Verdicts & Settlements
Type of cast at issue in broken leg treatment - Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 21, 2008
On June 29, 2003, the plaintiff was injured in an ATV accident in which he sustained a non-displaced open fracture to his left tibia. He was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center where he was seen the following morning by the defendant on call, Dr. Michael Jaffin, a board-certified orthopedist.
Subsequently, he was […]
Renal cancer metastasizes after failure to diagnose - Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 21, 2008
Plaintiff alleged that the defendant radiologist and defendant urologist failed to diagnose decedent’s renal cell carcinoma. In October 2003, the decedent had an intravenous pyelogram (“IVP”) performed because of complaints of flank pain and blood in his urine. An intravenous pyelogram is an X-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters and urinary bladder that uses contrast […]
‘Black ice’ on crosswalk results in fall, broken ankle - $150,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 21, 2008
Plaintiff slipped and fell on “black ice” in a marked crosswalk adjacent to defendant’s movie theater. She sustained a trimalleolar fracture of her ankle requiring corrective and hardware removal surgeries.
Medical bills were in the $50,000 range. She suffered no lost earnings and 18 percent partial impairment of her injured extremity.
Settlement was reached several weeks before […]
Couple killed in crash with cruiser - $2,400,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 14, 2008
On July 17, 2006, at 11:30 p.m., Robert L. Allen and Juanita J. Allen were killed when their Ford Ranger was struck by a Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser operated by a City of Petersburg police officer. At the time of the accident, the police vehicle was traveling eastbound in the right lane of Washington […]
Bacterial infection strikes assisted-living facility - $250,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 7, 2008
In early 2005, several residents of an assisted-living facility became infected with group A streptococcus bacteria. Despite the severe and invasive nature of the bacteria, the facility did not test other residents or staff for the presence of bacteria. Further, the facility failed to advise the residents, or their families, of the outbreak […]
Parking lot accident requires hip replacement - $275,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 7, 2008
Plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s vehicle as she was standing beside her vehicle in a shopping center parking lot putting items into her trunk. The impact dislocated a recently revised hip replacement that required additional hip replacement surgery.
The plaintiff had approximately $100,000 in medical bills as a result of the accident. The settlement was […]
Patient fractures neck in nursing home fall - Confidential Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 7, 2008
A nursing home resident had a history of wandering around the facility and especially following staff as they worked their shifts. On the day of the accident, a certified nurse assistant was taking another resident into the shower room, and the resident followed with her walker and tripped over the shower stall lip/edge. She […]
Trucker disabled by collision on I-295 - $850,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
July 7, 2008
On Jan. 13, 2005, defendant Sundip Patel was traveling northbound on I-295 in a Lexus SUV when he lost control of the vehicle, which slammed into a guardrail and then bounced back onto the road and struck a tractor-trailer operated by 61-year-old Dallas Jackson. The collision caused Jackson to lose control of his truck, which […]
Alzheimer’s patient dies from sepsis, gangrene - Confidential Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 30, 2008
A healthy 94-year-old moved into an assisted living facility in April 2005. In September 2005, a family member was called to the facility and found the resident very upset, throwing things, dehydrated and refusing to eat. The resident was taken to the Alleghany Regional Hospital Emergency Room where she was examined and determined […]
Assault on 94-year-old alleged at nursing home - Confidential Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 30, 2008
A healthy 94-year-old moved into an assisted living facility in April 2005. In September 2005, a family member was called to the facility and found the resident very upset, throwing things, dehydrated and refusing to eat. The resident was taken to the Alleghany Regional Hospital Emergency Room where she was examined and determined […]
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