Here at The Law Firm of Carlton F. Bennett, P.L.L.C., we are proud of the work we do for our clients in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Now, you can read about some of the jury verdicts and settlements we have obtained in our cases that involve personal injury, traumatic brain injury, trucking accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and nursing home malpractice. Please take a few minutes and familiarize yourself with some of our work. Then contact us for a free consultation at (757) 267-9352.
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Zoll v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court, Auto Accident (2008) Woman suffered a traumatic brain injury when struck by...
Watford v. City of Hampton Public Schools, et al., Hampton Circuit Court (2004) Motorcycle rider struck in back of head...
Naval officer was killed while operating motorcycle on Interstate 64 after the defendant swerved into plaintiff’s lane of travel knocking...
Plaintiff was traveling northbound on Route 1 approaching the intersection of Wonderview Drive in Chesterfield County, slowing to make a...
Jane Doe (hereafter “Doe”) had multiple serious medical conditions including seizure disorder, chronic kidney disease, COPD and diabetes. She was...
Jane Doe, age 77 was admitted to Woe Assisted Care in 2022. Doe was a fall risk and suffered a...
Doe, age 60 fell at home, suffering a femur fracture. Following surgery, he was a high aspiration risk when admitted...
Ms. Shields, age 79 suffered from advanced dementia but was able to do most of her activities of daily living...
Defendant was operating his motor vehicle in Virginia Beach. As he rounded a curve, he negligently drove off the roadway,...
Plaintiff's decedent, 92, was a memory care resident at Doe assisted living facility. She suffered from advanced dementia, was bed/wheelchair...
On March 20, 2024, the plaintiff, a 25-year-old pedestrian, attempted to cross Lynnhaven Parkway in between intersections to get to...
Doe, age 75, had a history of heart failure, obesity, high blood pressure and shortness of breath. She presented to...
Woe underwent a C-section for delivery of her baby and was thereafter readmitted to a hospital because the suture line...
The patient presented to the hospital following the premature rupture of her membranes. She was 35 weeks and 6 days...
Doe, age 64, was admitted to Woe Nursing Home in 2016 with a seizure disorder and prior stroke and was...
Doe presented to Woe’s healthcare facility in September 2021 for a laser therapy collagen treatment procedure, which was described as...
Jane Doe, age 78, was a resident at an assisted living facility (ALF), when she was admitted to Woe Hospital...
Doe had suffered a spinal cord injury and was wheelchair bound. She was admitted to Woe’s healthcare facility for physical...
Jon October 25, 2016, Ms. Lunde was operating her motor vehicle on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, Virginia when defendant struck...
Doe, age 93, suffered from dementia and was a resident of Woe Assistant Care Center. Doe required extensive assistance for...
Plaintiff was lawfully operating his motorcycle when the 94 year old defendant who was operating her vehicle in the opposite...
This was a motor vehicle accident case, where the plaintiff, age 37, was a passenger in a vehicle that had...
Plaintiff’s pickup truck was stopped on I-264 West. Two cars were stopped behind him when defendant drove his work van...
Ms. Condon, age 86, suffered from advanced dementia, was chair bound, unsteady of balance and had no safety awareness. Her...
Doe was walking down a city sidewalk when she was suddenly attacked by an 85-pound pit bull owned by Moe....
Jane Doe, age 77, presented to the hospital for an outpatient procedure, but ended up having to be admitted overnight...
On January 21, 2019 the plaintiff had a tire blowout and safely moved her vehicle to the shoulder of I-64...
The Law Firm of Carlton F. Bennett, PLLC and The Rawls Law Group recently concluded a $542,000 settlement in a...
Doe was being transported to her regular dialysis appointment when she was dropped, fracturing her left knee and left hip. ...
John Doe was admitted for palliative care to the long term care unit of Woe healthcare facility. Doe suffered from...
Elderly resident of an assisted living facility suffered from severe dementia and had to be redirected by the staff. She...
Doe suffered from peripheral vascular disease in his lower extremities as a result of his diabetic condition. Doe underwent a...
John Doe, was admitted to Woe Nursing Home for rehabilitation after placement of a pacemaker. At the time of admission,...
Plaintiff was hit by a car running a stop sign. Plaintiff was taken to the hospital for back and neck...
Jane Doe was admitted to Roe Nursing Home with severe dementia and was confined to the dementia lock-down unit. She...
The plaintiff mother gave birth to a young girl with shoulder dystocia. Plaintiff mother claims that she requested a C-section...
Plaintiff had uncontrolled diabetes and underwent an amputation of his right leg, above the knee. The surgery was successful and...
Jane Doe was a patient at a nursing home, rehabbing from a stroke. She had an underlying condition that required...
92 year old resident of an assisted living facility, with increasing dementia and failing physically, was left alone for about...
Doe was a resident at Woe Nursing Home and was bed bound. She had a prior pressure sore, which had...
Confidential (2018) Jane Roe, age 90, fractured her hip and after surgery was admitted to Woe assisted living facility. She...
Plaintiff driver was hit from the rear with minimal property damage. She suffered injuries to her back and a concussion....
Client was a resident at an Assisted Living Facility. She suffered from severe dementia. She was a known risk for...
Jane Doe was a 92 year old total assist resident who had dementia. She was transferred to a shower chair...
Flowers v. Dwier-Selden, Circuit Court City of Richmond (2017) Plaintiff’s vehicle was rear ended on Richmond Road in Albemarle County,...
John Doe v. Moe Nursing Home (2017) Plaintiff’s estate sued for death of loved one. Decedent was a long-term resident...
Jane Doe v. Woe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2017)-Confidential Doe suffered a progressive condition that made her bed bound...
Doe was admitted to Woe nursing home following a stroke. He was at high risk for skin breakdown. He was...
Estate of Gerald Teeuwen, deceased v. Drs. Birk and Lowden-Chesapeake Circuit Court (2016) Gerald Teeuwen was a 77-year-old bicycle racer...
John Doe vs. Nursing Home (2016) Plaintiff’s decedent, a 90 year old woman was rolled off of her bed and...
Frances Doe v. Woe Nursing Home (2016) Doe, age 90, suffered from dementia and was impulsive. She required extensive assistance...
Annie Doe v. Woe Nursing Home (2016) Doe, age 87, was totally dependent upon one staff for bathing. She was...
Doe v. Moe Nursing Home (2016) In this confidential settlement, Doe, age 73, suffered from long standing mental illness, was...
Spears v. Atlas Honda, Circuit Court, Bristol, VA (2015) Case was tried before a Bristol, VA jury and settled on...
Maurakis v. Glenn – Client knocked to ground by car in parking lot causing dizziness, memory deficits and post-traumatic headaches...
Confidential – settlement of case for resident who was assaulted by another resident (2015)
Callahan v. United States of America, U.S.D.C Richmond (2015) Retired veteran fell from a ladder at home and suffered a...
Gabris v. Ashman, Norfolk Circuit Court (2015) College student’s vehicle struck from rear, suffering a broken nose and cut in...
Jimenez v. Jane Doe (2014) Plaintiff, an E-3 US Naval Seaman, was struck by Defendant’s vehicle as a pedestrian walking...
Kinzey v. Jane Doe (2014) Plaintiff was driving his 2000 Honda Accord on Old Donation Parkway approaching the intersection of...
Long v. Medical Facilities of America (2014) Nursing home malpractice case; resident falls from bed and fractures her neck while...
Remley v. Ruiz (2013) Plaintiff was severely injured when he fell from a second story hotel balcony. The verdict included...
Smaw vs. Raymond S. Buffington and New Prime, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2013) Plaintiff suffered a mild traumatic brain injury...
Confidential – (2012) Plaintiff was a passenger in a tractor trailer truck on I-81. Defendant came across the median in...
Confidential (2012) Plaintiff was struck on the top of his head by a metal stabilizer bar. He suffered balance disorder...
John Doe vs. Moe Trucking and Jane Doe vs. Moe Trucking (2012) Tractor-Trailer truck lost control and crashed into a...
Longtin vs. Gibson, Norfolk Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff, a 62 year old elementary school teacher who was considering retirement, was...
Hofheimer v. McKenna, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff suffered a concussion injury and loss of gag reflex. Plaintiff had...
Kemick v. McCarley, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff was traveling west-bound on Dam Neck Road in Virginia Beach. The...
Alan v. Gray, Chesapeake Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff suffered knee injury resulting in arthroscopic surgery, and also suffered aggravation of...
Jones v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2011) Shipyard worker injured when an explosion ripped through a crew head...
Campbell v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2011) Shipyard worker injured on September 15, 2007 in an explosion on...
Moore v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., United States District Court, Norfolk Div. (2011) Moore had a congenital defect, Arnold Chiari I,...
Harris v. Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc., et al. U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia (2011) Mack truck...
Walker v. Buck and Re-Steel Supply Company, Inc., U.S. District Court – Eastern District Norfolk (2010) Plaintiff was injured when...
Holland v. Dixon M. Rollins, M.D. and Suffolk Radiology Associates, Inc. (2010) 72 year old decedent underwent a gastrografin enema...
Virginia Circuit Court (2010) Elderly nursing home resident died as a result of a fall sustained at the nursing home....
John Doe v. Roe Assisted Care Facility Virginia Circuit Court (2010) Wrongful death settlement in favor of surviving children of...
Jane Doe v. Roe Trucking Co. (2009) Plaintiff, a 60 year old, part-time pre-school teacher, was a passenger in a...
Jane Doe v. Roe Trucking Company (2009) Plaintiff, a 58 year old school principal, was a passenger in a school...
Jane Doe v. Janet Roe, Chesapeake Circuit Court (2009) A woman suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a two...
Crewe v. Cote De Neige – Assisted Living Center Newport News Circuit Court (2009) Plaintiff, a 56 year old mentally...
Kuffel v. City of Chesapeake, et. al. (2008) Plaintiff, a teenage girl, was riding as a passenger in a Ford...
Walters v. City of Chesapeake, et. al. (2008) Plaintiff, a teenage boy, was headed south on Dominion Boulevard just north...
A Virginia Nursing Home (2008) A 79 year old nursing home resident, was transferred to the nursing home for rehabilitation...
Ellsworth v. Jeter, Hampton Circuit Court (2008) Man suffered a strained ankle with 16% partial impairment. The case was tried...
(2008) 76 year old plaintiff had hip surgery with complications which resulted in an extended stay in the hospital. Plaintiff...
Norfolk Circuit Court (2007) A 63 year old handicapped woman died after being scalded by water emitting from her bathtub....
Armbrister v. McDade, Hampton Circuit Court (2006) Plaintiff, 17 years old, suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when Defendant broadsided...
Wood v. S.C. Jones, Inc., et al., Hampton Circuit Court (2005) Woman was traveling 40 mph when she collided with...
John Doe v. Nursing Home (2005) Plaintiff was a non-ambulatory, demented resident with severe Alzheimer’s who was fed through a...
John Doe v. Nursing Home (2004) 57 year old stroke victim admitted for rehabilitation and long term nursing care with...
John Doe v. Nursing Home (2004) In January 28, 2003, the decedent, age 74, was admitted to defendant nursing home...
John Doe v. Swygert & Eastern Aluminum Supply, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2003) 60 year old chiropractor, while riding bicycle,...
Vega v. Looker, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2003) Mrs. Vega, 41, was a passenger in a minivan. As the van...
John Doe v. Roe Nursing Home, Norfolk Circuit Court (2003) Plaintiff’s decedent, 95 years old, admitted to Nursing Home with...
Jane Doe v. Dialysis Center (2003) Decedent was exposed to harmful chemical during her regular dialysis treatment, resulting in fatal...
U.S. District Court, E.D.Va. Lauth v. United States (Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs) (2002) Death of 83 year old amputee from...
Pearl Taylor v. U.S.A. and Confidential Nursing Home, U.S. District Court, Norfolk (2002) 99-year-old woman developed a Stage IV sacral...
Jane Doe v. Moe Transport, Inc., Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2002) Client falls and fractures hip and hip is pinned...
Jane Doe v. Moe Nursing Home, Richmond Circuit Court (2002) The plaintiff was admitted to defendant nursing home for skilled...
Jim Doe v. Larry Roe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Family physician failed to diagnose prostate cancer resulting in loss...
John Doe v. Mike Moe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Surgical negligence. Dr. Moe failed to wait for full effect...
Estate of Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Resident on pureed diet order gets access to...
John Doe v. Moe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2000) Resident fell more than 30 times before the nursing home...
Jane Doe v. John Doe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2000) Mother of full-term baby is brought to hospital by OB/GYN...
Kellam v. Colvin and Dunkin’ Donuts Mid-Atlantic Distribution Center Inc., U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia Plaintiff’s vehicle...
Moe was admitted for rehab following a lung surgery and was expected to make a full recovery. Moe’s condition unexpectedly...
Roe was admitted for rehab following a stroke. She had limited bed mobility and was incontinent. A nursing aide was...