In 2008, the plaintiff was driving when the defendant, who was driving a pickup truck full stone failed to yield the right-of-way. The truck turned in front of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The driver of the truck claimed that the injured plaintiff was speeding. However, there was a witness that scene denied this. The injured Plaintiff was hospitalized for five days and had surgery to repair...
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Virginia Injury Verdicts
- Ruptured artery led to amputation of woman’s leg – Defense VerdictThis case arose after the plaintiff fell while walking down a sidewalk. EMS was called and plaintiff was taken to the hospital. Both the EMS provider and the treating emergency physician noted a normal neurovascular exam and bilateral pulses in the patient’s feet. The plaintiff was diagnosed with a knee sprain, placed in an immobilizer […]
- Foot injury limited plaintiff’s employment opportunities – $300,000 SettlementThis case arose out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on July 9, 2010, on Route 33 in Louisa County. The intersection was controlled by a stop sign which the defendant ran, thereby causing the collision. Liability was admitted. The plaintiff suffered a bruised aorta and a lis franc injury to the right foot, requiring […]
- Assignment of accounts receivable allowed by arbitrator – $766,745 Arbitration AwardThe U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives awarded Drayton, Drayton & Lamar Inc. a contract to provide services to the Federal Explosives Services Division and the Arson & Explosives Programs Division. Subsequently, Labat-Anderson Inc. entered into a subcontract with Drayton for work on the prime contract. Labat performed its obli […]
- Teen claimed she didn’t know driver was drinking – $175,000 SettlementThis case stemmed from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff was 18 years old and had been at a gathering at her boyfriend’s townhouse. It was alleged that there had been drinking going on, but she contended that she was not aware of this. At approximately 11:00 p.m., everyone at the townhouse decided to go for […]
- Offer was $100K for mild TBI – $725,000 VerdictThis is a motor vehicle accident case where the defendant pulled out in front of the plaintiff. As a result of the impact, the plaintiff suffered a mild cervical strain and head trauma. He did not lose consciousness but was disoriented at the scene. He then was transported to Fairfax Hospital where he was observed […]
- Plaintiff may need total knee replacement – $575,000 VerdictThis case involved a motor vehicle accident wherein the defendant pulled out from a stop sign into the path of the plaintiff, causing a comminuted tibial plateau fracture. As a result of the fracture, the plaintiff had to undergo a surgical procedure. The plaintiff incurred $53,000 in medical expenses and $9,800 in lost wages. The plaintiff’s […]
- Plaintiff claimed unauthorized practice of medicine to avoid the cap – Defense VerdictJames Planicka, DDS, suffered a severe heart attack in 2005 at age 65, after which he received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). In May 2010, at age 70, he presented to Inova Fairfax Hospital for replacement of the ICD generator. The attending anesthesiologist and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) met with the patient before the [. […]
- P.I. plaintiff succeeds on second try after mistrial – $200,000 VerdictOn March 31, 2010, the plaintiff, a 23-year-old resident of Virginia Beach, suffered injuries when his vehicle was forced off the road by an unknown motorist on I-64 and slammed into construction equipment parked on the shoulder. There was no contact with the John Doe vehicle. After a brief investigation, the investigating trooper issued a […]
- Plaintiff’s damages claims contradicted his bankruptcy petition – Summary judgment grantedDefendant attorney represented plaintiff husband in divorce and custody proceedings from 2007 to 2011, which concluded with the wife being awarded full custody of the minor child, and limited visitation rights for the husband. Plaintiff husband sued his attorney, alleging that, because of the defendant’s malpractice: 1.?Plaintiff lost custody of his child an […]
- Eyewitness casts doubt on truck driver’s slip & fall claim – Summary judgment grantedThe plaintiff, a commercial truck driver from Elizabethton, Tenn., alleged that he fell because of defects in the parking lot of a travel plaza in Wytheville. The property was owned by defendant A.T. Williams Oil Company and operated by defendant WilcoHess LLC. Although plaintiff pled that an accumulation of diesel fuel or oil caused his […]
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A female nurse was driving home and a tractor-trailer passed her in the left lane. The truck moved to the right lane and made contact with the plaintiff’s car on the rear fender. This caused her to spin in front of the rig and then into the guard rail. The injuries were soft-tissue. The plaintiff had...
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What is the Statute of Limitations on a Wrongful Death Action in Virginia
Under Virginia statutory law, there is a two-year statute of limitations after the victim’s (plaintiff’s) death in which the action must be brought. In addition, there is a five-year statute of repose for damages that arise out of unsafe condition related to real property. ...
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