Defendant admitted road was too narrow for tractor-trailer – $625,000...
The wreck occurred on Nov. 29, 2011, on Route 860 in the Franklin County. Route 860 is a narrow, curvy, winding, mountainous road without any road markings in the area where the accident occurred....
View ArticleTeen rendered paraplegic in Jeep rollover accident – $1,795,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a back-seat passenger in a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee operated by the defendant on June 7, 2014, when the vehicle veered across the roadway and overturned several times before finally...
View ArticleChesterfield residents involved in single-car wreck in Arizona – $20,173...
The Spanish-speaking plaintiff was injured in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in Arizona. Both parties live in Chesterfield County. Plaintiff was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. He...
View ArticleSuit: Verizon rep caused caller’s heart attack
Calling a cell phone company customer service line can be a daunting experience, but one mobile phone customer claims a Verizon Wireless representative caused her to have a heart attack. The Chesapeake...
View ArticleChanges aimed at streamlining UIM settlements
A new state statute and revisions to an old one have personal injury lawyers hoping some difficult settlements might become easier. One provision of the new law was seen as a “sea change of immense...
View ArticlePlaintiff injured after swerving to avoid ‘John Doe’ driver – $500,000...
Plaintiff was operating a Ford F-450 truck in Louisa County on a two-lane rural highway. The oncoming “John Doe” driver crossed into the plaintiff’s lane and plaintiff was forced to steer to the right...
View ArticleInjured truck driver resolves PI and workers’ comp claims – $831,000...
The plaintiff, a resident of Pittsylvania County, owned and operated a cattle farm and a bed and breakfast after retiring from Pepsi Cola. To earn some extra money, he took a job transporting mail for...
View ArticleOffice worker suffered neck and back injuries after elevator malfunction –...
A worker in an office building in Hampton Roads was injured by a malfunctioning elevator. The elevator twice stopped and started abruptly, trapping the plaintiff between floors before eventually...
View ArticleExtent of plaintiff’s brain injury at issue in auto accident case – $815,000...
A pick-up truck driver ran a red light at the intersection of Independence Boulevard and Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach, hitting the plaintiff’s car. The 21-year-old plaintiff received...
View ArticleHow to win cases and influence damages
The Supreme Court of Virginia had mostly good news this month for lawyers seeking damages in state courts. The court opened doors for disgruntled consumers and removed one possible hurdle for litigants...
View ArticlePedestrian struck when two cars collided at Beach intersection – $875,000...
The plaintiff was a pedestrian walking westbound on Virginia Beach Boulevard toward the intersection of Groveland Road on Sept. 4, 2013. The defendant was traveling westbound on Virginia Beach...
View ArticleWoman injured when SUV crashed into bank lobby – $175,000 Verdict
On Oct. 10, 2012, the 72-year-old defendant was pulling into a parking spot at a local bank when she lost control of her SUV, jumped the sidewalk and crashed into the bank’s vestibule. The impact...
View ArticleClaim: brake lights not working, identity of driver an issue – Defense Verdict
This rear-end collision occurred at nighttime on Midlothian Turnpike. The defendant was driving a pick-up truck and had been traveling behind the plaintiff’s black sedan for 10 minutes prior to the...
View ArticleMan suffered broken hip in head-on collision – $1,175,000 Settlement
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle collision in Fairfax County. The collision occurred when the defendant driver crossed the double yellow line and hit the plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. The...
View ArticleT-bone accident left plaintiff with 17 percent leg impairment – $500,000...
Defendant ran a red light at the intersection of Massaponax Church Road and Mills Drive in Spotsylvania County, t-boning the plaintiff’s vehicle. Suit was filed in Prince William County where the named...
View ArticleChanges to UIM law create confusion
The official version of a newly amended law designed to make it easier to settle auto liability claims didn’t come out quite right at first. Mangled language in the online version of the Virginia Code...
View ArticleDefense points to discrepancies in auto-accident plaintiff’s records –...
Plaintiff was a passenger in a car struck by the defendant’s van as it pulled out of a gas station near Military Circle Mall in Norfolk. Plaintiff claimed to have felt a pop in her left shoulder during...
View ArticleMan, run off road, suffered significant orthopedic injuries – $2,500,000...
Plaintiff’s car was sideswiped twice by a tractor-trailer rig on I-81 North in Botetourt County. The impact caused the car to run off the road and run into the median strip, injuring plaintiff....
View ArticleCase against VA nursing assistant settled after summary judgment denied –...
Plaintiff was an Iraqi War veteran who suffered from PTSD. Plaintiff went to the VA Medical Center in Washington to receive treatment for the PTSD. Plaintiff was admitted to the psychiatric floor of...
View ArticleCalifornia appeals court reinstates verdict against drug company – $6,500,000...
Cooper v. Takeda was the first trial in the national Actos litigation efforts. Jack Cooper, a 79-year-old retired father and grandfather in San Diego, developed borderline type II diabetes in his 70s....
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