Traumatic Brain Injury

• $6.17 million - $6.17 million verdict in Albemarle County, Virginia, against ski slope operator for failure to warn of ski slope hazard. Ski resort had created a steep drop-off beside the slope and provided no warning or fencing of the hazard. A skier fell over the edge and suffered severe brain injury.

• $3.5 million - $3.5 million settlement against concrete company. Client was driving her daughter to school when a concrete truck steered into her lane to avoid rear-ending a line of pickup trucks waiting to turn left. The resulting head-on collision tore the mother's liver and abdominal arteries, causing massive blood loss that resulted in brain injury and partial blindness due to lack of oxygen to the brain, similar to brain injury that occurs to a stroke victim. (2002)

• $1.737 million - $1.737 million verdict for an automobile accident with serious injuries, including traumatic brain injury to a child. The child was a passenger in an SUV making a left turn at an intersection. The SUV had a green light but not a left turn arrow. The SUV was hit by a car coming through the intersection on a green light, coming from the opposite direction. Tried to a jury in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (2002)

• $1.7 million - $1.7 million verdict for an automobile accident with serious injuries. Our client was a pedestrian walking on the side of the road when he was hit by a high school driver-education instructor who fell asleep at the wheel. Plaintiff suffered traumatic brain injury. This case was tried to a jury near Buffalo, New York. (2002)

• $1.5 million - $1.5 million verdict against manufacturer of welder which short circuited. A worker received an electrical shock from an ungrounded piece of welding equipment, causing him to fall 12 feet onto a concrete floor where he hit his head, causing brain injury. (1991)

• $1.25 million - $1.25 million settlement for a head-on auto accident in Albemarle County, Virginia, resulting in catastrophic injuries. (2000)

• $1 million - $1 million settlement for an auto accident with catastrophic injuries (2000)

• $850,000 - $850,000 verdict in Alexandria, Virginia, for a motor vehicle accident. A car stopped suddenly on interstate in front of tractor trailer, causing tractor trailer driver to suffer mild brain injury. (2000)