The Virginia Accident Lawyer

VA Lawyers Weekly: Lawyers & Settlements

• Employees accused of violating Business Conspiracy Act - $12,900,000 Verdict 
  The case involved the actions taken by 21st Century Systems Inc., the two principals of its newly created government contracting division, and two former Perot Systems employees to compete with Perot Systems. While still employed with Perot Systems, the two former employees copied confidential electronic information and worked with the ... […]
• Defective part alleged to cause motorcycle crash, facial injuries - $2,400,000 Settlement 
  Plaintiff was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident when a part on her motorcycle suffered a sudden failure. Plaintiff alleged that the part was defective and that it had been improperly installed (the identification of the part and nature of the defect are confidential). Plaintiff brought suit against the installer/seller of ... […]
• Medicare set-aside figures in settlement for leg injury - $1,200,000 Settlement 
  Plaintiff incurred severe and permanent injuries to his left leg when the driver of another vehicle crossed a double-yellow line and struck plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. Plaintiff accumulated a total of $172,954 in medical expenses and was expected to have at least $58,430 in future medical costs including possible full-knee replacement/fusion surgery. ... […]
• Shingles treatment results in permanent paralysis - Defense Verdict 
  In the spring of 2006, the plaintiff was suffering from an extremely painful case of shingles (also known as herpes zoster). She went to the defendant pain center on May 2 with shingles on her right back and mid-thoracic region. The plaintiff was seen by the defendant pain management specialist’s ... […]