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Fall and Back Injury on the Job Results in Confidential Settlement for Train Conductor

What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury law firm’s client suffered disabling back injuries when he fell while exiting a locomotive at night. The train conductor missed a step due to a burnt-out step light. Repairing the damage to the conductor’s spine required surgery, but his doctors subsequently declared him permanently disabled. The worksite fall and…

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Birth Injury Verdict: $2.3 Million Awarded to Child Who Suffered Permanent Shoulder Damage During Mismanaged Delivery

What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client was a young child living in Norfolk, VA. During the child’s birth, the nurse-midwife attending the mother responded incorrectly to a complication called shoulder dystocia. In nonmedical terms, the baby’s shoulders failed to emerge from the vaginal canal shortly after the head appeared. While freeing the child’s shoulders,…

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Settlements Obtained for Personal Injuries and a Wrongful Death Caused by a Wrong-Way Driver in Virginia Beach

What Happened Our personal injury and wrongful death clients were a husband and wife who came to Virginia Beach, VA, to visit family. A wrong-way driver collided head-on with their vehicle on I-264, leaving the woman injured and the man dead. A state police investigation and eyewitness reports confirmed that the at-fault driver crossed the…

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