Posts tagged General Personal Injury

• Josh Hancock lawsuit against bar would not fly in Virginia

  Ben Glass | May 29, 2007 5:50 PM | 6 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Apparently the father of Josh Hancock, the baseball player who died recently while driving drunk (and not wearing a seatbelt and talking on the cell phone) has filed suit against a number of entities, including the driver of the car that had stalled on the road, the pickup truck that had stopped to assist that car and the bar where Hancock spent several hours allegedly drinking. I don't know...

• Attorney Stephen Thomas Conrad

  Ben Glass | December 12, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In the last week, our office received several phone calls and emails from clients of this attorney who has been recently arrested. We investigated and found that according to the Virginia State Bar website, his license to practice law was recently suspended.The Virginia State Bar has a client protection fund and information about making a claim under the fund is here. Let me say that this is all...

• Death From Falling Soccer Goal

  Ben Glass | May 11, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As a life long soccer player and soccer referee for over 30 years, this story saddens me deeply.Apparently another child has died from injuries sustained when a soccer goal tipped over. The death of a 10 year old Winchester, Virginia soccer player happened just a couple of days ago.The consumer product safety commission has long warned of the danger of soccer goals tipping over, yet even today...

• Windsprints in 90 degree weather lead to death, says lawsuit

  Ben Glass | March 17, 2008 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Thursday, March 6, a $25 million lawsuit was filed, alleging that the wrongful death of a Richlands High School freshman in September was the result of his gym teacher forcing him to do wind sprints in 90-degree temperatures, regardless of school officials knowing that he had a heart condition which prohibited physical fitness activity.The suit, filed by the boy's mother in Tazewell County...

• Fleet Bowel Prep Lawsuit for $10,000,000

  Ben Glass | May 16, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Norfolk, Virginia and AAJ member Jeffrey Breit has filed a $10,000,000 lawsuit against the manufacturer of Fleet's bowel prep. The claimant claims Fleet's store bought solution interacted with her high blood pressure drugs she was taking, causing kidney failure.The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer "had known for at least 12 years of the potential of the product to produce dehydration,...

• Pet Food Recall Class Action Lawsuits

  Ben Glass | March 23, 2007 10:38 AM | 3 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The first class action lawsuit, with 95 pet owners, has been filed in Wisconsin.The lawsuit, against Menu Foods Inc.,alleges that it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.We have received several calls on these cases and will help coordinate Virginia claims. We will be working with other firms nationally who are handling the Menu Foods pet...

• Taser Lawsuit Dismissed on Immunity Grounds

  Ben Glass | March 18, 2008 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A $4.5 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a man a former Colonial Beach police officer Tasered in 2005 has been dismissed by a federal judge.U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson decided on Thursday, March 6 that former Sgt. Ryan Hood was "entitled to qualified immunity" from civil liability after shooting James Keller with the stun gun. He said that it was appropriate for Hood, who resigned...

• "Sign Here and We'll Settle Quick"

  Ben Glass | October 25, 2007 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  We often hear from potential clients who are being pressured by major insurance companies to sign documents now and "we'll be able to settle this case real quick."This is usually a really bad move.Don't be rushed, you have time.According to published reports, attorneys Robert Brown and Guy Daugherty of Norfolk, Virginia just completed a case where the neck pain, while noted in some of the...

• Michael Vick Sued for $63 Billion in Dog Fighting Case

  Ben Glass | August 15, 2007 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Ok, so you get yourself in hot water with the feds over your alleged dog fighting scheme and the nuts come out. Now, Michael Vick has been sued in Federal Court in Richmond, Virginia for $63 billion by an inmate in South Carolina who alleges that Vick:Stole pit bulls from him to use for fightingDamaged the RFID chips in his dogs' collars so they couldn't be trackedSold the dogs on EBAY (and used...

• Who Else May Be Responsible for This Sad Death

  Ben Glass | September 30, 2007 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The death of Leesburg, Virginia resident Kathleen Becker, killed by a drunk teenager, raises once again the issue of holding everyone responsible who played a part in this tragedy. According to the Washington Post, the Westfield High School student has now been charged with involuntary manslaughter and may face trial as an adult. But someone either sold this young lady alcohol or served it to...