May 11, 2008

Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Case Results

Jeremy Flachs has been lead counsel in dozens of personal injury jury trials. He has won substantial jury verdicts and settlements. The following is brief summary of some of the results obtained by this firm.

Please understand you cannot use these results to predict the results of your case. This is because the outcome of your case depends on its facts, which will be different from the facts of any other case. You should not expect the results of your case to be identical, or even similar, to any of the cases listed below.

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Car Accidents

  • $180,000 - Attorney Jeremy Flachs recently settled a personal injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle collision involving a side swipe at a high speed, where the injured victim did not seek emergency room care, but instead drove home in his damaged vehicle. He later developed severe back pain which required medication, physical therapy, and lumbar epidural injections. The claim was filed in Rappahannock Circuit Court in Virginia and eventually settled for $180,000.00.

  • $460,000 - Settlement of $460,000 for 70-year-old single unmarried female struck by SUV while walking in the crosswalk. Injuries consisted of a fractured femur requiring insertion of rod and screws. Suit was filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Case required consideration of a workers' compensation lien and preservation of Medicare benefits. A Medicare Set-aside Trust was created to preserve the client's future right to access Medicare for unrelated health problems. Client was employed as a receptionist, and could not return to work (2005).

  • $93,200 - Jury verdict in November 2004 of $80,000 plus pre-judgment interest of $13,200 for 58-year-old married female pedestrian struck by SUV while in crosswalk. Plaintiff was employed as a part-time cook at a local private school. Suit was filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria. Injuries consisted of broken tooth, laceration of the lip, and chest injury. Plaintiff did not suffer any fractures. The SUV driver had a $50,000 All State policy. All State paid the entire judgment of $93,200.

Miscellaneous

  • $1,750,000.00 - Jury verdict of $1,750,000.00 in Washington, D.C. for wrongful death of 81 year old woman who died from severe injuries following a motor vehicle accident.

  • $800,000.00 - Settlement of $800,000.00 for Washington, DC youth who suffered loss of limb while escaping a fire in DC public housing project.

  • $300,000.00 - Jury verdict of $300,000.00 for a Metro bus passenger that seriously hurt her back as she was knocked down when the bus stopped suddenly.

  • $465,000.00 - Settlement of $465,000.00 for a car accident victim who suffered head injury.

  • $1,100,000.00 - Settlement of $1,100,000.00 for a car accident victim who suffered broken pelvis and other serious injuries in an intersection accident.

  • $300,000.00 - Settlement of $300,000.00 for bicycle rider struck by car resulting in head injury.

  • $500,000.00 - Settlement of $250,000.00 for wrongful deaths of 2 victims of a fire resulting from negligent maintenance of an Arlington, Virginia apartment building. A separate settlement of $250,000.00 was previously secured from the manufacturer of the smoke detector by other counsel, resulting in a total settlement of $500,000.00.

  • $200,000.00 - Secured a $200,000 binding arbitration award for a victim of an automobile accident whose brain injury symptoms did not materialize until many months after the accident. Through our representation, the victim recovered the highest possible award within the binding arbitration parameters despite the fact that he had a host of other medical issues which raised the possibility that the victim's brain injury symptoms were the result of pre-exiting conditions rather than the automobile accident.

  • $100,000.00 - Woman suffering personal injury, including brain injury while riding as passenger in a low impact auto accident recovers $100,000.00 policy limits in binding arbitration. Recovery included payment for medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. Injuries included traumatically induced seizures which resulted in total disability. Accident occurred in Virginia.