Crash victim left with permanent and chronic vertigo—$750,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was a 54 year old divorced mother of two children who worked as an accountant for a company in downtown Richmond. Following a car accident on June 22, 2007, she experienced permanent and chronic vertigo and dizziness, in addition to headaches, collar bone pain and muscle aches. Liability in the crash was admitted by the defense, who totally and completely disputed the claim of vertigo and argued that it was not related to the accident. Following a two-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for $750,000.
Staffing company, apartment complex accused of responsibility for rape—$3,000,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was attacked in her apartment late at night by a maintenance worker who was hired by a staffing agency as a temporary employee of the management company of the apartment building.
Trial lawyers form law firm dedicated to handling serious plaintiff’s cases
RICHMOND, Va. – November 1, 2009 – Five nationally recognized trial lawyers in Richmond, Virginia announced today the formation of a new firm devoted to families devastated by catastrophic injury or death and other cases of serious personal and economic loss.
Effective November 1, 2009, Irvin V. Cantor, Lewis T. Stoneburner, H. Aubrey Ford III, Stephanie E. Grana, and Elliott M. Buckner will continue their practice together as Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner, P.C. with offices located downtown. Bellamy Stoneburner will join the firm as an associate. Prior to the launch of their new firm, all six attorneys practiced in the litigation section of CantorArkema, P.C.
All CSFGB partners selected for Virginia Super Lawyers and two named to Top 50 Super Lawyers
The law firm of Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner is pleased to announce that all five of its partners have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Law & Politics’ Virginia Super Lawyers. The list of attorneys will also be included in a special section in Richmond magazine.
Wrongful death of child in school bus accident—$1,300,000 Settlement
Decedent, a 14-year-old middle school student, was killed on Jan. 2, 2006, after exiting a school bus. The bus driver failed to activate the bus’s amber warning lights as the bus approached decedent’s stop and the red warning lights once the bus came to a stop.
Auto crosses double yellow line, strikes couple on motorcycle - $5,000,000 Settlement
An automobile crossed the double yellow lines of a two-lane road and struck a motorcycle in the opposite lane of travel.
The husband and driver of the motorcycle, age 48, suffered traumatic left leg injuries resulting in an above-the-knee amputation. Surgery for subsequent stump revision was also required. An Army veteran, he was in excellent health and extremely active prior to the crash. He suffers from intermittent phantom pain and depression.
Coronary artery perforated during angioplasty for stent - $1,700,000 Settlement
Plaintiff underwent an angioplasty procedure (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or “PTCA”) to correct an earlier stent that had failed. During the course of the PTCA, the interventional cardiologist perforated the distal left circumflex coronary artery causing bleeding in the pericardium that was visible on an angiogram (and recognized by the defendant after the fact).
The bleeding in the pericardium compressed plaintiff’s heart and ultimately led to a life-threatening cardiopulmonary arrest.
911 tapes lead to witness to injuries to teacher’s aide - $2,982,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, a 53-year-old teacher’s aide, suffered multiple serious injuries in a motor vehicle collision, including a traumatic brain injury, pelvic and acetabulum fractures, and a recurrent traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. The plaintiff remained in Fairfax Hospital for several weeks following the crash.
Case highlights need to uncover all possible insurance coverage - $1,084,000 Settlement
This was a wrongful death case, arising from a motor vehicle crash in which a woman was killed and three young passengers in the backseat were injured. The two statutory beneficiaries in the death case were the decedent’s 18-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter.
The damages suffered by the children were significant because their mother was the glue that held the family together. She in essence ran the family household, and was the major contributor to the family business. The children suffered a loss of income and loss of services, but their emotional losses were much more overwhelming.
Stoneburner quoted in Virginia Lawyers Weekly article on internet juror research
The widespread use of the Internet has taken a lot of the guesswork out of jury selection, some lawyers are finding. Web users, especially those involved with social networking sites, are revealing much more of their personal information, often unknowingly.
