The Kendall Law Firm is proud of our record of delivering positive results for our clients in Charlottesville, Winchester, Harrisonburg and areas throughout central and northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. We have shared a few of those results below including Virginia auto accident settlements.
Please keep in mind that every case is different especially a car accident. We do not share our firm’s past results with any intent to imply that the same economic damages or a similar result can be reached in your case or Virginia car accident settlement.
However, we do believe our past results indicate our firm’s experience with serious personal injury and wrongful death cases in Virginia including in a car accident.
Whether you can seek compensation – and the amount of compensation which you can pursue – will depend on the unique facts and legal issues in your case as well as your own goals. Our goal is to tailor our legal services to meet those goals.
If you were in a Virginia car accident or would like to discuss your case in a free consultation, please feel free to contact us today by phone or through our online form.
Harrisonburg
Our firm represented a fourth grade student and his family in this school bus accident case. The child suffered a closed head injury while riding a bus that was struck by a bob-tailing truck. We hired a life-care planner and an economist to provide insight on the child’s future loss of earnings. The case settled on the second day of trial.
Winchester
In this case, we represented a young woman whose husband was killed in a head-on collision with a commercial truck in Winchester, VA. The case settled for $1,500,000.
Winchester
We represented an 83-year-old great grandfather who was struck head-on by a box truck. He fractured his arm and leg and required screws and plates in his ankle and elbow. His case settled for $600,000.
Harrisonburg
In this case, a middle-aged manager was rear-ended, causing minimal property damage to his trailer hitch. His injuries required back surgery. We hired an engineer from North Dakota to discuss the force of the impact in court. The case settled in mediation.
Charlottesville
Our client, a waitress, was on her way to work when she got into a head-on collision with a driver who was passing on road with a double yellow line. She fractured her pelvis. Her case settled for $250,000.
Staunton
In this case, a woman with previous back problems stepped on her brake to avoid hitting an animal in the road. The driver behind her rear-ended her vehicle. The crash resulted in minor damage to both vehicles. The woman required back surgeries as a result of the accident. The insurance company made a low settlement offer. So, we filed suit. The woman’s case then settled for $200,000.
Winchester
A woman injured her right knee in a motor vehicle crash. She had knee surgery months later. The insurance company refused to relate the procedure to the crash. Their final offer was $22,709.16. The jury returned a verdict for $122,916.30.
Woodstock
We represented a woman who was struck by a drunk driver in the early morning hours. She required eye surgeries for a detached retina. Her case settled for $120,000.
Winchester
Our client, an elderly woman, was run off the road by a commercial truck. She suffered aggravation injuries to her life-long pre-existing polio condition. Her case settled for $110,000.
Waynesboro
Our firm represented a young female passenger who was badly hurt when her friend’s car left the road and rolled down a ravine on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Her medical bills exceeded $700,000. She had no health insurance. We were able to get her out from under her medical bills by getting the hospital to significantly reduce the balance. She received approximately $20,000 from the settlement to invest in her future.
Charlottesville
Our client, a pregnant foreign national pedestrian, was hit by a vehicle in front of a hospital. The driver was charged for the accident. The driver’s insurance company initially refused to accept responsibility, maintaining that our client was not in the crosswalk. Our client was thoroughly prepped for her traffic hearing testimony in court. Afterwards, her case settled for $95,000.
Front Royal
In this case, a 45-year-old woman was struck from behind as she turned into a gas station. Her vehicle rolled onto its side and slid, causing the driver’s window to break. She sustained a shoulder injury, and her bills exceeded $9,000. The insurance company’s first offer was only $10,000. So, we filed suit and secured a trial date. The case then settled for $50,000.
Many accident and injury victims in Virginia who reach out to our firm want to know, “How much is my case worth?” As we always explain, that question can only be answered after conducting a thorough personal injury claim investigation that looks into the following factors:
To be eligible for any compensation per Virginia code, you must first establish that one or more parties caused your injuries through their careless, reckless, or intentional acts or omissions.
For instance, did you suffer property damage or a traumatic bodily injury in a Virginia car accident because a driver negligently ran through a red light and hit your car? If so, you may have a right to pursue compensation.
You must also establish that you have suffered actual physical, emotional and financial damages, including:
Past and future medical expenses
Lost income and diminished future earning ability
Pain and suffering.
Our goal will be to determine the full extent of your damages. We will review your medical records, medical bill statements, work records and other information to determine the damages that you have already incurred. We also will consult with life-care planning specialists, economists, and other experts to calculate future and non-economic damages that should be compensated.
Keep in mind that wrongful death cases involve a different set of damages, including funeral and burial expenses and loss of a loved one’s financial support. Typically, experts must be consulted to determine those damages as well.
In some cases, the at-fault party’s conduct and damage may be so egregious that punitive damages should be pursued.
The amount that is available through insurance policies also is an important factor in a car accident case after a car crash. To maximize your recovery, it will be important to identify all available insurance coverage, especially after an auto accident.
Policies that come into play in your case may include the at-fault party’s coverage – such as auto accident insurance liability, homeowner’s insurance, or commercial liability coverage.
Insurance companies may be a source of compensation as well after a car crash. For example, a claim may be filed through your own uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage after an auto accident.
Virginia is one of only a handful of states that follows the doctrine of pure contributory negligence. Under this doctrine, you can be barred from recovering any punitive damages from insurance companies if you are even slightly at fault – as little as 1 percent. Only a few exceptions apply to this rule.
Contributory negligence often is raised as a defense – especially in motor vehicle accident cases and cases involving collisions between motorists and motorcyclists, bicyclists or pedestrians in an automobile accident.
You can count on a Kendall Law Firm injury lawyer to vigorously challenge any attempts to put undue blame on you.
The amount that may be obtained in a personal injury lawsuit case can also depend on whether a settlement is reached ahead of trial or whether a case goes before a jury.
If you accept the at-fault party’s settlement offer, then you will know for certain how much you will receive in compensation. However, if the case goes to trial, you will have to wait and see what the jury awards. It could be an amount that is higher or lower than the at-fault party’s last settlement offer.
In some cases, a case may be resolved through a settlement while a trial is in progress or even after a verdict is reached.
Again, all of these factors must be taken into account when determining how much you can possibly recover in a personal injury or wrongful death case in Virginia.
When you work with a Kendall Law Firm personal injury attorney, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis. This means that payment for our legal services will be contingent on whether we can obtain a financial recovery for you. If we do not secure a verdict or settlement in your personal injury lawsuit, we will be paid nothing.
If you believe that you or a loved one has been harmed by the wrongful conduct of another, contact us to receive a free and confidential review of your case.
Virginia requires that a personal injury or wrongful death claim be filed within a certain period of time after an accident or death occurs.
So, you should get in touch with an injury lawyer at our offices in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Winchester, Staunton or Woodstock as soon as you are ready to take legal action. We know personal injury law and can go to work for you today.
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