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8/23/2011
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VA Police Recruit Dead After Head Blows During Training

A lawsuit seeking $35 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages has been filed in Norfolk, VA Circuit Court by the wife of a former police recruit who died in training. The suit alleges the recruit's death was the result of "repeated, violent blows to the head" by instructors that produced bleeding in the brain, According to the Virginian-Pilot, the suit names the former police chief, the current acting police chief, former senior assistant chief over the training division and officers who trained recruit in defensive tactics.

The 40-year-old police recruit died in December 2010 after undergoing a week of defensive tactics training. Norfolk's police department and other agencies have since banned intentional head strikes during training.

Sadly, traumatic brain injury is a dangerous type of personal injury often caused by a severe blow to the head. To learn more about what to you or a loved one can recover from a wrongful death and brain injury claim, check out our videos on the subject.

LC



Category: Brain Damage/Head Injuries

Labels: Attorney brain injury head blows injured lawyer personal injury police recruit Shapiro VA Virginia wrongful death


About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a VA injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling cases brought by victims of traumatic brain injury and closed head injuries. In fact, in 2000, our firm helped a plaintiff receive what was then the largest verdict ever in a Virginia brain injury case. Then in the year 2012 we won a $21 million brain injury verdict.  We also have a blog in which we discuss only topics related to brain injuries and head wounds. 

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been named to the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008.Shapiro and Lewis have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2008. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive this professional honor. In addition, our firm was the first in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA injury law firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Suffolk and Newport News if you or a family member has been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness. While not every case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.

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