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Norfolk to pay out $7.5 million to teen hit by city truck |
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NORFOLK
The city has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman whose son was hit by a truck driven by a city employee.
The City Council was briefed on the issue during a closed-door meeting Tuesday night. City Attorney Bernard Pishko said the matter has not been resolved and declined further comment. However, two city officials who asked not to be identified said the council agreed to the settlement.
The circuit judge hearing the case must approve any settlement. The case is scheduled to go to trial next week. Council approval isn't necessary because Pishko has the right to settle lawsuits, but he sought approval anyway.
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$3.19 Million Settlement Reached in Fatal Ship Explosion |
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MAY 19, 1994
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT ARCHIVES
SETTLEMENT REACHED IN FATAL SHIP EXPLOSION
Published: Thursday, May 19, 1994
Section: LOCAL, page D3
Source: STAFF REPORT
© 1994 Landmark Communications, Inc.
A deadly maritime explosion off the coast of South Africa has resulted in a $3.19 million settlement for the families of a ship's captain and four crew members killed in the blast.
U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc. agreed this week to pay $2.35 million in damages.
A federal judge in Norfolk had previously ordered the Pittsburgh-based company to pay an additional $840,000 related to the explosion on the coat-carrying ship, Berge Charlotte, on Oct. 27, 1990.
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Man incarcerated unjustly gets $3 million for mental anguish |
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MARCH 10, 2003
VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY
UNJUST IMPRISONMENT - MENTAL ANGUISH
Published: March 10, 2003
17 VLW 1014
© Virginia Lawyers Weekly Inc.
On Feb. 21, 1996, Daniel Caldwell received a near-fatal head wound caused by a gunshot in the home of a friend. The event was witnessed by three people, including 15-year-old Ricky Cullipher, Jr. After the gunshot, everyone then present left the house in various stages of distress, clearly concerned about the consequences of the act which had just taken place. Two of them arranged medical assistance for Caldwell, and another disposed of the weapon. In due course, all returned to the home and were available to the police for questioning.
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Woman wins $2.2 million in soap slip |
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AUGUST 28, 2000
VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY
WOMAN WINS $2.2 MILLION IN SOAP SLIP
Published: August 28, 2000
Source: Deborah Elkins
© Lawyers Weekly, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores must pay $2.2 million to a woman who slipped on soap in the restroom of the Winchester Wal-Mart, in a decision released Aug. 17 by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
In her suit, Ladonna Goehler alleged that she had slipped in liquid soap that pooled on the floor underneath the soap dispenser.
The unpublished per curiam opinion is available as Goehler v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (VLW 000-2-191).
Although the store maintained that the dispenser had always been situated over the sink, so that excess soap dripped directly into the basin, the plaintiff employed an expert witness who produced photographs showing that the soap dispenser had in fact been moved, according to the 4th Circuit's opinion.
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