Attorney Michael Salasky's Legal Cases

Car accident

$700,000 Recovery for Truck Driver

Jan 01, 2008

OUTCOME: Recovery for the plaintiff

The plaintiff was operating a commercial truck along a two lane highway. A dump truck driver waiting to enter the highway saw plaintiff approaching and, thinking that he had sufficient time, turned ont ... o the highway and into plaintiff's lane of travel with the intention of moving in the same direction as plaintiff. Plaintiff's fully loaded truck could not be slowed within the space allotted by defendant's maneuver, despite plaintiff's frantic attempts to brake, and plaintiff struck the rear of defendant's dump truck. Plaintiff sustained bilateral wrist fractures as well as right ankle, tibia and fibula fractures. Plaintiff underwent open reduction and internal fixation of both wrists with plating, as well as intramedullary nailing of right tibia-fibula.

Car accident

Car-Truck collision

Dec 29, 2005

OUTCOME: Verdict for the plaintiff for $500,000

Our client was driving to work with the right of way when a dump truck pulled away from a stop sign directly across her path. Even though the dump truck driver had a duty to yield the right of way, he ... alleged that our client was improperly passing another vehicle when the accident occurred and denied liability. Our client developed shoulder pain and back pain, both of which required surgical repair. After the defendant refused to offer a fair settlement, a jury returned a verdict in favor of our client.

Car accident

Car-Taxi Cab Crash

Mar 10, 2003

OUTCOME: New rule of law established: taxi companies cannot delegate away responsibility for safety.

Taxicab companies often operate their business by hiring drivers, furnishing them with cabs, and sending them on calls from customers. The cab companies profit from these activities, but what happens w ... hen their driver crashes into innocent drivers and causes serious injury? Suddenly the cab company may claim that their driver is an "independent contractor" and claim that the company is not liable for his carelessness. This argument succeeded for many years and cab companies often escaped all responsibility. Michael Salasky was the first lawyer in the state to change this rule, and to persuade a court that cab companies cannot delegate away the risks of their operations. In Belcher vs. Yellow Cab, 61 Va. Cir. 684 (2002) it was established for the first time that cab companies cannot escape the risks associated with their operations

Personal injury

Molestation victim compensated

Aug 14, 2000

OUTCOME: $500,000 for the plaintiff

Our client was an office worker who remained at work after dark. As she left her office, she requested that the security guard walk her to her car. The security guard accompanied our client, and began ... to speak to her in inappropriately familiar terms. After our client entered her vehicle, the security guard also got inside and forced her to engage in improper touching of his private parts. Michael Salasky's investigation revealed that the security guard had previously been fired from other jobs for sexual harassment. The case settled on the eve of trial.

Michael Salasky's Legal Cases (4)

$700,000 Recovery for Truck Driver

Car-Truck collision

Car-Taxi Cab Crash

Molestation victim compensated