Contractor shot while staying at hotel provided by employer – Defense Verdict
Kamco Services Inc., a contractor based near Richmond, was hired by Norfolk Public Schools to perform renovation work. For several months, plaintiff Hunter Clay and other contractors stayed at the...
View ArticlePlaintiff seriously injured in slip & fall – $2,900,000 Settlement
The plaintiff slipped while on commercial premises and fell. The defense claimed an open and obvious danger defense and assumption of the risk. The plaintiff suffered serious injuries. The case was...
View ArticleSeparate settlements negotiated for couple injured in head-on collision –...
On Oct. 19, 2010, plaintiff Edward Kehoe, age 82, was lawfully operating a 2007 Lexus 350 traveling eastbound at 55 mph on Victory Boulevard (RTE 171) in York County. His wife, plaintiff Mary Kehoe,...
View ArticleSurveillance says…
Big Brother is watching, but what happens when Big Brother has to go to court to tell what he saw? That’s the question for lawyers who are increasingly using video from those ever-present security...
View ArticleMedical record nondisclosure leads to dismissal
A personal-injury plaintiff lost his right to sue a truck driver when he failed to disclose an extensive medical history of treatment for chronic pain. Timothy Call alleged he was injured when he drove...
View ArticleLongshoreman unable to work after motorcycle collided with tractor-trailer –...
Plaintiff, a 54-year-old male, was operating his motorcycle on Turnpike Road in Portsmouth when the defendant tractor-trailer driver failed to yield the right-of-way by making an illegal u-turn in...
View ArticleMetal truss fell over during “fun run” event, crushing child’s foot –...
Plaintiff, an active 6-year-old girl, completed the CNN Healthy Kids Fun Run held Oct. 30, 2010, on the grounds of the Pentagon. According to court filings, the race was sponsored by Cable News...
View ArticleLitigation pitfalls and pratfalls
Lawyers can find plenty of ways to stay out of a courtroom. Instead of the hand-to-hand combat of a trial before judge or jury, they can opt for some form of alternative dispute resolution. But the...
View ArticleTractor-trailer passenger suffered brain injury in I-81 collision –...
Plaintiff, age 51, was a passenger in a tractor-trailer heading south on Interstate 81. Defendant was heading north on Interstate 81 and ran off the road. Defendant’s truck came across the median and...
View ArticleWoman is permanently disabled after auto accident – $1,900,000 Settlement
On Nov. 14, 2011, the 45-year-old plaintiff was seriously injured after the driver of a commercial vehicle ran a red light in Bristow and slammed into her car, causing the vehicle to overturn several...
View ArticlePlaintiff ran off road due to snow, defendant claims – Defense Verdict
Plaintiff was driving north on Route 29 crossing the Tye River Bridge. She was passed by two tractor-trailers, and then felt a crash and heard an explosion, which she asserted was the defendant running...
View ArticleMotorcyclist’s leg crushed when struck by drunken driver – $600,000 Settlement
On March 26, 2012, the 32-year-old plaintiff was injured while riding his motorcycle on Prince William Parkway. Plaintiff was in a right turn lane when the defendant, driving while intoxicated, drifted...
View ArticleA return to ‘Riverside’
An 87-year-old hospital patient injured in a fall has won a $3.5 million verdict against a Newport News hospital using high resolution imaging to dramatize alleged brain injuries for the jury. An...
View ArticleMissing coaster photos are not fatal to claim
A patron who took a ride on the Rip Tide roller coaster may not use a spoliation claim to get a free ride in his suit alleging injuries from a coaster-car crash. The patron asked a Roanoke federal...
View ArticleMotorcyclist’s left foot was crushed in collision with auto – $1,200,000...
On Nov. 12, 2010, the 52-year-old plaintiff was riding his motorcycle through an intersection on a solid green light when the defendant failed to yield and turned left in front of him. Defendant’s...
View ArticleDriver veered off road, hit runner – $300,000 Settlement
The plaintiff was running outside on a clear day when the 21-year-old defendant driver inexplicably veered off the road and hit her. The plaintiff, who had just graduated from nursing school, had...
View ArticleBack problems persist after rear-ender with tractor-trailer – $921,948...
Plaintiff was rear-ended on March 3, 2010, on I-95 N in Richmond. She was stopped in traffic when a 2007 Kenworth tractor-trailer, operated by defendant driver, struck the rear of her 2008 Honda...
View ArticlePlaintiff failed to disclose pre-existing conditions in tractor-trailer case...
On Feb. 16, 2010, the defendant, an employee of a North Carolina commercial trucking company, was driving a tractor-trailer on Route 7 in Winchester. Suddenly and without warning, a portion of the...
View ArticleSevere spinal injuries result of tractor-trailer rear-ender – $6,500,000...
Plaintiff, a 47-year-old mother of three, was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour. Plaintiff was discovered by emergency medical personnel in her vehicle. She...
View ArticleJudge emphatic: no case comparisons to reduce verdict
A disabled Henry County woman keeps a $1.85 million award – reduced from a jury verdict of $6.5 million – as a Roanoke City circuit judge rejected defense claims that the sum awarded did not line up...
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