Judge bounces ad man’s defamation suit
A former top executive with The Martin Agency in Richmond who claims he was unfairly maligned by an article in Adweek may have to sue in a court outside of Virginia. A judge says the advertising trade...
View ArticlePlaintiff, 72, bitten on hand by dog, suffered wrist injury — $230,000...
Plaintiff, a 72-year-old male, was mowing his lawn when he was attacked by the defendant’s labrador-mix dog. The dog bit the plaintiff’s right hand and wrist and knocked him down to the ground. The...
View ArticleGlobal mediation covered more than 50 hurt passengers — $1 million settlement
Plaintiff, a 10-year-old girl, was traveling in an interstate bus with her mother when the driver lost control and drove off the highway. More than 50 passengers were injured, as well as several...
View ArticleWoman, 57, rear-ended and permanently injured — $100,000 settlement
The plaintiff, a 57-year-old female, was driving to work northbound on Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford County. Plaintiff came to a complete stop as she waited for southbound traffic to clear so she...
View ArticlePassenger hurt in crash in NC with tractor-trailer — $850,000 settlement
A tractor-trailer and motor vehicle collision occurred in North Carolina. However, the tractor-trailer driver, the automobile driver and a passenger were Virginia residents, therefore the suit was...
View ArticleWoman struck by vehicle while walking on sidewalk — $150,000 settlement
The defendant, Ponce, drove his vehicle off the roadway, and struck the plaintiff, Hopkins, a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, southbound along S. Van Dorn Street. Ponce had a BAC of .222% and was...
View ArticleHopewell firm recognizes value of human connection
Oftentimes, the attorney-client relationship is inherently personal. Clients are trusting attorneys with some of their most private information, whether that be marital disputes with a family law...
View ArticleNo UM coverage for gas station assault
A critically injured Virginia truck driver is not covered by his employer’s uninsured motorist policy, even though the 2015 assault that put him in the hospital arose from a dispute over the way he was...
View ArticlePortsmouth officer shot at man fleeing alleged burglary — $200,000 settlement
Defendant, a Portsmouth police officer, fired several shots at plaintiff as he was fleeing the scene of an alleged burglary in process. Body camera footage showed that at least one of defendant’s...
View ArticleStolen tractor-trailer strikes overpass, plaintiff’s vehicle — $1,000,000...
On July 14, 2018, the plaintiffs were traveling northbound on Interstate 85 behind a flatbed tractor-trailer, which was loaded with an excavator. The tractor-trailer drove under a railroad overpass at...
View ArticleGloucester law firm holds ‘Car Seats for Kids’ contest
A personal injury firm is holding a “Car Seats for Kids” giveaway and educational campaign to help keep more children safe in Virginia. The event is being held by GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury...
View ArticleRear-ended plaintiff diagnosed with permanent back damage — $498,000 settlement
The plaintiff was rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision on Croatan Highway (Route 158) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in August 2018. The plaintiff had an immediate onset of neck pain; the plaintiff...
View Article70-year-old plaintiff traumatically injured in car crash — $1,200,000...
The plaintiff, a 70-year-old retired police officer/captain, was injured on July 13, 2018, in a motor vehicle collision in Rockingham County. The defendant failed to keep a reasonable lookout and yield...
View ArticlePlaintiff hurt while riding as passenger in company vehicle — $1.19 million...
The plaintiff was a passenger in a company vehicle on his way to work. As the plaintiff’s vehicle entered an intersection, the defendant traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn without...
View ArticlePlaintiff’s scalp burned during high-lightening treatment at salon — $300,000...
Personal Injury Plaintiff is a 33-year old female that went to a hair salon for a hair-lightening treatment. The stylist at the hair salon applied a hair-lightening chemical to plaintiff’s head and...
View ArticlePlaintiff struck by tractor-trailer driver recovering from medical leave —...
The plaintiff, 58, was driving a tractor-trailer southbound on Interstate 81 in Virginia on Feb. 7, 2017. As the plaintiff crested a hill, he observed the defendant’s fully loaded tractor-trailer –...
View ArticleCase settled after bad-faith letter sent to carrier — $250,000 settlement
This is a personal injury claim arising out of a motorcycle crash where the injured party sustained severe injuries, including multiple rib fractures, subdural hematoma/brain bleed, collapsed...
View ArticleCarrier tendered limits for woman struck by car — $300,000 settlement
The plaintiff was a 74-year-old woman sweeping the sidewalk in Fairfax County on Nov. 12, 2018. The defendant was an 81-year-old attempting to park when she drove up onto the curb and knocked the...
View ArticleFour hurt when car made left turn without yielding — $1.19 million settlement
The plaintiff was a passenger in a company vehicle on his way to work. As the plaintiff’s vehicle entered an intersection, the defendant traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn without...
View ArticleArborist not liable for injuries caused by tree
Where a family was injured when a tree fell into their yard from a conservation easement maintained by a homeowners’ association, an arborist the association hired almost a year earlier to inspect and...
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