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VA Lawyers Weekly: Lawyers & Settlements

• Handymen burned in propane furnace explosion - $2,000,000 and $250,000 Settlements 
  On the morning of Nov. 10, 2007, two contractors in their early 60s who did handyman work for a mobile home court near Harrisonburg went to the property to examine a propane furnace in one of the units. One of the men, Herman Gentry, who did not have experience in propane furnace work, had enlisted […]
• Misdiagnosis of angiopathy results in woman’s blindness - $850,000 Settlement 
  Five days after delivering a baby, a 33-year-old woman went to the emergency room by ambulance with complaints of a severe occipital headache, the worst of her life. She was transferred to another hospital for treatment and management of a possible subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). She was evaluated and managed clinically by a neurologist. The SAH […]
• Girl burned during highlighting of hair, undergoes skin graft - $200,000 Settlement 
  Plaintiff, a 14-year-old, went to a hair salon to have her hair highlighted. She had never colored or highlighted her hair before. Defendant hair stylist failed to test the hair color product on a patch of plaintiff’s skin before application. When the plaintiff was placed under a dryer she felt a burn. There was no […]
• Surgery required for tendon torn as result of ankle injury - $145,000 Settlement 
  The plaintiff suffered an ankle injury to his medial malleolus when he was rear-ended by the defendant. The injury caused the bone to rub against the tendon such that the tendon eventually tore and required surgery. The plaintiff made a good recovery and the case resolved shortly before the trial date. [10-T-124] Type of action: Personal injury Injuries [... […]