Virginia: Vehicle Accidents – A Lawyer’s Trucks (May 10, 2021)

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Trial for May 2021 is emblazoned “Drugs & Devices,” and features 5 crash cases in its “Verdicts & SETTLEMENTS”. “Unsafe condition of roadway” reports a $575,000.00 Illinois settlement for a bicyclist’s personal injuries in 2021. Id. at 10. “Failure to investigate driver’s medical history” highlights a $1,000,000.00 North Carolina settlement in 2020 for car occupants hit by a city’s van. Id. “Wrongful operation of skid steer loader without flashing signal” chronicles a $4,005,000.00 Illinois settlement in 2021 for 3 wrongful death victims of car crash. Id. at 12. “Improper lookout by box truck driver” highlights a $570,000.00 Washington jury verdict in 2020 for personal injuries of a pickup truck driver rear-ended. Id. “Improper lookout causes multi-vehicle collision” covers a $868,600.00 Florida settlement in 2020 for a log truck driver’s personal injuries. Id.

Trial is the monthly law journal of the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association (“ATLA”). Mr. Waterman has been a member of AAJ/ATLA for 34 years.

His practice focuses on MVAs, medical malpractice, and other cases of wrongful death and personal injury.