ConfidentiaL. Virginia Case Lynchburg Circuit
Jul 17, 1986OUTCOME: $375,000 settlement
Plaintiff was side swiped by tractor trailer and had thoracic surgery.
Martinsville, VA
Personal injury Lawyer at Martinsville, VA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: $375,000 settlement
Plaintiff was side swiped by tractor trailer and had thoracic surgery.
OUTCOME: $450,000 settlement
Palintiff was struck by train when his vehicle was on railroad at private crossing and warning device was nonoperational. Plaintiff suffered shoulder injury and ataxia.
OUTCOME: $350,000
Plaintiff suffered an eye injury (25% loss) when getting out of a cab and Def. employee was using weed trimmer which projected a gravel that ijured the eye. Medicals were $ 6,000.
OUTCOME: $ 49,995.64 compensatory (house damage), $25,000.00 Punitive
Plaintiff's house burned which was clearly arson. Def. wanted Mize to agree to a polygraph and only agreed to pay if she passed it. Plaintiff never took it. Suit filed for willful independent tort for ... breach of contract. This case made new law in Virginia.