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Subject: Verdicts & Settlements July 30, 2007: Man hit while changing tire settles

Pub: Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Author: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff

Category: Justice

Sub-Category: Courts

Issue Date: 07/30/2007      Word Count: 134

Verdicts & Settlements July 30, 2007: Man hit while changing tire settles

by Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff

Dolan Media Newswires

 

RICHMOND, VA -- Plaintiff and companion co-worker, were changing a flat tire of their company's van on the shoulder of Interstate 95. Plaintiff and companion were injured when a semi strayed off the travel lanes, struck both parties and failed to stop. Plaintiff sustained numerous severe injuries and remains permanently disabled in his right upper extremity.

Type of Action: Personal injury (hit and run, tractor-trailer v. pedestrian)

Injuries Alleged: Broken leg, broken wrist (requiring four surgeries to date), broken back

Name of Case: Larry Andrew Stacy v. John Doe

Court: Chesterfield Circuit Court

Case No.: CL05-715

Name of Judge: Cleo E. Powell

Verdict/Settlement: Settlement

Verdict Date: July 1, 2007

Experts: Jonathan Isaacs, (treating orthopaedist); Larry L. Sinsabaugh, PhD (vocational rehabilitation)

Insurer: Uninsured Motorist Carrier: Zurich North America

Plaintiff's Attorneys: Sanford B. Norman and Dennis J. Whelan III, Richmond

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