Million Dollar Settlement: Awarded $1,000,000
Million Dollar Settlement – Mechanic’s wrist crushed when jack collapses under trailer Tereall Jones v. Big Roc Tool Tereall Jones worked at a large truck stop in Hanover County, Virginia. On the day of the incident, Tereall was changing tires on a 38,000 pound trailer with his new jack, when the jack failed and the
Read MoreColeman Defective Product Case Goes to Trial Monday | Virginia Product Liability Lawyer
On Monday a trial starts against Coleman that alleges the corporation made and sold a defective product that severely burned an 11-year-old boy. In 2005 Trevor Dennis was camping with his family when a Coleman heater malfunctioned and set the camper on fire. The family alleges that their heater was not safe for indoor use,
Read MoreWrongful-death suit settlements can be hidden from public
A recent article from The Richmond Times-Dispatch says that The Virginia Supreme Court has recently ruled that wrongful-death settlements are public documents that can not be kept confidential. A summary of the court’s opinion: In wrongful death litigations under Code § 8.01-50 in which settlement agreements were achieved through mediation, the circuit court did not
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