Verdicts & Settlements :: Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Mistaken insulin injection causes death of 97-year-old - $275,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

The decedent was a 97-year-old woman who had gone into a nursing home for rehabilitation care. While in the nursing home, on Feb. 18, 2008, she was mistakenly injected with insulin in her stomach and was subsequently found unconscious. Decedent had a pacemaker for chronic atrial fibrillation but was otherwise in reasonably good health.
She […]

Tow-truck accident results in leg fractures in 81-year-old - $535,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

The plaintiff, a male who was 81 years old at the time of the incident, called his roadside assistance service after his car broke down on the side of Interstate 64 east of Richmond.
The roadside assistance provider contacted a local towing company, which sent a tow truck and driver to assist the plaintiff.
The […]

Severe brain injury alleged in products liability case - $14,250,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

This is the confidential settlement of a complex and hotly contested products liability case.
The plaintiff suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, rendering the plaintiff totally and permanently incapacitated.
[09-T-085]
Type of Action: Products liability
Injuries Alleged: Severe traumatic brain injury
Name of Case: Doe v. XYZ Corporation
Date: 2008
Verdict/Settlement: Settlement
Amount: $14,250,000
Special Damages: $1.2 million in medical bills; $7.9 million in […]

Delayed delivery linked to brain damage to child - $925,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

Infant plaintiff was delivered on Dec. 11, 2003, with an Apgar score of two, four and five. Her cord blood pH was 6.64. She was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit in a depressed neurological state. For two hours and 20 minutes prior to delivery, the fetal monitor tracings were ominous. The infant incurred […]

UIM coverage tapped for pedestrian injuries - $295,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

Plaintiff, a retired Fairfax County elementary school teacher, age 69, was struck by defendant’s motor vehicle in a crosswalk at the Twinbrook Shopping Center in Fairfax County. She suffered a slit depressed (10mm) lateral left tibial plateau fracture and large tear to her left lateral meniscus. The plaintiff submitted to an open reduction and internal […]

Leak in atrium skylights causes fall, chronic pain - $1,100,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

This premises liability/personal injury action arose out of a slip-and-fall accident that occurred at a large corporate office building. The plaintiff was injured while walking in the atrium on her way to her office. Unbeknownst to the plaintiff, water was on the floor where she fell.
The atrium area is covered in part by a large […]

Insulin overdose causes fatal drop in glucose level - $1,625,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

This medical malpractice/wrongful death case arose out of medical care Jane Doe received at a Virginia hospital during May 2008. Plaintiff’s decedent was admitted to the defendant hospital for treatment of pancreatitis.
Her prior medical history included insulin-dependent diabetes, lupus, Crohn’s disease, acute renal failure, hypothyroidism, migraine headaches and hypertension. Decedent’s pancreatitis improved during a […]

Device to jam detonation of roadside bombs subject of suit - $2,100,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 15, 2009

In early 2007, ADI signed a teaming agreement with general contractor EMW to bid on a contract with NATO to supply 48 remote-controlled improvised explosive device jammers, known as the MILJAM-350, for NATO’s use in Afghanistan.
The jammers have the ability to prevent the remote detonation of road side bombs. EMW submitted a proposal to […]

UIM coverage at issue in drunken driving crash - $1,025,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 8, 2009

On May 28, 2007, plaintiff, age 53, a race car driver and five-time Dominion Raceway champion, was injured while standing outside his rollback tow truck operating the controls of the truck to load a minivan that had broken down in the right lane at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 697.
The overhead lights […]

Head-on crash results in cerebral injury, headaches - $242,500 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
June 8, 2009

Plaintiff was traveling eastbound in the right lane of the U.S. 250 bypass in Charlottesville at approximately 9:30 p.m. on the date of the accident. The defendant’s vehicle was proceeding westbound on U.S. 250 when the defendant suddenly became distracted and her vehicle crossed over the median and two lanes of roadway and struck the […]

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