Maryland workers’ comp award no bar to personal injury suit
Plaintiff may sue for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident in Virginia even though he was awarded workers’ compensation benefits in Maryland. Background Plaintiff and defendant Edwards...
View ArticleNegligence claim against decedent’s wife dismissed
Where plaintiff sued decedent’s estate, alleging the decedent sexually abused him, a negligence claim against decedent’s wife based on theories of employer-employee, business proprietor-invitee and...
View ArticlePassenger in tractor-trailer wreck rendered quadriplegic
$4.25 million settlement The plaintiff was a passenger in a tractor-trailer that ran off the road and overturned when the driver lost control. The driver was killed as a result of the accident. The...
View ArticleVirginia comp bar won’t apply to Maryland employees
The Virginia statute that blocks tort recovery against a fellow employee for on-the-job injuries doesn’t apply when those injuries were covered by Maryland, not Virginia, workers’ comp law, a circuit...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by delivery truck in marked crosswalk
In February, 2017, the plaintiff, a 52-year-old woman, was in a crosswalk walking northbound across a street in Old Town Alexandria in the late morning on clear day. At the same time, the defendant...
View ArticleCouple going out for dinner hit head-on by Parks & Rec van — $950,000...
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Ankle fracture with open reduction surgery, wrist fracture with surgical repair, sternal fracture, soft tissue injuries to neck and back (wife);...
View ArticleDriver crushed when tractor-trailer tried illegal U-turn — $4.25 million...
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Complex leg fractures, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury Name of judge or mediator: Hon. (ret.) J. Michael Gamble Date resolved:...
View ArticleMan backed up car into woman, causing broken wrist in fall — $500,000...
Type of action: Personal injury/car crash Injuries alleged: Right wrist fractures, femoral neck fracture in right hip, elevated liver enzyme levels, inflammation of the gallbladder Name of case:...
View ArticleEx-Army Ranger rearended on Dulles Toll Road — $350,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: A broad-based disc bulge at L4-L5 and a central disc bulge at L5-S1 from degenerative disc disease. Date resolved: 5/12/2020 Verdict or settlement:...
View ArticlePlaintiff claims emotional distress affected diabetes
Defendant doctor’s demurrer to plaintiff’s personal injury claim is overruled because plaintiff has pleaded emotional distress accompanied by a physical injury. Decision “For the purpose of surviving a...
View ArticlePermanently disabled plaintiff settles for $3.05 million
Type of action: Personal Injury Tried before: Mediation Amount: $3,050,000 Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and city): James G. Harrison III, Richmond; Gregory S. Hooe and Tara A. Enix, Petersburg...
View ArticleMan thrown off bike in wreck had facial, wrist injuries — $300,000 settlement
Injuries alleged: Fractured wrists, pancake fractured elbow, facial lacerations to chin and lower lip, three chipped teeth Name of case: Anderson v. Walsh Court: Circuit Court for Fairfax County Date...
View ArticleMan suffered spinal injury as result of rearend auto collision — $645,000...
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Cervical spine injury Name of judge or mediator: Hon. B. Waugh Crigler (ret.) Date resolved: 11/11/2020 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount:...
View ArticleWoman, 82, hurt when truck turned left in front of vehicle — $450,000...
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Cervical C-2 fracture, wrist fracture, mild concussion, severe abdominal and chest bruising Court: Chesapeake Circuit Court Tried before: Mediation...
View ArticleLeave granted to amend claims in snakebite case
Where plaintiff alleged a poisonous snake bit her as she entered defendant’s restaurant, demurrers to her negligence and negligence per se claims are sustained with leave to amend. A negligence count...
View ArticleThird-party claims dismissed with prejudice
Where a municipality sought contribution and equitable indemnification from an excavating company that performed work two years earlier in the area where plaintiff was injured when she fell into a...
View ArticleBoy exhibited MTBI symptoms after tractor-trailer crash — $1.75 million...
Personal Injury Type of action: Personal injuries Injuries alleged: 5-year-old developed/exhibited symptoms of a MTBI as a result of tractor-trailer crash when he was 18 months old. Court: USDC-Western...
View ArticlePrisoner’s negligence claim is reinstated
Personal Injury Where a state prisoner alleged in a pro se complaint that he tripped and was injured while falling down stairs that the Department of Corrections negligently maintained, the trial court...
View ArticleMan injured when he was struck by off-duty cop — $600,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Four non-displaced rib fractures; kidney laceration grade 3; multiple cervical Atlas fractures of the neck, fracture of the C1 anterior arch of the...
View ArticleBridge and tunnel district immune from tort claim
Personal Injury Where a truck driver died from hypothermia and drowning in Chesapeake Bay after the tractor-trailer he was driving went through a guardrail, sovereign immunity bars claims by the...
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