Tractor-trailer rear-ended by another tractor-trailer – $297,500 Settlement
Plaintiff was a tractor-trailer trainee from Connecticut who was traveling on Interstate 77 in Virginia when his rig was rear-ended by another tractor-trailer. Plaintiff reported no injury at the scene...
View ArticlePregnant woman hit driving over bridge – $100,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was driving over the Berkley Bridge toward Chesapeake when the defendant crossed multiple lanes of traffic and violently struck the plaintiff, forcing her car onto and almost over the jersey...
View ArticleDoctor suffered multiple injuries from food poisoning – $525,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a 58-year-old general surgeon from Richmond in excellent health. He went to the emergency room with complaints of chest pain, diaphoresis, fever, headache, nausea, neck pain, and...
View ArticleMan hurt after other driver ran stop sign – $1.2 Million Settlement
On May 26, 2017, plaintiff was driving within the City of Hopewell when his vehicle was struck by a contractor from California who ran a stop sign. Initially the defendant claimed the stop sign was...
View ArticleMan bitten by pit bull, ‘a New York street dog,’ at work – $47,100 Settlement
Plaintiff was an employee at a garden center in Chesapeake. The manager brought a pit bull to the place of work on her day off. When the plaintiff pet the dog, it bit his face and latched on, causing...
View ArticleWoman partially paralyzed after fall down shaftway – $6.5 Million Settlement
Plaintiff was partially paralyzed when she fell five stories down an open shaftway in a residential apartment building in which she was a guest of a resident. Plaintiff and a companion opened an...
View ArticleJury returns verdict of $30K more than limits $130,000 Verdict
Linda Neely, the plaintiff in this case, is a 64-year-old, life-long resident of Chesterfield County. She is a widow who lives with her adult son. She spent 32 years as a special education teacher...
View ArticleMan suffered concussion in head-on collision – $1.4 Million Settlement
Mr. Dantzler was a front-seat passenger in his girlfriend’s car when they were struck head-on by a work van operated by operated by Gordon on Layfayette Blvd. in Norfolk. Dantzler was unconscious at...
View ArticleHostess injured by guest who drank, drove – $550,000 Settlement
On Sept. 3, 2016, the plaintiff and her husband were hosting guests at their house in Loudoun County. The defendant lives next door to the plaintiff and was a guest that day. After drinking throughout...
View ArticleMan, 88, rear-ended by tractor-trailer – $1.25 Million Settlement
This personal-injury action arises out of a tractor-trailer crash that occurred on April 14, 2017, in Stafford County. At the time of the crash, Robert McGowan, 88, was driving his car in the right...
View ArticleMan crushed when car backed into his truck – $800,000 Settlement
The plaintiff was delivering heating oil to the residence of defendant Catron. While the plaintiff was filling the oil tank with his vehicle parked in the driveway, the homeowner and defendant Catron...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hurt toe, foot after running into car – $73,935.56 Verdict
Plaintiff, 23 at the time of the accident, struck defendant’s vehicle while riding his motorcycle on Roanoke’s Shenandoah Avenue on a clear July afternoon. The accident happened when defendant pulled...
View ArticleMan suffered brain injury, PTSD after rear-end collision – $1.8 Million...
The subject accident occurred on Sept. 11, 2014. Stephen Spicer was stopped in a line of traffic when he was struck in the rear by a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant driver. Substantial...
View ArticleEvidentiary error requires new trial on damages
The circuit court erred by allowing an assault victim to present evidence that as a result of an altercation with his attackers, he was arrested, had to post bail, hire an attorney to defend him on the...
View ArticleWoman suffered back injury in Beltway accident – $250,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was driving on the Beltway when a tractor-trailer drifted out of its lane and struck her. There was minimal property damage to plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff’s neck hurt following the...
View ArticleWoman runs off road, strikes car containing man resting after fall – $1.3...
Jones fell into a ditch in front of his home off of Courthouse Road while walking to his mailbox. Unable to get himself up, he waved at passing cars for help and a woman stopped. She parked her vehicle...
View ArticleWoman suffered back injury in rear-ender – $265,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was stopped at a red light on Main Street in Culpeper when a dump truck rear-ended her. There was no damage to the dump truck and minor damage to the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff...
View ArticleSingle mom suffered TBI during rear-ender by drunk – $700,000 Settlement
A $700,000 settlement was obtained for a single mother who was lawfully stopped with her 8-year-old daughter as a passenger when a drunken driver, operating a pick-up truck owned by his employer,...
View ArticleMan tripped and fell on matting at open house – $400,000 Settlement
Plaintiff’s leg was shattered when he was tripped by unsafe walking conditions in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb in front of a new home for sale. Plaintiff, 75, and his wife were in...
View ArticleMowing tractor turned left into passing car with no signal – $1.8 Million...
On Aug. 26, 2014, the plaintiff was operating her car on NC Route 37 in Gates County, North Carolina. She was travelling behind the defendant, who was operating a mowing tractor within the scope of his...
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