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Jury reaches defense verdict in med mal stroke case
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent homonymous hemianopsia resulting from alleged failure to diagnose and treat stroke Court: Augusta County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Date resolved: 4/5/2022 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant (and city): Michael E. Olszewski and Tracie M. Dorfman, Fairfax Description of case: The plaintiff[...]
Plaintiff fractured leg after being rear-ended — $1M verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Multiple comminuted fractures of left tibia and fibula Name of case: Simpson v. Llab Trucking Inc. et al. Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division Case no.: 1:21-CV-00333 Name of judge or mediator: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Date resolved: 3/3/2022 Verdict or […]
Defense verdict reached in $2M medical malpractice claim
Type of action: Medical malpractice Name of case: Self v. Centra Medical Group, et al. Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL-17000520 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge F. Patrick Yeatts Date resolved: 4/1/2022 Demand: $2,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $0 (defense) Attorneys for defendant (and city): Ed McNelis and Chris […]
Woman injured by intoxicated driver, required colostomy — $4.2M verdict
Type of action: Auto accident Injuries alleged: Tears of the colon and ileum; morel-lavalee seatbelt traction injury; fractured transverse process at C1, L2, L4 and L5 and broken rib Name of case: Vera v. Algie Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Date resolved: 4/11/2022 Special damages: $573,000 in past medical bills; $125,000 in […]
Driver ran stop sign, injured plaintiff in T-bone collision — $470,922.02 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Neck strain, low back strain, lumbar facet joint aggravation Name of case: Swope-Campbell v. Smith Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: CL20002348-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Claire G. Cardwell Date resolved: 2/23/2022 Special damages: $120,922.02 in medical costs Offer: $41,000 Verdict or settlement: […]
Motorcyclist injured trying to avoid vehicle in wrong lane — $1.1M verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Collarbone fracture, six broken ribs and two thoracic spine compression fractures Name of case: Blue v. Foster Court: Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Case no.: CL16-785 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Joseph J. Ellis Date resolved: 3/18/2022 Special damages: $34,449.42 in past medicals Offer: $25,000 […]
Plaintiff underwent shoulder surgery following auto accident — $135,000 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Neck sprain, acute exacerbation of asymptomatic left shoulder degeneration Name of case: Davis v. Patxot Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: CL18-6132-8 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. Date resolved: 2/15/2022 Special damages: $99,407.85 in medical costs; $19,041.60 in lost wages […]
Jury sides with prominent public figure in defamation suit — $5M verdict
Type of action: Defamation Name of case: Oliver v. Cohen Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Case no.: CL 19-692 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Beverly W. Snukals (Ret.) Date resolved: 4/1/2022 Demand: $10,000,000 Offer: $250,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $5,000,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Jeremiah A. Denton III and […]
Patient sustained nasal injury during surgery — $1.1M verdict
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Cautery injuries to nose resulting in full thickness soft tissue loss of right alar rim and columella Name of case: Wall v. Princess Anne ENT & Allergy, P.C. Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Case no.: CL 20-5999 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge James C. […]
Jury awards defendant more than $520K in pipeline suit
Type of action: Eminent domain Injuries alleged: Loss in value to property remaining after condemnation due to pipeline project easement corridor Name of case: Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC v. Terry Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division Case no.: 7:20-cv-134 Name of judge or mediator: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon Date […]
Right-of-way at issue in motorcycle accident case — $475,000 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Punctured lung, grade 1 AC joint separation, displaced fracture of proximal phalanx of left middle finger, sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of left thumb, rupture of ulnar collateral ligament of left thumb Name of case: Watts v. Giganti Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-000503-00 Tried before: Jury Name […]
Jury returns defense verdict in gas station trip-and-fall case
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Fractured left hip Name of case: Grubb v. R.S. Link Inc. Court: Hanover County Circuit Court Case no.: CL20-2414 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge J. Overton Harris Date resolved: 1/28/2022 Special damages: $245,419.74 in past medical expenses; $152,516.84 in future medical expenses Demand: $750,000 […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash
- 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
