Plaintiff agreed to carrier’s last offer following mediation – $42,500...
The 78-year-old plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle making a left turn at a controlled intersection. The defendant was making an opposing right turn. Both drivers claimed to have had a green turn...
View ArticleFlaggers allegedly misdirected traffic, caused accident – $1,452,250 Settlement
On Aug. 3, 2012, the defendant asphalt company was laying 1,150 tons of shoulder stone on the southbound and northbound shoulders of Rt. 669 in Culpeper. At the end of the day, the crew was working at...
View ArticleDriver backing out of driveway caused 3-car collision – $90,000 Settlement
On Aug. 1, 2012, plaintiff, a 25-year-old senior consultant for the Department of the Navy was traveling southbound on N. Quincy Street in Arlington when the defendant backed out of her driveway. When...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by turning car while crossing intersection – $65,000...
Plaintiff was an 18-year-old female pedestrian who crossed in a designated marked crosswalk at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Frye Road in Alexandria on July 26, 2013. The defendant was...
View ArticlePostal worker struck by tractor-trailer – $625,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was struck by a tractor-trailer while driving his U.S. Postal Service vehicle. He sustained $126,000 in medical bills and a partial wage loss of $48,000 that was ongoing. [15-T-106] Type of...
View ArticleCommuter with dwarfism run over by vanpool driver – $350,000 Settlement
On Nov. 14, 2013, at approximately 8:45 a.m. in Goochland County, the plaintiff, who was a dwarf standing approximately 3 feet 5 inches tall, was riding a van that transported people to and from...
View ArticlePolicy limits paid after jury found for auto-accident plaintiff – $100,000...
This case resulted from a Nov. 23, 2011 non-reportable motor vehicle collision that took place in a Spotsylvania County shopping center plaza. Liability was hotly contested. The plaintiff, a...
View ArticleJury awards policy limits to man injured in rear-end collision – $100,000...
In 2011, while attempting to merge onto Duke Street from Van Dorn Street in Alexandria, the plaintiff was rear-ended by the defendant. Although the defendant was driving a sedan and the plaintiff was...
View ArticleDrunken driver hit with $3.5M verdict in Newport News
A middle school teacher who was severely injured by a drunken driver has been awarded $3.5 million by a Newport News jury. The verdict included $1 million in punitive damages against the defendant, who...
View ArticleTeacher suffered massive injuries after being hit by drunken driver –...
On June 8, 2011, at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Lucas Creek Road and Cabell Drive in Newport News, the defendant, while in an intoxicated state, took his eyes off the road to check...
View ArticleTwo deck collapse cases each settle for nearly $1M
Two recent Virginia deck failure cases each resulted in recovery of nearly all of the property owners’ available $1 million policy limits. In the most recent report, a Petersburg man collected $950,000...
View ArticleWoman hit by bus is awarded $4.5M
An Alexandria jury has returned a $4.5 million verdict for a woman who was hit by a city bus while crossing the street. Initially a negligence action, the case took a turn after discovery revealed that...
View ArticleWaiting..and more waiting
The family of a patient severely burned when hospital staffers allegedly used a coffee maker to fill hot water compresses has recovered a half million dollars from the University of Virginia Health...
View ArticleLiability hotly contested in pedestrian vs. bus accident – $500,000 Settlement
This personal injury action arises out of a bus versus pedestrian accident. Plaintiff was struck by a bus owned and operated by the defendants when it made a right-hand turn at a busy urban...
View ArticlePlaintiff’s UIM carrier tendered its limits – $300,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was injured in a T-section motor vehicle collision. Liability was not substantially contested. Plaintiff sustained transient loss of consciousness upon impact, but was alert when EMS arrived...
View ArticleJury returns cost of auto-accident plaintiff’s initial ER visit – $1,976...
The defendant contested the plaintiff’s claims of injury after a low-speed rear-end collision. Her treating doctor, Dr. Arthur Wardell, testified that the plaintiff tore the plantar fascia in her right...
View ArticleTenant injured in Petersburg deck collapse – $950,000 Settlement
Plaintiff, a lessee in a five-unit rental property in Petersburg, went onto a second story deck through a common hallway. When he stepped through the doorway onto the deck, it immediately collapsed,...
View ArticleBus driver who hit pedestrian had multiple accidents on record – $4,500,000...
On Aug. 6, 2014, the plaintiff was crossing a crosswalk near the King Street Metro Station in Alexandria, when she was struck by a left-turning bus. She was struck from behind when she was...
View ArticleMan settles negligent hiring suit for $3M
A tractor-trailer driver who was assaulted by a fellow trucker with a murderous past has reached a $3 million settlement with two corporations, arguing they knowingly hired the convicted felon. The...
View ArticleMan slipped and fell on icy sidewalk at fast food restaurant – $255,000...
On March 8, 2014, plaintiff was going into a fast food restaurant at approximately 9:00 a.m. for breakfast. It was a sunny day, but the side that the plaintiff entered on was shaded by the building....
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