The husband of a woman killed in a horrific 2013 robbery at a Richmond apartment complex had his $100 million wrongful death lawsuit tossed out of court last week because the murder was considered a work-related event. The ruling means ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Richmond Circuit Court U.S. District Court - Eastern District Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

This case was tried Oct. 24-25, 2016 as a bench trial. The plaintiff administrator al­leged and proved that the decedent William Lovell died on Feb. 18, 2012, as a result of medical malpractice that occurred during a Jan. 30, 2012, ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District Verdict Wrongful Death

On Aug. 18, 2015, the decedent, Gwendo­lyn L. Gray, stopped to get gas at the Car­oline Supermarket, which is located at the intersection of Partlow Road, Ladysmith Road, and Anderson Mill Road in Caroline County. Immediately to the east of ...

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

Decedent was the driver of a vehicle owned by his back-seat passenger and traveling on Route 220 Bypass in Henry County. An F350 Ford pickup, with trailer in tow, rear-end­ed the decedent, forcing the vehicle off the roadway, with the ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

The estate of a 33-year-old asserted a claim that Adderall was wrongly prescribed to the deceased while he was a patient at a psychiatric facility, and that outpatient therapy thereafter failed to provide necessary counseling that was required, due to ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Medical Malpractice Settlement Wrongful Death

Plaintiff’s decedent was an 85-year-old widowed female who was in reasonably good health, living alone and self-sufficient. She was a driver killed in a two-vehicle intersection collision. She had been proceeding straight on Braddock Road and the other driver, going ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael C. Allen Settlement Wrongful Death

Doe, 53, was diagnosed in 2005 with a brain tumor called a glio­blastoma. Via aggressive treat­ment in an NIH clinical trial, he was doing well. In 2015, Doe was transferred back to his treating oncologist, Dr. Roe. Roe prescribed two ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

Plaintiff’s decedent, a 58-year-old man, was found lying in a median of a four-lane highway next to his mo­tor scooter late at night. Rescue squad delivered him to a hospital emergency department, he was examined by emergency depart­ment physician, found ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Partial Settlement Wrongful Death

Plaintiff, 55, suffered from amyloidosis with renal involvement, a rare blood dis­ease for which no cure exists. She under­went chemotherapy and a successful stem cell transplant in April 2012. On June 17, 2012, the patient was re-admitted with fe­ver of ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge William R Marchant Medical Malpractice Richmond Circuit Court Wrongful Death

The plaintiff’s dece­dent was a 62-year-old mother of four adult children who presented to the defendant den­tist in July 2011 with complaints of a severe toothache on the lower left side of her mouth. Dr. Lee examined her mouth and ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death