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Eric Kiehm Washburn's Legal Cases (2)

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Wrongful death

Jury Awards $2.5 Million to Family Who Lost Loved One in Defective Mower Accident

Apr 06, 2012

OUTCOME: $2.5 Million Verdict for Plaintiff

Our Virginia wrongful death client died when his Ryobi riding lawnmower exploded without warning as he was using it to clean up the yard around his Chesapeake, VA, home. The fatal accident occurred on ... Dec. 23, 2010, as the man’s family prepared to gather two days later for their traditional Christmas celebration. The explosion soaked 88-year-old Frank S. Wright in burning gasoline. All his wife could do was watch in anguished horror as her husband burned to death in their backyard.

Nursing home abuse and neglect

$300,000 Settlement Obtained for Client Injured in a Fall at a Nursing Center

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OUTCOME: 300,000 Settlement

Our client, an 80-year-old woman, was admitted to a skilled nursing center. At the time of her admission, she was bed-bound for more than three years. She had contractures of both her legs and suffered ... from up to 18 pressure ulcers and/or bedsores. Our client was completely dependent on others for her mobility. While at the nursing facility, our client suffered a fall from her bed resulting in a serious fracture of her left tibia and fibula. Due to our client's previous medical issues, the fractures could not be treated surgically and she ultimately underwent an above-the-knee amputation of her left leg.