A new trial has been ordered in Arlington in a case in which a man was injured by a police vehicle. The police officer driving the vehicle and her employer were excused from the case due to sovereign immunity and the plaintiff’s only recourse was to seek a judgment against his UIM carrier, State...
The Town of Warrenton had recently completed its new visitor center in 2007 when Harold Spencer fell into a 19th-century cistern featured as part of the entrance plaza. Mr. Spencer was at the center for a meeting of a charitable foundation and upon leaving that night tripped over a 16-inch high brick edging surrounding...
Slip and fall cases are difficult in Virginia, so says personal injury attorney Ben Glass.
According to published reports, a 55-year old Virginia woman has settled her case against a trucking company for $2.5 million. The names of the parties have been withheld as part of the settlement agreement. The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a tractor-trailer owned by the defendant trucking company. The...
A recent verdict in the Fairfax County Circuit Court called for payments from both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s insurance companies. Ms. Gina Deangelis was driving her vehicle on the exit ramp from Route 29 (Lee Highway) at West Ox Road on October 24, 2003. The defendant, Mr. Cory Dumar, ran a red light and crossed...
