Infant suffers brain injury from mother’s slip & fall – $3,250,000 Settlement
An infant suffered a traumatic brain injury after his mother slipped and fell on the defendant’s property. As a result of the mild to moderate TBI, the child suffers from seizures, mild hemiparesis,...
View ArticleRetiree injured at Smith Mountain Lake vacation home – $800,000 Settlement
Plaintiff and his family rented a vacation home in Smith Mountain Lake during June 2011. The home is situated on a hill looking down on the lake. To access the lake and boat dock from the home, the...
View ArticleWoman disabled in slip-and-fall wins $5M
A disabled Gloucester County woman has won a record-tying $5 million verdict for a fall in a supermarket. But her path to that victory wasn’t easy – she was shut out by the first jury she faced and...
View ArticleSlip & fall plaintiff faces possible leg amputation – $7,750,000 Settlement
This case involves the slip and fall of a tenant on the sidewalk adjoining the parking lot outside his apartment unit. The plaintiff tenant fell on a sheet of “black ice” on the way from his apartment...
View ArticleLawyer beats discipline charge
A Virginia Beach lawyer charged with misconduct by the Virginia State Bar has been exonerated by the VSB’s disciplinary board. Edward F. Halloran submitted a group of medical bills for two different...
View ArticleSnowy conditions led to collision with tractor-trailer – $1,025,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a 20-year-old college student who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a January 2010 motor vehicle collision on Interstate 95 in Greensville County. Plaintiff was a passenger in a car...
View ArticleAvailable insurance coverage was $500K – $487,867 Verdict
The plaintiff was involved in an auto accident, suffering a low back injury that resulted in more than $38,000 in medical bills and more than two years of lost wages. The plaintiff’s neurosurgeon...
View ArticleAnnouncer settles claim after ‘Crushtation’ accident – $675,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was the announcer at a monster truck show, and was run over by the front left wheel of a truck called “Crushstation” (shaped like an oversized lobster on huge wheels). Plaintiff alleged that...
View Article$11.25M awarded for slip-and-fall
A doctor who suffered a permanent back injury when he slipped and fell in a Walmart store has won a $11.25-million verdict from a Stafford County jury. The amount is apparently a record for the county....
View ArticleSchool counselor injured in tractor-trailer collision – $350,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, a 44-year-old school counselor, was injured on Nov. 13, 2009, in a collision on I-81 in Bristol. She was a passenger in a car driven by her son when it was struck by a tractor-trailer....
View ArticleWoman struck by van in Wal-Mart crosswalk – $250,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, a nurse’s aide, was injured on March 29, 2012, at approximately 8:45 a.m. in the parking lot of a Colonial Heights Wal-Mart. The weather was clear and dry. As the plaintiff was exiting...
View ArticleUmbrella policy of $1,000,000 could apply to accident claim – Settlement
This case involved insurance coverage for a June 2010 accident in which Theo Thomas II was hit by a car while on foot. The alleged tortfeasor sought coverage under her parents’ auto policies, including...
View ArticlePaint analysis confirmed tractor-trailer struck automobile – $475,000...
On Nov. 16, 2011, the plaintiff, a 30-year-old unemployed male, was injured in a collision on I-81 in Augusta County. He was a passenger in a mid-size automobile which was struck by a tractor-trailer....
View ArticlePlaintiff makes full recovery, settles for limits – $100,000 Settlement
Defendant ran a red light and struck plaintiff’s car in the side. Plaintiff had to be cut out of the vehicle. His injuries included a fractured pelvis, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Plaintiff made...
View ArticleBoth drivers in two-vehicle accident were negligent, jury finds – $384,853...
On Sept. 19, 2009, the plaintiffs, E. Wilkes and G. Wilkes (both 18 at the time of the accident), were passengers in a vehicle driven by co-defendant Linder westbound on Route 10 in Chesterfield...
View ArticleHigh school athlete injured in single-vehicle wreck – $75,000 Verdict
Plaintiff, age 16, was a passenger in his cousin’s vehicle. The vehicle went off the road and struck a tree. At the accident scene, the defendant allegedly apologized to the plaintiff, and told him...
View ArticleFinal offer for man injured in chain-reaction crash was $4K – $87,500 Verdict
A four-vehicle chain-reaction collision occurred on Nov. 23, 2009, in Farmville. The plaintiff, a 56-year-old male, was the driver of the first vehicle in a line of three vehicles stopped at a red...
View ArticleChild who suffered burns has guaranteed payout of $3.5M – $3,000,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, age 7, was playing in his family’s yard in Chesapeake in March 2010 when he came in contact with a communications cable that had been left on plaintiff’s property by the defendant. The...
View ArticleDefendant claimed pedestrian was drunk, not in crosswalk – $190,000 Verdict
This case stemmed from a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision. Plaintiff and eyewitnesses placed the plaintiff in a marked crosswalk with a “walk” signal at the time of the collision. Defendant...
View ArticlePlaintiff shot by third party on commercial premises – $3,000,000 Settlement
This commercial premises liability case involved recovery for independent third party criminal acts. The plaintiff suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and chest, minor kidney damage and...
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