DISCLAIMER: The results obtained in specific cases depend on a variety of factors unique to each case, and case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any other case.
HEYtex USA, located in Pulaski, Virginia, agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018 when it knowingly sold fabrics to the United States military that failed to meet certain required specifications. In the settlement, the United States alleged HEYtex caused false claims to be submitted in connection with fabrics manufactured for military and personal equipment. An employee of HEYtex USA, who later came forward as a whistleblower, brought information regarding falsified test results to the attention of former company management, but the whistleblower was initially ignored. The civil settlement includes the resolution of claims brought under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act against HEYtex USA.
Mother and daughter were severely injured in a motor vehicle accident.
Rear-end collision caused by the inebriated and exhausted driver of a box truck for his employer, resulting in minor physical injuries and anxiety to our client, with special damages (medical bills and lost wages) under $3,000.00. Two weeks prior to this collision, the driver had wrecked another box truck for the same employer. On behalf of our client, we brought a lawsuit for both compensatory and punitive damages. The defendants asked the Court to dismiss the claims for punitive damages, but we successfully argued that they should be allowed to proceed. In the end, the case settled for $262,500.00.
Pedestrian was hit by a driver head-on, resulting in wrist and ankle fractures requiring surgery to his ankle. After our client received $25,000.00 from the driver’s insurance carrier (the policy limits), successfully mediated settlement with the client’s underinsurance provider.
Pedestrian hit by driver in downtown Salem, causing significant knee injury.
A rear-end collision resulted in the driver, who was recovering from surgery, relapse and required additional treatment. Liability insurance carrier settled for policy limits of $25,000.00, and underinsured motorist insurance carrier settled for $100,000.00.
Family of three injured in auto accident caused by speeding driver, resulting in soft tissue injuries; insurance policy limits of $100,000.
While making a left turn, with the green light, our client was hit by another driver who ran the red light. Unfortunately, our client was unconscious after the collision, and the other driver falsely reported that our client was at fault, and so our client was charged. After reviewing the evidence, the Commonwealth agreed to dismiss the traffic charge against our client and instead charged the other driver. Ultimately, we secured for our client the maximum liability limits of the insurance policy covering the other driver and our client’s own underinsurance.
Driver struck in T-bone collision requiring brief hospitalization and approximately two months chiropractic treatment.
Head-on collision caused by an uninsured motorist, resulting in soft-tissue back injuries. Our client’s underinsurance policy listed available limits of $50,000.00 despite a liability limit of $100,000.00; however, because there was no proof that insured agreed to lesser UIM coverage as required by Virginia law, the underinsurance carrier agreed that the higher policy limits would govern.
Driver rear-ended while stopped at red light, resulting in back, neck, and shoulder pain and chiropractic treatment.
Driver rear-ended by another drunk driver, resulting in injuries in neck, back and right shoulder injuries.
Customer tripped over the forklift pole, resulting in right shoulder pain and extensive physical therapy.
Driver struck in head-on collision, resulting in death; total insurance policy limits of $50,000.
Driver hit by vehicle making improper left turn, resulting in severe neck, back, and shoulder pain.
Driver struck in T-bone collision in intersection by law enforcement officer, resulting in death.
Driver rear-ended by another driver, resulting in soft tissue injuries and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
Rear-end collision involving three vehicles, resulting in soft-tissue back and shoulder injuries, requiring 25 sessions of physical therapy.
In this motor vehicle accident case, our client had stopped her vehicle due to the flow of traffic when another driver failed to react in time and collided with another vehicle, which in turn rear-ended our client’s vehicle. The impact threw our client’s head forward and back. The at-fault driver was charged and convicted of following too closely, in violation of Virginia Code § 46.2-816, and had several prior driving-related convictions. The accident resulted in personal injuries, primarily back pain, to our client, which was treated with physical therapy. The insurance company for the at-fault driver ultimately agreed to pay our client $36,250.00 to settle the case.
Driver involved in crash caused by being cut off on highway, resulting in right knee swelling, bruising, and pain.
