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A woman was walking through a Sam's Club when a large freezer door fell on her. She suffered a serious injury to her right shoulder as a result. This injury required surgery.
There are many issues in the personal injury case surrounding both liability and damages. The defense attorneys were trying to make a big deal out of the fact that my client had prior right shoulder injuries. However, through depositions and speaking with my client's doctors, it was established that the injury she suffered prior to this accident was different than the injury she suffered as a result of the incident. Accordingly, we were able to settle the case for $75,000.
During depositions, a lot of information came out that was not previously disclosed. At the beginning of the case, the individuals who worked at Sam's Club were making statements that they were unaware of any dangerous condition surrounding the door.
After taking the deposition of several witnesses, it was clear that numerous employees were aware of the condition of the door and had made their managers aware of the issue. The store's negligence in repairing the door when they should have was a key factor in my client's shoulder injury.
Even though we were able to obtain a decent recovery, it will never be enough to correct the pain and suffering my client endured due to this preventable accident.
Hopefully Sam's Club will learn their lesson from this particular case and be more careful about dangerous conditions when they are informed of them by customers and workers.
If you or anyone you know has been injured on someone else's property and suffered a serious injury, please feel free to call our firm for a free, no-hassle consultation.
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Our Virginia personal injury lawyers have been selected for many accolades.
Two of the VA injury attorneys with our firm, James Lewis and Rick Shapiro, have been named among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Lewis and Shapiro have also selected for inclusion in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. Leiws and Shappiro, along with attorney John C. have been recognized as Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010.
Ours was the first personal injury firm in Virginia invited to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Rick Shapiro was named as one of the Top 100 Injury Lawyers in Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
In October, 2000 our law firm and co-counsel obtained what was then the largest verdict in Virginia's history for an injured person. Our brain-damaged client received an initial award of $46 million that increased to $60 million with interest compounded while the defendant pursued a failed appeal, and was confidentially settled during the appeal.
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Our lawyers handle personal injury cases throughout the eastern United States and work closely with lawyers in other states on signficant injury cases.
In Virginia, we are prepared to counsel and represent injury and wrongful death victims in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, Richmond, Petersburg, Roanoke, Salem, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Ashland, Big Stone Gap and all of the Eastern Shore, including the towns of Accomack, Onancock, Chincoteauge, Wachapreague, Cape Charles, Bloxom, Eastville, Exmore, Greenbackville, Machipongo, Mappsville, Melfa, Nassawadox, Onley, Tangier, Temperanceville, Wachapreague and Wallops Island.
For clients in West Virginia (WV), we are happy to consider personal injury claims from residents of Bluefield, Beckley, Bridgeport, Charles Town, Charleston, Fairmont, Huntington, Lewisburg, Madison, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, Parkersburg, Ripley, Sutton, Weirton, Wheeling and any other town or county.
Attorneys with Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton hold licenses to practice in VA, WV, North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Kentucky (KY), Florida (FL) and Washington, DC.
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