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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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$1,200,000 Auto Accident

Defendant was operating his motor vehicle in Virginia Beach. As he rounded a curve, he negligently drove off the roadway, corrected his vehicle and came back in the roadway, striking...

$265,000 Medical Malpractice

Doe, age 75, had a history of heart failure, obesity, high blood pressure and shortness of breath. She presented to defendant hospital emergency room with high fever and elevated blood...

$225,000 Medical Malpractice

Woe underwent a C-section for delivery of her baby and was thereafter readmitted to a hospital because the suture line from her surgery had reopened. A wound vac was ordered...

$10,200,000 Jury Verdict – Traumatic Brain Injury in Trucking Accident

Zoll v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court, Auto Accident (2008) Woman suffered a traumatic brain injury when struck by a tractor-trailer on I-295. Her difficulties included headaches, speech impairment...

$7,500,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury / School Bus Case

Watford v. City of Hampton Public Schools, et al., Hampton Circuit Court (2004) Motorcycle rider struck in back of head by side mirror of school bus, school bus making negligent...

$3,750,000 – Million Dollar Settlement – Motorcycle Wrongful Death

Naval officer was killed while operating motorcycle on Interstate 64 after the defendant swerved into plaintiff’s lane of travel knocking him off of his bike. Plaintiff died at the scene...

$3,700,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury in Trucking Accident

Confidential – (2012) Plaintiff was a passenger in a tractor trailer truck on I-81. Defendant came across the median in his tractor trailer truck, resulting in head-on crash. Plaintiff suffered...

$3,500,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury/Auto Crash

Kuffel v. City of Chesapeake, et. al. (2008) Plaintiff, a teenage girl, was riding as a passenger in a Ford Mustang headed south on Dominion Boulevard just north of the...

$3,000,000 – Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury / Dump Truck Case

Wood v. S.C. Jones, Inc., et al., Hampton Circuit Court (2005) Woman was traveling 40 mph when she collided with a dump truck who negligently made a left turn in...

$2,500,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury / Trucking Case

Jane Doe v. Roe Trucking Co. (2009) Plaintiff, a 60 year old, part-time pre-school teacher, was a passenger in a school van that was rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck....

$2,400,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury / Bicycle Case

John Doe v. Swygert & Eastern Aluminum Supply, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2003) 60 year old chiropractor, while riding bicycle, was struck in back of head by side mirror of...

$2,100,000 Orthopedic Injuries

Remley v. Ruiz (2013) Plaintiff was severely injured when he fell from a second story hotel balcony. The verdict included punitive damages of $350,000.00.

$1,725,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury

Kellam v. Colvin and Dunkin’ Donuts Mid-Atlantic Distribution Center Inc., U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia Plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a Dunkin’ Donuts tractor-trailer on the Eastern...

$1,550,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Tractor Trailer Truck Collision-Traumatic Brain Injury

Smaw vs. Raymond S. Buffington and New Prime, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2013) Plaintiff suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when his vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer truck...

$1,550,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Spears v. Atlas Honda, Circuit Court, Bristol, VA (2015) Case was tried before a Bristol, VA jury and settled on third day of trial. Defense admitted liability just prior to...

$1,500,000 Wrongful Death

The patient presented to the hospital following the premature rupture of her membranes. She was 35 weeks and 6 days pregnant with twins. The plan was to perform a repeat...

$1,500,000 Jury Verdict

Estate of Gerald Teeuwen, deceased v. Drs. Birk and Lowden-Chesapeake Circuit Court (2016) Gerald Teeuwen was a 77-year-old bicycle racer who never smoked. However, he had a persistent cough when...

$1,350,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury

Jones v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2011) Shipyard worker injured when an explosion ripped through a crew head area on the U.S.S. Leyte Gulf while the ship was...

$1,200,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Wrongful Death/DUI

Vega v. Looker, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2003) Mrs. Vega, 41, was a passenger in a minivan. As the van entered an intersection, a sport-utility vehicle ran a red light,...

$1,200,000 Dollar Settlement – Obstetrical Medical Malpractice Confidential

The plaintiff mother gave birth to a young girl with shoulder dystocia. Plaintiff mother claims that she requested a C-section delivery but the hospital claimed that she had progressed to...

$1,195,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury

Campbell v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., Norfolk Circuit Court (2011) Shipyard worker injured on September 15, 2007 in an explosion on the U.S.S. Leyte Gulf. Campbell suffered a mild traumatic brain...

$1,100,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury / Trucking Case

Jane Doe v. Roe Trucking Company (2009) Plaintiff, a 58 year old school principal, was a passenger in a school van that was rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck. Plaintiff...

$1,000,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Confidential (2012) Plaintiff was struck on the top of his head by a metal stabilizer bar. He suffered balance disorder and mood changes. Medical expenses were $ 51,000.00. The case...

$1,000,000 Million Dollar Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury

Moore v. Capitol Finishes, Inc., United States District Court, Norfolk Div. (2011) Moore had a congenital defect, Arnold Chiari I, was non-symptomatic before being injured in the explosion on the...

$900,000 Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury Auto Accident

Walker v. Buck and Re-Steel Supply Company, Inc., U.S. District Court – Eastern District Norfolk (2010) Plaintiff was injured when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. William Buck, the driver...

$900,000 Settlement – Auto Accident / Orthopaedic Injuries

Walters v. City of Chesapeake, et. al. (2008) Plaintiff, a teenage boy, was headed south on Dominion Boulevard just north of the Steel Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia. A northbound SUV...

$800,000 Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury Car Accident

Jane Doe v. Janet Roe, Chesapeake Circuit Court (2009) A woman suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a two vehicle collision. Her injuries included short term memory loss, depression,...

$750,000 Jury Verdict – Medical Malpractice

Holland v. Dixon M. Rollins, M.D. and Suffolk Radiology Associates, Inc. (2010) 72 year old decedent underwent a gastrografin enema procedure by defendant radiologist for inspection of suspected anastomosis leak...

$750,000 Jury Verdict – Assisted Living Sexual Assault Case

Crewe v. Cote De Neige – Assisted Living Center Newport News Circuit Court (2009) Plaintiff, a 56 year old mentally handicapped resident, was repeatedly sodomized by a male certified nurse...

$675,000 Auto Accident

This was a motor vehicle accident case, where the plaintiff, age 37, was a passenger in a vehicle that had stopped for traffic backed up at a red traffic signal....

$662,500 Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

John Doe vs. Nursing Home (2016) Plaintiff’s decedent, a 90 year old woman was rolled off of her bed and sustained fractures of her right lower leg, right ankle, right...

$650,000 Hospital medical malpractice

Jane Doe, age 78, was a resident at an assisted living facility (ALF), when she was admitted to Woe Hospital for pneumonia. The plan of care for her was to...

$600,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

Frances Doe v. Woe Nursing Home (2016) Doe, age 90, suffered from dementia and was impulsive. She required extensive assistance for toilet use. A CNA was providing toileting care and...

$600,000 Auto Accident

Plaintiff’s pickup truck was stopped on I-264 West. Two cars were stopped behind him when defendant drove his work van into the second car stopped behind plaintiff at 40 mph,...

$542,000 Medical Malpractice

The Law Firm of Carlton F. Bennett, PLLC and The Rawls Law Group recently concluded a $542,000 settlement in a case involving a patient who suffered a permanent bladder injury...

$525,000 Settlement – Trucking Accident

John Doe vs. Moe Trucking and Jane Doe vs. Moe Trucking (2012) Tractor-Trailer truck lost control and crashed into a convenience store. John Doe was standing near the counter and...

$500,000 Settlement-Mild-Traumatic Brain Injury/Auto Collision

Flowers v. Dwier-Selden, Circuit Court City of Richmond (2017) Plaintiff’s vehicle was rear ended on Richmond Road in Albemarle County, Virginia and Plaintiff suffered a mild traumatic brain injury. Her...

$500,000 Settlement-Nursing Home

John Doe v. Moe Nursing Home (2017) Plaintiff’s estate sued for death of loved one. Decedent was a long-term resident of nursing home and had diabetes. He often had low...

$500,000 Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury

Maurakis v. Glenn – Client knocked to ground by car in parking lot causing dizziness, memory deficits and post-traumatic headaches (2015)

$500,000 Medical Malpractice

Doe had suffered a spinal cord injury and was wheelchair bound. She was admitted to Woe’s healthcare facility for physical therapy and during a physical therapy session the therapist attempted...

$450,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Negligence Confidential

Jane Doe was a patient at a nursing home, rehabbing from a stroke. She had an underlying condition that required a tracheostomy and a had a permanent trach. Doe was...

$450,000 Mediated Settlement

Harris v. Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc., et al. U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia (2011) Mack truck failed to stop at a stop sign resulting in a...

$450,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

Annie Doe v. Woe Nursing Home (2016) Doe, age 87, was totally dependent upon one staff for bathing. She was bed bound and had contractures of her extremities. While preparing...

$450,000 Decubitis Pressure Sore Case

Jane Doe v. Woe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2017)-Confidential Doe suffered a progressive condition that made her bed bound and dependent on all of her activities of daily living,...

$450,000 Settlement-Nursing Home Malpractice Confidential

Plaintiff had uncontrolled diabetes and underwent an amputation of his right leg, above the knee. The surgery was successful and he was discharged from the hospital to a nursing home....

$439,804 Assisted living facility negligence

Ms. Condon, age 86, suffered from advanced dementia, was chair bound, unsteady of balance and had no safety awareness. Her admitting physician described in his physician assessment prior to admission...

$425,000 Wrongful Death-Medical Transport

Doe was being transported to her regular dialysis appointment when she was dropped, fracturing her left knee and left hip. At that time, she was recovering from a previous fracture...

$425,000 Auto Accident

Jon October 25, 2016, Ms. Lunde was operating her motor vehicle on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, Virginia when defendant struck her vehicle from the rear, resulting in significant property damage....

$420,000 Settlement-Assisted Living Facility Negligence Confidential

92 year old resident of an assisted living facility, with increasing dementia and failing physically, was left alone for about 30 minutes in a TV sitting area. While alone and...

$375,000 Nursing Home Malpractice Settlement Confidential

John Doe, was admitted to Woe Nursing Home for rehabilitation after placement of a pacemaker. At the time of admission, Doe had numerous pre-existing conditions including, but not limited to:...

$375,000 Nursing Home Malpractice Settlement Confidential

Doe was a resident at Woe Nursing Home and was bed bound. She had a prior pressure sore, which had healed, but placed her at high risk for further skin...

$350,000 Settlement – Virginia Nursing Home Malpractice

Confidential – settlement of case for resident who was assaulted by another resident (2015)

$350,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Case

A Virginia Nursing Home (2008) A 79 year old nursing home resident, was transferred to the nursing home for rehabilitation following knee replacement surgery. While at the nursing home, the...

$325,000 Wrongful Death

Doe, age 93, suffered from dementia and was a resident of Woe Assistant Care Center. Doe required extensive assistance for transfers to and from her recliner chair. Two staff aides...

$315,000 Nursing Home Malpractice Settlement

Doe, age 64, was admitted to Woe Nursing Home in 2016 with a seizure disorder and prior stroke and was assessed as being cognitively impaired. Doe required extensive assistance for...

$302,000 Dog Bite

Doe was walking down a city sidewalk when she was suddenly attacked by an 85-pound pit bull owned by Moe. The dog knocked her to the ground and mauled her,...

$300,000 Settlement-Assisted Living Facility Negligence

Confidential (2018) Jane Roe, age 90, fractured her hip and after surgery was admitted to Woe assisted living facility. She suffered dementia and she was not considered a good rehab...

$300,000 Settlement – Personal Injury Pedestrian/Automobile Collision

Jimenez v. Jane Doe (2014) Plaintiff, an E-3 US Naval Seaman, was struck by Defendant’s vehicle as a pedestrian walking through a crosswalk in Norfolk, Virginia. On February 8, 2013,...

$300,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

Doe v. Moe Nursing Home (2016) In this confidential settlement, Doe, age 73, suffered from long standing mental illness, was bed bound, and required total care. While transferring Doe to...

$300,000 Nursing Home Malpractice

Moe was admitted for rehab following a lung surgery and was expected to make a full recovery. Moe’s condition unexpectedly deteriorated and the nursing home negligently delayed getting her to...

$290,000 Negotiated Settlement – Auto Collision

Kinzey v. Jane Doe (2014) Plaintiff was driving his 2000 Honda Accord on Old Donation Parkway approaching the intersection of Old Donation Parkway and North Great Neck Road. As plaintiff...

$275,000 Healthcare Malpractice

John Doe was admitted for palliative care to the long term care unit of Woe healthcare facility. Doe suffered from dementia, convulsions and high blood pressure and had recurring urinary...

$275,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Negligence

John Doe v. Roe Nursing Home, Norfolk Circuit Court (2003) Plaintiff’s decedent, 95 years old, admitted to Nursing Home with known propensity to fall. Inadequate assessment upon admission to Home,...

$275,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement

Doe presented to Woe’s healthcare facility in September 2021 for a laser therapy collagen treatment procedure, which was described as something that would be helpful to her in reducing collagen...

$250,000 Mild Concussion

Longtin vs. Gibson, Norfolk Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff, a 62 year old elementary school teacher who was considering retirement, was rear ended. She sustained a mild concussion and returned to...

$250,000 Assisted Care Negligence

Elderly resident of an assisted living facility suffered from severe dementia and had to be redirected by the staff. She suffered several severe falls with injuries. Plaintiff alleged that no...

$250,000 Jury Verdict – Traumatic Brain Injury Case

Armbrister v. McDade, Hampton Circuit Court (2006) Plaintiff, 17 years old, suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when Defendant broadsided her vehicle going 35 mph. Plaintiff suffered a brain injury...

$250,000 Tractor Trailer Truck Accident

On January 21, 2019 the plaintiff had a tire blowout and safely moved her vehicle to the shoulder of I-64 west. The defendant was operating a tractor trailer truck westbound,...

$250,000 Medical Malpractice

Jane Doe, age 77, presented to the hospital for an outpatient procedure, but ended up having to be admitted overnight to the hospital to complete the procedure the next day....

$246,500 Settlement-Personal Injury-Automobile Accident Tryphonas v. Hardison

Plaintiff driver was hit from the rear with minimal property damage. She suffered injuries to her back and a concussion. Plaintiff did office work and had resulting problems with executive...

$245,000 Motorcycle accident

Plaintiff was lawfully operating his motorcycle when the 94 year old defendant who was operating her vehicle in the opposite direction suddenly turned left without warning and blocked his path....

$230,000 Arbitration Award

Long v. Medical Facilities of America (2014) Nursing home malpractice case; resident falls from bed and fractures her neck while rehabbing from a stroke. She had to wear a brace...

$210,000 Settlement – Motor Vehicle Accident Daniels v. Sandridge, Isle of Wight Circuit Court

Plaintiff was hit by a car running a stop sign. Plaintiff was taken to the hospital for back and neck pain, and later developed shoulder pain requiring rotator cuff surgery.

$190,000 Jury Verdict – Auto Collision

Hofheimer v. McKenna, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff suffered a concussion injury and loss of gag reflex. Plaintiff had no loss of earnings.

$190,000 Settlement – Intersection crash led to mild TBI

Kemick v. McCarley, Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff was traveling west-bound on Dam Neck Road in Virginia Beach. The defendant ran a red light at the intersection of Dam...

$175,000 Medical Malpractice

Doe suffered from peripheral vascular disease in his lower extremities as a result of his diabetic condition. Doe underwent a successful partial leg amputation in 2018. Doe was discharged to...

$160,000 Settlement – Veterans Nursing Negligence

U.S. District Court, E.D.Va. Lauth v. United States (Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs) (2002) Death of 83 year old amputee from subdural hematoma caused by nurse’s improper turning of patient in...

$150,000 Jury Verdict – Auto Collision

Ellsworth v. Jeter, Hampton Circuit Court (2008) Man suffered a strained ankle with 16% partial impairment. The case was tried to a jury who returned a verdict of $150,000.

$135,000 Assisted Care Negligence Settlement Confidential

Client was a resident at an Assisted Living Facility. She suffered from severe dementia. She was a known risk for elopement as she was known to wander the facility. The...

$125,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice & Federal Tort Claims Act

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 decubitus ulcer due to the combined negligence of the Nursing...

$125,000 Settlement – Medical Malpractice – Federal Tort Claims Act

Callahan v. United States of America, U.S.D.C Richmond (2015) Retired veteran fell from a ladder at home and suffered a complex skull fracture and severe traumatic brain injury. Prior to...

$125,000 Settlement – Facial Scar and Headaches

Gabris v. Ashman, Norfolk Circuit Court (2015) College student’s vehicle struck from rear, suffering a broken nose and cut in lower lip. $11,000 in medical bills. Client continues to have...

$108,000 Settlement – Medical Transport Negligence

Jane Doe v. Moe Transport, Inc., Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2002) Client falls and fractures hip and hip is pinned by surgeon and he has her admitted for rehab to...

$105,450 Jury Verdict – Auto Collision

Alan v. Gray, Chesapeake Circuit Court (2012) Plaintiff suffered knee injury resulting in arthroscopic surgery, and also suffered aggravation of his low back condition. Plaintiff had no loss of earnings.

$100,000 Confidential

Jane Doe was admitted to Roe Nursing Home with severe dementia and was confined to the dementia lock-down unit. She would wander about the facility aimlessly. Doe was a full...

$50,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Negligence

Jane Doe v. Moe Nursing Home, Richmond Circuit Court (2002) The plaintiff was admitted to defendant nursing home for skilled rehab. Four days after admission a licensed practical nurse, who...

$25,000 Nursing Home Malpractice

John Doe v. Nursing Home (2005) Plaintiff was a non-ambulatory, demented resident with severe Alzheimer’s who was fed through a feeding tube. When the tube became clogged, the nursing home’s...

Confidential Settlement – Wrongful Death/Dialysis/Nursing Malpractice

Jane Doe v. Dialysis Center (2003) Decedent was exposed to harmful chemical during her regular dialysis treatment, resulting in fatal hemolysis of her blood (destruction of red blood cells). The...

Confidential Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

John Doe v. Nursing Home (2004) 57 year old stroke victim admitted for rehabilitation and long term nursing care with inability to turn and reposition himself, but with no skin...

Confidential Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

John Doe v. Nursing Home (2004) In January 28, 2003, the decedent, age 74, was admitted to defendant nursing home for rehab after a hip fracture suffered at home. The...

Confidential Settlement – Medical Malpractice

Jane Doe v. John Doe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2000) Mother of full-term baby is brought to hospital by OB/GYN for induced labor so he can go on vacation. Defendant...

Confidential Settlement – Medical Malpractice

Jim Doe v. Larry Roe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Family physician failed to diagnose prostate cancer resulting in loss of chance for cure. Settlement amount: Confidential.

Confidential Settlement – Medical Malpractice

John Doe v. Mike Moe, M.D., Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Surgical negligence. Dr. Moe failed to wait for full effect of anesthesia during umbilical hernia operation. Negligently failed to appreciate...

Confidential Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

Estate of Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2001) Resident on pureed diet order gets access to a hamburger, eats it, and chokes to death. Settlement amount:...

Confidential Settlement – Nursing Home Malpractice

John Doe v. Moe Nursing Home, Virginia Circuit Court (2000) Resident fell more than 30 times before the nursing home reassessed his care plan and provided least restrictive restraint. Falls...

Confidential Settlement – Medical Malpractice Against Hospital

(2008) 76 year old plaintiff had hip surgery with complications which resulted in an extended stay in the hospital. Plaintiff was later transferred to a nursing home where it was...

Confidential Settlement – Wrongful Death Scalding Case

Norfolk Circuit Court (2007) A 63 year old handicapped woman died after being scalded by water emitting from her bathtub. Her third degree burns resulted in infection which caused her...

Confidential Settlement – Assisted Living Center Wrongful Death

John Doe v. Roe Assisted Care Facility Virginia Circuit Court (2010) Wrongful death settlement in favor of surviving children of an elderly man with dementia who lived in an assisted...

Confidential Settlement – Nursing Home Wrongful Death

Virginia Circuit Court (2010) Elderly nursing home resident died as a result of a fall sustained at the nursing home. A resident at the nursing home for 33 years, resident...

Nursing Home Malpractice-Confidential

Roe was admitted for rehab following a stroke. She had limited bed mobility and was incontinent. A nursing aide was bathing her in her bed and changing her brief and...

Nursing Home Malpractice-Confidential

Doe was admitted to Woe nursing home following a stroke. He was at high risk for skin breakdown. He was a max assist patient and completely dependent on the direct...

Nursing Home-Confidential Settlement

Jane Doe was a 92 year old total assist resident who had dementia. She was transferred to a shower chair and on the way to the shower room the CNA...

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