Case Results

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. The defendant performed a cholecystectomy surgery of the plaintiff on Aug. 5, 2009. The operation started as a laparoscopic procedure but was converted to an open procedure because of dense adhesions and unclear anatomy. Over the course of the plaintiff’s hospital stay, she became increasingly ill and complained of shortness …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. A case that looked discouraging at first proved worthy of a recent $6.5 million settlement for a man severely injured in an interstate crash. As they kept digging, the victim’s lawyers say they slowly uncovered facts that enhanced the defendant’s liability and minimized any role the victim’s own negligence might …

Taken from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. The plaintiff was driving a vehicle on I-95 in Prince William County in route to a business meeting when she was struck by the defendant. The collision resulted in moderate damage to both vehicles. The plaintiff was initially treated at a local hospital with only minor complaints. Upon returning to …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly – December 27, 2010. The plaintiff was a 71-year-old mechanic working as an independent contractor for the defendant contracting company. On Sept. 24, 2007, the truck driver for the defendant returned to the garage with a dump truck that needed the air brakes adjusted. The driver backed the dump truck …

Excerpt from Virginia Lawyers Weekly. September 3, 2007 – A Chesterfield County circuit court jury has awarded $1.5 million to a young man who sustained serious right-leg injuries in a Dinwiddie County car crash. At the time of the collision, Troy Ingraham, 27, worked as a route salesman for Brown Distributing, a company that delivers …