Man’s clavicle dislocated after driver ran red light — $100,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Clavicle dislocation, deformity (prominence of AC joint) Date resolved: 10/15/2022 Special damages: $31,241.68 Verdict or settlement: Settlement...
View ArticleNo joint venture between cab company, driver
A taxi company isn’t liable under a joint venture theory for the negligence of its driver who was an independent contractor and owned the taxi, the Fairfax County Court held.
View Article‘Act of misfeasance’: Slip & fall suit against janitorial company proceeds
A negligence suit filed against a California-based janitorial services company will proceed after a federal judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss.
View ArticleEye injury sustained after auto accident — $100,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye Date resolved: 11/9/2022 Special damages: $20,241.14 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount:...
View ArticleWoman suffered spinal cord stimulator pain after crash — $175,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Spinal cord stimulator pain, aggravation of pre-existing lower back injury Date resolved: 9/26/2022 Special damages: $81,301/19 Verdict...
View ArticleCat bite caused infection, necessitated two surgeries — $300,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Cat bite, cellulitis Date resolved: 9/30/2022 Special damages: $56,793 in medical expenses Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $300,000 Attorney...
View ArticleStairway design was not unsafe condition
Where appellant slipped and fell on a brick stairway that he claimed was not safely designed, the trial court correctly granted the homeowner’s motion to strike. Appellant presented no evidence of an...
View ArticleWoman missed step on walkway, rupturing Achilles tendon — $160,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, trip and fall Injuries alleged: Ruptured left Achilles tendon Date resolved: 10/24/2022 Special damages: $70,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $160,000...
View ArticleMotorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Multiple fractures to pelvis, thoracic/lumbar spine, ankle/foot, tibial plateau, ACL rupture and pulmonary embolism Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Date...
View ArticleThird-party observer cannot attend Rule 4:10 medical exam
A personal-injury plaintiff’s husband cannot attend his wife’s Rule 4:10 medical examination over defendant’s objection. “The Court generally holds no party-selected third-party may observe a Rule 4:10...
View ArticleCredibility determinations upheld in slip-and-fall case
Where appellant claimed that she slipped in a puddle of water and fell, the record supports the trial court’s determination that appellant and her witness did not testify credibly. The circuit court...
View ArticlePedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Pelvic fracture, fracture ribs, clavicle fracture, pulmonary contusion, sternal fracture, liver laceration and traumatic rupture of...
View ArticlePlaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Concussion and associated dizziness, memory, concentration and vision problems Name of case: Abdulbaaqee v. Wolk Court: Virginia Beach...
View ArticleDriver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000...
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Permanently decreased hearing, spinal strains, thumb sprain and knee contusion Name of case: Lopez Garcia v. Blair, et al. Court:...
View ArticleNo witnesses: Plaintiff denied third-party witness, recording of medical exam
A personal injury plaintiff failed to satisfy the burden required to necessitate the recording of or having a third-party witness at her Rule 4:10 medical examination, a Fairfax County judge has held.
View ArticleNo evidentiary errors in trial for punitive damages
Where appellant estate administrator did not contemporaneously object to admission of a letter that responded to a medical board’s inquiry about appellee doctor’s treatment of the decedent — who died...
View ArticleDefense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Moderate traumatic brain injury, spinal fracture, future brain surgery Name of case: Ledoux v. Western Express Inc., et al. Court: U.S. District Court...
View ArticleDriver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Lumbar and cervical injuries Name of case: Feathers v. Heddings Court: Fauquier County Circuit Court Case no.: CL22-251 Date resolved: 4/28/2023...
View ArticleMan sustained lower back injuries in car crash — $400,000 verdict
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Disc herniation at L4 and aggravation of pre-existing stenosis Name of case: Whiting v. McCaffrey Court: Newport News Circuit Court Case no.:...
View ArticlePlaintiff’s injuries necessitated permanent spinal cord stimulator — $1.25M...
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Neck and right shoulder injuries Name of case: Costanzo v. Absolute Floors, Inc., Flores and Doe Court: Prince William County Circuit Court Case no.:...
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