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.
$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.
Sheriff and other employees face $4.8 million wrongful death suit
Published: September 27, 2012
Tags: duty of care, jail, negligence, Virginia, wrongful death
The estate of a former Richmond City, Va. Jail inmate has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. and other employees at the jail alleging negligent medical care.
Va. court nixes changes in lawyer ad rules
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: advertising, attorney advertising, lawyer advertising, Legal Malpractice Monitor, regulations, Virginia
The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected proposed reforms in lawyer advertising regulations, refusing to relax requirements for disclaimers on claims about case results and tightening limits on the use of words such as “expert” and “specialist.”
Family settles birth injury suit against government for $25M
By:
Sarah Rodriguez
Published: September 12, 2012
Tags: birth injury, brain damage, California, Federal Tort Claims Act, medical negligence, Navy, Virginia
After six years and two federal appeals, the family of a child who suffered brain damage from a birth-related injury has reached a $25 million settlement with the U.S. Government.
Repairman wins $750,000 verdict against theater
Published: September 6, 2012
Tags: slip and fall, Virginia
An organ repairman has won his lawsuit against Carytown, Va.’s historic Byrd Theatre.
Mall abduction case settled for $2.6 million
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: September 4, 2012
Tags: abduction, failure to prevent, Virginia, wrongful death
The husband of a woman killed in an abortive abduction and robbery in Northern Virginia has recovered $2.6 million from settlements with both the mall where she was abducted and a convenience store where she was forced to try to get money from an ATM.
Police, city settle overtime suit for about $7 million
Published: July 30, 2012
Tags: police, unpaid overtime, Virginia
A judge has approved a settlement that will allow about 600 active and retired Richmond, Va. police officers to collect some $7 million in unpaid overtime.
$13 million settlement reached in Chinese drywall cases
Published: June 21, 2012
Tags: Chinese drywall, class action, Virginia
In one of the most important steps in the local saga over tainted Chinese-made drywall, attorneys have announced that a $13 million settlement has been reached between homeowners whose properties were built with the product and some of the companies they sued.
Va. obstetricians hit with $9M verdict in birth injury case
Published: June 5, 2012
Tags: birth injury, medical malpractice, Virginia
A Virginia jury has returned verdicts totaling $9 million against two obstetricians in a birth injury case where the child’s medical expenses have already exceeded the cap for the child’s recovery under Virginia law.
