Six people suffered a variety of injuries requiring hospital treatment when a large limb broke off a rotting tree and fell into a farmer’s market being held on the grounds of the University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville. The accident occurred on the afternoon of August 14, 2014. News reports offered few other details,…
What Happened A Fredericksburg doctor suffered a slip and fall while in a Wal-Mart and is now struggling with a permanent back injury. The doctor decided to seek representation from a Virginia (VA). personal injury law firm and was able to secure an $11.25 million jury verdict. The doctor reportedly stepped on a recently treated…
What Happened A Strasburg, Virginia (VA) resident, Ellen E. Sager, initiated a 3 million dollar lawsuit against a Food Lion store. Ms. Sager stated that she seriously injured her knee from a fall in the store caused by stepping in water that leaked from a refrigeration unit, according to nvdaily.com. When Ms. Sager reported the accident to a store…
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City building inspectors had no immediate answers for why a home’s balcony collapsed in the 200 block of 73rd Street at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on the morning of July 30, 2012. The wooden structure appears to have separated from the house, throwing the people on it to the ground and sending one woman to…