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The City of Lynchburg in Virginia, (VA), has reached a settlement in a wrongful death case brought by the family of a man who died in police custody.
The family of Clarence Beard Jr. filed the $12.5 million lawsuit against seven police officers. Circuit Court Clerk Eugene Winfield told the News & Advance that the two sides agreed to the settlement in the wrongful death case this week. Details of the settlement were not released.
Beard died of heart failure while he was restrained in police custody outside his home at the James Crossing apartments on September 24, 2006. The News & Advance reported on a fight in which Beard was hogtied and laid face down on the ground.
Our experienced Virginia Beach wrongful death attorneys deal with numerous cases where someone else may be to blame for a death by an act or an omission. Many of these deaths occur on the road, such as the tragic death of Daniel Park, 23, of Herndon, Virginia (VA), who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Daniel's young life was cut short when got out of a car and was hit by a taxi cab that left the scene.
As experienced wrongful death attorneys we also see lives lost in industrial accidents. Recently our attorneys reported on how APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia, recorded its seventh work related fatality when a forklift driver drove over a stevedore.
Sadly there are also cases where those charged with enforcing the law, appear to have gone too far. Recently our attorneys reported how a county in Washington (WA) reached a $10 million settlement with a man who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after a sheriff's deputy shoved him into a wall.
Our wrongful death attorneys have an impressive track record in obtaining results in these cases. In 2006 we secured a $2.4 million award to the family of a father of four who was hit and killed by a tractor trailer in rural Virginia.
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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling wrongful death cases. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if your family member or loved one was killed as a result of someone else's carelessness.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been named to the National Million Dollar Advocates Form since 2009 and listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Shapiro and Lewis have also been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor. In addition, ours was the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.
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