January 15, 2021
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The estate of a man who died in a nursing home in Sussex County can keep its wrongful death suit in Norfolk Circuit Court, a judge there has ruled. The defendant company that owns the nursing home also operates a ...
Tagged with: Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court Nursing Home Pandemic Wrongful Death
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January 4, 2021
Comments Off on Tractor-trailer turned in front of car, killing two on Christmas Eve — $1 million settlement
Type of Action: Tractor-trailer accident/wrongful death Court: Augusta County Circuit Court Settlement/Verdict: Settlement Amount: $1,000,000 Plaintiff’s Counsel: John C. Shea, Richmond; Kevin T. Hadden, Harrisonburg Insurance Carrier: Canal Insurance Company Description of Case: A grandmother and grandson were killed on ...
Tagged with: Augusta County Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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December 28, 2020
Comments Off on Boy, 15, riding on motorcycle killed in collision — $2.5 million settlement
Type of Case: Wrongful death/motorcycle-auto accident Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death Name of Case: Estate of JR, minor v. CR and her employer Court: Settled without filing suit Medicals: $94,308.50 Funeral Expenses: $7,836.04 Verdict or Settlement: Mediated settlement Mediator: Judge (ret.) ...
Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Mediation Motorcycle Settlement Wrongful Death
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December 14, 2020
Comments Off on Condition of tractor-trailer at issue in crash killing mom, unborn child — $1,680,000 settlement
Type of action: Truck crash Injuries alleged: Wrongful death of mother and fetus, injuries to minor children Court: Fairfax County, Warren County Name of judge or mediator: Hon. (retired) Johanna Fitzpatrick Date resolved: 11/07/2020 Special damages: Injuries to the four ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Hon. (retired) Johanna Fitzpatrick Settlement Warren County Wrongful Death
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November 30, 2020
Comments Off on 60-year-old pedestrian struck by SUV while crossing street in Fairfax — $310,825 settlement
On Dec. 2, 2019, the decedent, Abraham Feldman, a 60-year-old male, was crossing a street near the intersection of Old Courthouse Road and Gallows Road in Fairfax County. Feldman was crossing the street within the crosswalk when he was struck ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death
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October 26, 2020
Comments Off on Failure to recognize risks associated with surgery results in death — $775,000 settlement
Plaintiff suffered a knee injury at work and was later diagnosed with an ACL tear. Surgery to repair the knee was scheduled. Almost three hours into the first surgery – during which plaintiff’s knee was in a tourniquet the ACL allograft ...
Tagged with: ACL tear Injury knee Negligence Settlement surgery Wrongful Death
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October 12, 2020
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After the plaintiff in a medical malpractice wrongful death action submitted 72 changes to her deposition answers, a Virginia circuit judge allowed the defendants a second deposition to inquire about the changes. The Fairfax County case raised an issue occasionally ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death
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September 21, 2020
Comments Off on Doctors misdiagnosed man with high risks for heart attack — $1.7 million settlement
A 53-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic with a chief complaint of chest pain radiating to his arms, back and mouth. He reported that the pain sometimes also made his teeth hurt. The man’s risk factors were highly ...
Tagged with: Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement Wrongful Death
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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. ...
Tagged with: Wrongful Death
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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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