

Jan 16, 2023

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 […]

Jan 9, 2023

Man died after staff allegedly disregarded chest pain — $4M verdict

Type of action: Wrongful death, civil rights Injuries alleged: Death Name of case: James A. Boley Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Robert Lee Boley, Deceased v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., Arleathia Peck, Emmanuel Bynum Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division Case no.: 2:21-Cv-00197 Tried before: Jury Name […]

Dec 19, 2022

Severed nerve resulted in permanent hand disability — $6.7M verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Radial nerve injury during open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured humerus Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Christie A. Leary Date resolved: 4/19/2022 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $6,700,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Thomas G. Smith and […]

Dec 19, 2022

Degenerative disc disease aggravated after accident — $500,000 verdict

Type of action: Auto accident Injuries alleged: Aggravation of pre-existing degenerative disc disease and stenosis with a disc herniation at L4-5 Name of case: Jeffries v. Reed Court: Danville Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-0137 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge James R. Reynolds Date resolved: 4/12/2022 Special damages: $154,982.78 Demand: $500,000 Offer: […]

Dec 5, 2022

Fairfax County jury sides with defense in med-mal suit — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent injury to the posterior interosseous nerve during the surgical repair of a dislocated elbow Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Date resolved: 8/31/2022 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant (and city): Michael E. Olszewski and Kambria T. Lannetti, Fairfax Description of [&helli[...]

Dec 5, 2022

Woman died months after pressure sore infections — $1.4M verdict

Type of action: Nursing home negligence Injuries alleged: Stage IV sacral pressure ulcer and unstageable left heel pressure ulcer; survival injuries and wrongful death Name of case: Nelson/Donaway v. Halifax Regional Long term Care, Inc. t/a The Woodview Court: Halifax County Circuit Court Case no.: Cl18-989 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge […]