Verdicts & Settlements

Low-impact rear-end collision causes chronic pain to back - $400,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

Plaintiff is a 56-year-old Korean woman who testified via interpreter. She was struck from behind by the defendant while stopped at a traffic light. There was little to no damage to the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle, and defense counsel entered pictures of the bumper into evidence. However, the plaintiff suffered immediate […]

Student has kneecap removed due to infection after surgery - Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

On July 16, 2000, the plaintiff, who was a student and a gymnast, was injured while hiking and fell approximately 40 feet into a body of water. She suffered an open patellar fracture and was taken to a local emergency room. An orthopedic surgeon was consulted and operated the same day. The […]

72-year-old severely injured in collision at intersection - $1,000,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

Plaintiff, a 72-year-old female, was the driver of a subcompact car struck at approximately 50 mph by defendant’s pickup truck, resulting in four-foot intrusion into vehicle. Plaintiff was flown by helicopter to U.Va. Hospital where she was found to have a three-column T-2 fracture, multiple rib fractures, fractures to both her left and right […]

Verdict exceeds coverage; plaintiff to pursue assets - $450,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

At approximately 5 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2007, plaintiff Mills and defendant Bartz were traveling in opposite directions on Rt. 208 in Spotsylvania County. As the two vehicles approached the intersection with Millgarden Dr. (Rt. 1199), the traffic lights for both east and westbound traffic on Rt. 208 were solid green. Traffic was […]

Sepsis, organ failure results after ventral hernia surgery - Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

Plaintiff’s deceased had repeated abdominal operations over the years, including one for a ventral hernia. Following a recurrence, one of defendant’s surgeons performed a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with mesh in 2003. Patient was 59 years old. On a follow-up office visit 10 days after the operation, the patient was doing well. […]

10-year-old suffers burn while trespassing near home - $40,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

On April 29, 2006, the plaintiff, a 10-year-old boy, asked his mother for permission to play on private property adjacent to the subdivision in which he lived that was being cleared by defendants through a controlled burn. The child took a step onto what appeared to him to be a dirt pile but actually […]

Dump truck T-bones car, damages driver’s shoulder - $260,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 25, 2008

On Dec. 17, 2005, the plaintiff was the operator of a motor vehicle that was struck on U.S. 360 by a dump truck that failed to yield the right of a way at the intersection with Route 642. The plaintiff sustained a hard impact to the left side of her vehicle, with significant invasion into […]

Visiting girl bitten in home of neighbor - $125,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 18, 2008

Mary Adkins was visiting a next door neighbor on Aug. 15, 2007, when she was attacked by the neighbor’s dog. Adkins, who was in the neighbor’s house, was 12 years old at the time of her injury. She had been around the dog on numerous occasions with no problems. The defendant had […]

Warehouse worker found to be statutory employee - Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 18, 2008

Plaintiff was loading coffee into a tractor-trailer at a warehouse in Chesapeake. The defendant tractor-trailer driver stated that he was told that he was good to go and pulled away from the loading dock just as the plaintiff was driving the forklift into the back of the truck. Plaintiff suffered a herniated disc in […]

80-year-old pedestrian killed in mall garage - $100,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
August 18, 2008

The decedent was walking in the parking garage of Ballston Common Mall in Arlington on Jan. 5, 2007, when she was struck by a Lexus SUV driven by the defendant. Defendant worked in the mall as a nail technician.
The decedent was transported to George Washington University Hospital where she succumbed to her injures. […]

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