Case Results

From Virginia Lawyers Weekly (September 28, 2015) Two recent Virginia deck failure cases each resulted in recovery of nearly all of the property owners’ available $1 million policy limits. In the most recent report, a Petersburg man collected $950,000 for severe injuries suffered when he stepped onto a second-story deck that promptly collapsed. The owner’s …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. October 29, 2012 – The plaintiffs were traveling through an intersection near Williamsburg when the Defendant 1 ran a red light and collided with the plaintiffs’ vehicle. At the time of the accident, Defendant 2 was involved in performing commercial activity at the intersection. Defendant 1 alleged employees working for …

February 6, 2012 – Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. The defendant driver ran a stop sign and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle at an intersection. Plaintiff admitted he was driving 10 mph over the speed limit, and contributory negligence was at issue. The plaintiff suffered from an annular tear, which the defense claimed was not related …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly – March 8, 2010. On April 22,2007, at 8:59 a.m., the plaintiff was traveling west in a 1998 Chevrolet truck on Beach Road in Chesterfield County, approaching the intersection with Spring Run Road. The plaintiff was travelling at 45 mph. The defendant was travelling north on Spring Run Rd. when …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. June 27, 2005 – Plaintiff was a passenger in a single-car crash on the interstate. Plaintiff was a domestic housekeeper being transported from winter to summer home of insured in insured’s vehicle by transporter – agent. Because of status, no claim for future wage loss was made. Plaintiff is permanently …