The decedent was a construction worker operating an excavator at a construction site in Arlington. During operation, the excavator began to tip over. The decedent tried to get away from the falling machine, but when he jumped out of the ...

Tagged with: Workers’ Comp Wrongful Death

Decedent mother was a 38-year-old resident of Windsor, Virginia, and on Dec. 12, 2014, was seven months pregnant with her baby (aka Henry Wyatt Acree). She left work that evening on her way home from Suffolk to Windsor, traveling westbound ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Suffolk Circuit Court Wrongful Death

On Jan. 17, 2014, the decedent, Peter Thornton and his girlfriend, were invited guests at the residence of Brian Landergan. The residence was owned by Landergan’s parents. Just after midnight on Jan. 18, 2014, Thornton and Landergan walked out of ...

Tagged with: Judge F. Patrick Yeatts Lynchburg Circuit Court Wrongful Death

A husband who lost his wife and unborn child in an auto accident has reached a $1 million settlement in an apparent case of first impression under a recent amendment to Virginia’s wrongful death statute. The amendment, which went into ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Suffolk Circuit Court Wrongful Death

In this wrongful death case, a 34-year-old mother of two young girls, ages 7 and 10, died on Christmas Eve in 2012 when her car was crushed into a jersey wall by a tractor-trailer that was loaded with logs for ...

Tagged with: Botetourt County Circuit Court Judge Malfourd W. "Bo" Trumbo Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

The family of a young man who fell to his death after breaking through a deck railing has recovered $900,000 from the owner of the home he was visiting in Lynchburg. Parents of Peter Thornton plan to use most of ...

Tagged with: Premises Liability Wrongful Death

The decedent was killed as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Route 15 in Leesburg. The defendant’s commercial truck crossed into the oncoming lane of travel. While there was no contact with defendant’s vehicle, the plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Loudoun County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

The decedent, a longtime federal government employee, age 55, was walking to his workplace at the Fort Belvoir Commissary in a marked crosswalk at 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2014. He crossed four lanes of travel and was nearing the ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Wrongful Death

The newborn decedent was a twin who died on the ninth day of life. The twin was born prematurely at a gestational age of 33 weeks and 5 days, with a birth weight of 4.2 pounds. He was diagnosed prenatally ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

Decedent was 47 years old when he was admitted to Danville Regional Medical Center on April 15, 2008, for a split thickness skin graft to his right forefoot. He never had been under general anesthesia. During his pre-operative assessment, the ...

Tagged with: Danville Circuit Court Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr. Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Wrongful Death