August 31, 2020
Comments Off on Plaintiff shot and killed while playing Pokemon Go in his car — $1.5 million settlement
A 60-year-old, unarmed Chinese immigrant and resident of a planned urban development was shot and killed by an armed security guard. The guard was employed by a security agency under contract with the community association for that development. On Jan. ...
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August 17, 2020
Comments Off on 56-year-old decedent killed in wheelchair accident – $700,000 settlement
Decedent was a 56-year-old female who had multiple sclerosis for approximately 30 years, end stage renal disease and diabetes. She had been confined to a wheelchair and resided in a nursing facility for 13 years. Decedent had been loaded into ...
Tagged with: Martinsville Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on SUV slammed into back of tractor-trailer — $2.5 million settlement
At about 2:30 a.m. on July 31, 2018, a family from Hampton, on the way to Disney World, was motoring down Interstate 95 in Glynn County, Georgia. Traffic was light and their SUV was traveling in the right-hand lane. Some ...
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Plaintiff dies following ineffective urinary tract meds — $275,000
John Doe was admitted for palliative care to the long term care unit of Woe healthcare facility. Doe suffered from dementia, convulsions and high blood pressure and had recurring urinary tract infections. Woe’s physician’s assistant ordered an antibiotic that was ...
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July 13, 2020
Comments Off on Woman fell after her gait was thrown off by car wreck — $500,000 settlement
The decedent was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Aug. 28, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m. in Prince Edward County. The decedent, 87 at the time, was riding with her daughter who was traveling west on Route 460 when ...
Tagged with: Richmond Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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May 4, 2020
Comments Off on Two children killed while crossing road to school bus – $7 million settlement
These two wrongful death actions arose out of an incident on March 30, 2017, when a tractor-trailer was being operated on a two-lane road in Buckingham County. A school bus was approaching from the opposite direction. Both the school bus ...
Tagged with: Mediation Richmond Circuit Court Wrongful Death
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April 23, 2020
Comments Off on Punitive damages claim was issue for jury
Where plaintiff’s decedent died from an accidental overdose of prescription narcotic painkillers and alcohol, and defendant doctor did not examine her during the last 14 months of her life but kept prescribing the medications, the trial court erred by striking ...
Tagged with: Justice Teresa M. Chafin Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia Wrongful Death
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April 3, 2020
Comments Off on Death action blocked by comp bar
A wrongful death action alleging negligent care at a company dispensary is barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act, a Roanoke County circuit judge has ruled. The decision could limit or even eliminate recovery for the family of a man who ...
Tagged with: Judge Charles N. Dorsey Roanoke Circuit Court Wrongful Death
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March 23, 2020
Comments Off on Man died after getting hit, wife and two adult children were survivors – $2.5 million settlement
Decedent was operating a vehicle when they were struck by another vehicle. Decedent suffered multiple injuries and later died in the hospital. Decedent left behind a wife and two adult children. The case settled at mediation for $2.5 million. [20-T-022] ...
Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death
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March 2, 2020
Comments Off on Nine-year-old child crushed, killed by motorized partition at school – $2 million settlement
Nine-year-old Wesley Lipicky was killed in May 2018 when he was crushed by a motorized partition in the gym at Franconia Elementary School in Fairfax County. The soundproof partition, which opens and closes, separates the gym from a “music room.” ...
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