Our Verdicts & Settlements

$2.25 Million verdict against a state employee on behalf of a man wrongfully convicted of murder. More can be read about this case at: http://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/earl-washington/

$1,000,000 settlement obtained against a hospital for medical malpractice prior to the initiation of litigation. A similar settlement was later obtained for the same clients in a separate lawsuit on the basis that a product used at the hospital was defective.

Without initiating litigation, Hall & Sethi attorneys were able to achieve a $1,000,000 settlement, representing the full extent of insurance coverage, for an individual who suffered numerous fractures and traumatic brain injury as a result of a head-on motor vehicle collision.

$445,000 settlement achieved on behalf of a client whose vehicle was rear-ended and who required fusion surgery as a result of the collision.

Obtained a jury verdict of $118,500 in Loudoun County Circuit Court for an individual whose pre-existing spinal condition was severely aggravated as a result of a low-speed collision. Prior to trial, the insurance company’s last settlement offer was $25,000.

Obtained verdicts in the amount of $114,000 and $105,600 in Fairfax County Circuit Court for two individuals who suffered minor injuries as a result of a motor vehicle collision with a drunk driver. The jury awarded $100,000 each in punitive damages as a result of the drunk driver’s egregious conduct and numerous prior DWI convictions. Hall & Sethi subsequently succeeded in appealing the trial court’s decision to reduce the latter verdict to a punitive damage award of only $50,000 in the published case of Coalson v. Canchola, 287 Va. 242 (2014).

http://valawyersweekly.com/2014/02/28/punitives-award-of-100k-reinstated/

Obtained a six-figure settlement for an individual who suffered a knee fracture following a fall on the premises of a grocery store. The fall was caused by the failure of the store to properly maintain its sidewalks following a winter storm, which led to the creation of black ice.

Obtained six-figure settlement for an individual who was dispensed the wrong dosage of a prescribed medication and suffered severe injuries after consuming the medication.

At an early stage in litigation, Hall & Sethi obtained a six-figure settlement for the family of an individual killed in a motor vehicle collision caused by a driver who had purportedly lost consciousness before causing the collision. The settlement amount represented the full extent of insurance coverage for the claim.

Seven-figure settlement was obtained for the family of an individual who suffered an amputation following the failure of physicians to undertake appropriate testing and make an accurate diagnosis.

Mid-six figure settlement on behalf of a client in a legal malpractice claim in which the client’s lawyer failed to timely file a lawsuit.