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Case Description: Driver making unsafe left turn hits minivan, badly injuring the knee of the van driver
Firm Attorney: James C. Lewis
Court/Date: Virginia Beach Circuit Court/2003
What Happened: Our plaintiff was the driver of a minivan taking his wife home for lunch when the defendant driver turned left in front of him, failing to yield the right of way. The resulting collision fractured the plaintiff's left kneecap and caused numerous other abrasions and contusions.
The plaintiff required an extensive surgical repair of his left knee, including the implantation of extensive hardware. This caused significant pain, and several additional surgeries were required to remove the hardware. The plaintiff was an automobile mechanic and lost a large amount of time from work while undergoing medical treatments and recovering from his injuries.
Key Legal Strategy: Because this was a case of clear liability, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the plaintiff immediately. For this reason, the plaintiff's trial date and release from medical care were very close together, allowing the case to settle quickly.
Outcome: The case was settled for $350,000 without the necessity of a trial.
Awarded: $350,000


About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.
We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.
Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.
Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.
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