Patient’s fall leads to $3.5M verdict 
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: January 4, 2013
Tags: brain injury, fall, hospital, medical negligence, negligence, stroke, Virginia
An 87-year-old hospital patient injured in a fall has won a $3.5-million verdict against a Newport News, Va. hospital using high resolution imaging to dramatize her alleged brain injuries for the jury.
Live expert testimony key in $1.6M auto negligence verdict
By:
Douglas J Levy
Published: December 26, 2012
Tags: brain injury, car crash, Michigan, police
Michigan attorney Lawrence Nolan used large, colored charts to explain to a jury the effects that a traumatic brain injury had on his client, who was hit by a police cruiser.
$6.2M settlement is record for comp claim in Virginia
Published: October 19, 2012
Tags: brain injury, Virginia, workers' compensation
A judge has approved the largest reported workers’ compensation settlement in Virginia, a $6.2 million package that coordinates ongoing Social Security benefits, a Medicare set-aside fund and a special needs trust to care for a young worker who will need lifetime services.
‘Skewed intersection’ leads to $31 million verdict
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 5, 2012
Tags: brain injury, Caltrans, motorcycle accident, negligence
A motorcycle ride through the mountains of southern California that ended with a man’s near-fatal accident has yielded a $31 million jury verdict for the plaintiff and his wife.
Hospital must pay family $8.5 million, jury rules
Published: August 27, 2012
Tags: birth injury, brain injury, hospital, medical malpractice, Ohio
A Cuyahoga County, Ohio Common Pleas jury has ordered MetroHealth Medical center to pay $8.5 million to the mother of a child who suffered permanent brain injury at birth three years ago.
Pastor awarded $2.5 million for brain injury sustained in crash
Published: June 28, 2012
Tags: brain injury, car crash, Connecticut
The former pastor of the Westerly-Pawcatuck, Conn. Congregational Church, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when her car was rear- ended by a tractor-trailer in 2008, was awarded $2.5 million in damages following an eight-day trial in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport.
Tort litigation trends, major verdicts make news in 2011
Published: January 5, 2012
Tags: asbestos, Botox, brain fog, brain injury, class action, erectile dysfunction, failure to warn, frakking, hair loss, health risks, hepatitis, implied preemption, mesothelioma, natural gas, nuisance, pelvic mesh, Propecia, property devaluation, Proscar, technology, tort claims, tort climate, Twiqbal, U.S. Supreme Court
The past year featured a flurry of activity on the personal injury and tort scene, with several new drug and device developments, significant U.S. Supreme Court rulings and some staggering verdicts.
Here’s a wrap-up of the highlights of personal injury and
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New game-changing brain injury test gains traction
By:
Al Turco
Published: October 21, 2011
Tags: brain injury, MRI
New MRI technology that has been gaining acceptance in the courtroom is changing how some brain injury lawyers litigate cases.
Police settle personal injury suit for $1.1 million
Published: August 3, 2011
Tags: brain injury, California, fall, police
A 30-year-old former pet store employee will receive nearly $1.1 million in a lawsuit settlement for brain injuries he suffered from a fall while assisting a Fremont, Calif. police officer during a burglary investigation.
Couple wins $34 million medical malpractice verdict
Published: July 14, 2011
Tags: brain injury, hospital, medical malpractice, New York
In what may be the largest civil verdict in Orange County, N.Y. history, a jury has awarded a Montague, N.J., woman and her husband more than $34 million in a medical malpractice case.
