The plaintiffs alleged negligence by defendant radiologist and defendant obstetricians in their failure to diagnose and to treat in a timely fashion the twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) that the identical twins were experiencing in the womb. As a result, the ...

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The family of a woman who got separated on a care facility “field trip” to The Homestead and died after a fall down some stairs there can ask hotel personnel about the resort’s safety policies and procedures, a judge sitting ...

Tagged with: Judge Humes J. Franklin Jr. Personal Injury Roanoke Circuit Court Wrongful Death

The plaintiff’s decedent was involved in an automobile collision and suffered a herniated T-10 disk. A neurosurgeon performed an anterior thoracolumbar fusion surgery to treat the herniated disk several months after the accident. During the procedure, the surgeon damaged the ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

This was a medical malpractice case involving emergency medical treatment provided to the plaintiff, at the Loudoun Hospital Center on Oct. 30, 2004. At the time of presentation, the ER physician defendant was told that the plaintiff had recently had ...

Tagged with: Judge James H. Chamblin Loudoun County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Wrongful Death

In what appears to be the final trial court chapter of a tangled Charlottesville legal saga, a judge has imposed $542,000 in sanctions against attorney Matthew B. Murray for hiding evidence and trying to deflect blame for lapses in his ...

Tagged with: Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire Million-Dollar Verdicts Sanctions Wrongful Death

Due to a rise in patient’s PSA (prostate specific antigen—a marker for potential prostate cancer), patient’s primary physician referred him to a urologist who recommended a prostate biopsy to determine if the cause of the rise in PSA was due ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Settlements Wrongful Death

A letter from a juror who took part in a record-breaking verdict offers a rare look inside the jury deliberation process and a harsh critique for many involved in the trial, including the judge. Both the plaintiff’s and defendants’ lawyers ...

Tagged with: Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire Million-Dollar Verdicts Wrongful Death

In August 2007, the decedent, age 17, was the only passenger in a vehicle driven by the defendant, a friend of the decedent. The vehicle went off the road and flipped over. The decedent died at the scene. There were ...

Tagged with: Brunswick County Circuit Court Wrongful Death

The plaintiff’s decedent, a 23-year-old man who suffered from schizophrenia, was voluntarily admitted to the defendant psychiatric hospital for worsening symptoms associated with his condition. Upon admission, he denied suicidal ideation, but reported an overwhelming sense of dread, and stated ...

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A grieving mother and father refused to believe that their 17-year-old son was responsible for the car crash that ended his life. But the defendant driver stood by his story that the teen passenger’s rash action caused him to run ...

Tagged with: Brunswick County Circuit Court Judge Samuel E. Campbell Wrongful Death