Verdicts & Settlements

Preschool administrator suffers neck injury in Stafford wreck - $175,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 1, 2008

Plaintiff was a 42-year-old preschool owner and administrator. The accident occurred on Route 17 in Stafford County when the defendant pulled out from a stop sign. There was no liability dispute, and the defendant could not be found.
Plaintiff had rapid onset of cervical and lumbar symptoms. After extensive unhelpful treatment, she was diagnosed […]

Driver ejected, dies in rollover of vehicle - $2,500,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 1, 2008

The plaintiff was traveling on Route 7 in Fairfax County when his vehicle was struck by the defendant at a high rate of speed. The impact caused the plaintiff’s vehicle to roll, and he was ejected and died from blunt force trauma to the head. The decedent left behind a wife of 24 […]

Woman defrauds financier by falsifying invoices - $709,920.19 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 1, 2008

Brenda Wood was the principal in a business that installed cable for cable television. The Tignors began factoring her accounts. Wood falsified invoices causing the Tignors to advance her or her company $709,920.19.
Summary judgment was granted to the Tignors after Wood made several admissions in a Section 2004 examination. Wood’s discharge was denied under […]

Stop-sign collision injures knee, requires replacement surgery - $220,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 1, 2008

The plaintiff, a 49-year-old male, was struck broadside by the defendant, who ran a stop sign. The impact flipped the plaintiff’s vehicle. The plaintiff refused medical treatment on the date of the accident.
The only injury complained of by the plaintiff was trauma to the right knee. He was initially diagnosed […]

High-intensity workout results in breakdown of muscle protein - $300,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 1, 2008

Plaintiff, a 25-year-old male, was on active duty in the U.S. Navy and in reasonably good physical condition. He was entreated at a gym to engage in a session of CrossFit exercises. He was assigned a personal trainer. After a 20- to 30-minute CrossFit session, focusing on his legs, he was unstable […]

Trucker injured in fall at customer’s plant - Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
November 24, 2008

Plaintiff Robert Armendarez is a tractor-trailer driver employed by ATS Specialized Inc. He reported to defendant ABB’s manufacturing facility in Bland in October 2004 to pick up power transformers and deliver them to a customer in Texas. The transformers were already loaded onto an ATS flatbed by ABB. Plaintiff had to tarp, […]

Attorney’s fees awarded after privilege claim denied - Attorney Fee Award

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
November 24, 2008

The court’s rulings are a follow up to a lead story appearing in Virginia Lawyers Weekly (VLW 008-3-226) on June 23, 2008 (“Company can sue for ‘theft’ of identify”) in the case of The Flexible Benefits Council v. Kenneth Feltman.
Plaintiff requested the production of communication between the Defendant Hawks (an attorney) and Defendant Feltman […]

Lack of consent alleged in carpal tunnel surgery - Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
November 24, 2008

Plaintiff, a 63-year-old high school teacher, suffered a transected median nerve during endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery performed by defendant orthopedic surgeon in May 2003. Plaintiff alleged that defendant failed to provide informed consent because he failed to advise her that endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery carried a greater risk of injury to the median nerve […]

Quadriplegia develops after removal of surgical collar - Confidential Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
November 24, 2008

The plaintiff, age 64, was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in April 2004. He was taken from the accident scene by ambulance to a local hospital. The emergency room physician ordered multiple radiographic studies, including a CT scan with contrast, to evaluate the extent of plaintiff’s head and neck injuries. […]

Permanent back pain predicted despite delay in getting treatment - $225,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
November 17, 2008

This was a rear-end collision case with the defendants admitting liability. The plaintiff was a 48-year-old woman who volunteered in her church, her children’s school and her neighborhood. She injured her back in the collision, although she was unaware of any injury at the scene of the accident.
She experienced back aches five months […]

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