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______ $325,000 - Motor Vehicle Auto Accident - Head-on - Road - Municipal Liability - Wrongful Death - Juveniles - Settlement

Facts: Defendant Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission had placed orange construction signs, which instructed oncoming vehicles the "Right lane ends 200 feet - merge left," on Little Falls Parkway in Chevy Chase, MD. Plaintiff's decedent complied and merged into the left lane. No double yellow lines indicated that the road was traveled by vehicles in both directions. As ...
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______ $300,000 - Medical Malpractice Medical Malpractice - Electrolyte Level - Monitoring - Wrongful Death - Municipal Liability - Settlement

Facts: Plaintiff's decedent had a history of headaches, neck pain and hand numbness and was referred to Medical College of VA (MCV). An MRI disclosed advanced degenerative disc disease at C3-C4 with secondary spinal stenosis. Decedent was admitted to MCV for an anterior cervical diskectomy. Two days post-op she demonstrated confusion and disorientation. Electrolyte tests made five days ...
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______ $650,000. - Motor Vehicle Auto Accident - Loss Of Control - Recently Repaved Road - Municipal Liability - Settlement

Facts: Plaintiff was traveling on Georgia Highway 92 in Acworth. Her vehicle left the roadway due to unknown reasons. As plaintiff reentered the paved surface, her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a tractor-trailer head-on, rendering her quadriplegic. Defendant Georgia Department of Transportation's road contractor had previously resurfaced the road.

Plaintiff allege...
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______ Bench trial resulting in $1,200,000 verdict. See Editor's Note. - Governmental Immunity Federal Tort Claims Act - Wrongful Death - British Soldier - Wrongful Death

Facts: Plaintiff's decedent, a lieutenant in the British army, was a member of a British army rugby team which had traveled to Defendant United States to play in a rugby tournament. A van and driver were provided for the team by defendant. On the way back from Atlanta to Columbus, defendant's driver ran off of the road after falling asleep at the wheel. The van flipped over and Plaintiff's ...
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______ $110,000 to Faith Simmons only. See Editor's Note. - Motor Vehicle Auto Accident - Collision With Speeding Police Cruiser - Police - Remittitur

Facts: Plaintiffs were exiting a gas station in Harford County. As plaintiff husband pulled out onto the roadway, he collided with a police cruiser operated by Defendant Johnson, who is a Maryland state police trooper. Defendant Johnson was allegedly traveling approximately 100 m.p.h. without operating his lights and siren. The front end of the police cruiser impacted with the rear-end o...
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______ $50,000 against the State of Maryland only. - Assault & Battery Assault & Battery - Detainee In Detention Center - Municipal Liability

Facts: Plaintiff was being detained at the Charles County Detention Center in Defendant State of Maryland while awaiting trial on misdemeanor charges. Another inmate struck plaintiff on the head, injuring him.

Plaintiff alleged that defendants were negligent in improperly placing him in a maximum security section, in failing to segregate a known dangerous person in their cust...
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______ Structured settlement with a present value of $5 million. - Settlement Near Drowning - Federal Tort Claims Act - Minor - Premises Liability

Facts: The injured minor, son of a woman married to a US Army sergeant, was one of a group of children enrolled in a family support program at Fort Gordon. The children were taken to a swimming pool for non-commissioned officers at Fort Gordon. The child could not swim and about 15 minutes after the children were allowed in the pool, was found on the bottom. A counselor performed CPR and...
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______ $50,000 against the State of Maryland, only. See Editor's Note. - Motor Vehicle Multi-vehicle Collision - Intersection - Right-of-way - Municipal Liability

Facts: Plaintiff was stopped at a red light at an intersection. Defendant Horton, an employee of Defendant State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources, was driving one of several State-owned unmarked vehicles that were rushing to rescue a child who had reportedly fallen through the ice. Defendant Horton allegedly entered the intersection on a red light at a speed of 50 m.p.h. and coll...
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______ $630,000 reduced to $200,000 pursuant to the Local Government Tort Claims Act. - Landlord/tenant Toxic Exposure - Lead Paint - Minor - Premises Liability - Juveniles - Toxic Exposure - Municipal Liability

Facts: Plaintiff minor was born in 1987 and lived with her grandmother in an apartment owned by Defendant Baltimore City Housing Authority. Her grandmother had allegedly complained to defendant about peeling paint in the apartment both before and after the child's birth. Defendant did not respond to the complaints. In April 1988 plaintiff tested positive to lead poisoning with a level of 34...
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______ $925,000 - Motor Vehicle Auto Accident - Defective Guard Rail - Amputation - Municipal Liability - Amputation - Settlement

Facts: Plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile operated by her sister. The sister was allegedly traveling at an excessive rate of speed on Georgia State Highway 11 in Defendant State of Georgia when she encountered ice on the roadway. She lost control of her vehicle and struck a guardrail, which speared the passenger compartment, severing plaintiff's right leg below-the-knee. Plaintiff...
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