Client was a 31-year-old married gentleman working in Richmond, Virginia when he fell off a roof. He was wearing a safety harness at the time, but the restraining gear on the safety harness failed, and the client was injured and rendered a paraplegic. He was originally from Mexico with three small children ages 13,10, and 4, who were residing with his wife in Mexico at…

Our client worked for a private contractor hired to transport mail for the U.S. Postal service. While operating a box truck on Route 29 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on October 24, 2009, a car traveling toward him in the opposite lane crossed over the center line and struck our client head-on even after he pulled his truck all the way…

$1.2M Settlement + Approx $1.5M in Past Benefits Claimant suffered injury in 2012. At the time, she was working as a nurse at a psychiatric facility where she was attacked by a patient and suffered head injuries when her head was slammed against the concrete floor on two separate occasions. Attorney Stephen Harper was able to get the carrier to…

Employed as an applicator for a multi-state agricultural services company, the claimant was using an augur tender to apply fertilizer at a farm in Surry, Virginia on June 4, 2020. When excessive moisture in the fertilizer jammed the auger blades, the claimant shut off the power and climbed underneath the hopper with a longboard to loosen the fertilizer.  Unaware of the…

The claimant, who was the owner of a company that provided maintenance services to commercial entities, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury with multi-lobe cerebral hemorrhage following a fall from a ladder. Other injuries included pelvic fractures, left clavicle fracture, and a torn left rotator cuff. After the fall, the claimant was kept in an induced coma in the ICU…

Our client was driving behind a tractor-trailer hauling a low-boy trailer, which made an improper left turn in front of an oncoming pick-up truck in Mecklenburg County. The pick-up struck the back of the low-boy trailer, became airborne, and landed on the hood of our client’s vehicle. Our client sustained significant injuries that required two shoulder surgeries and a lengthy…

Claimant was injured while traveling for work. He was in the sleeper compartment in a tractor-trailer being driven by his coworker, when the coworker fell asleep, losing control of the vehicle, overturning. The claimant was trapped in the sleeper section of the tractor-trailer. Claimant suffered a significant injury to his leg, which required ongoing vascular care treatment to ensure that…

Our 50-year-old client was driving a water truck in a convoy of vehicles for a large paving company when the defendant ran a stop sign and pulled out in front of him. Our client was forced to turn sharply to the left in an attempt to avoid the collision, causing the water in the tanker to shift and the truck…

Craig Davis represented a middle school-aged client who fell approximately 15 feet to the ground while participating in a climbing activity at a summer camp. Negligence was admitted. Our client’s injuries included compression fractures of the L1-L2 vertebrae, a displaced right heel fracture, and a right tibia growth plate injury resulting in a 1.5 cm limb length discrepancy. Our client…

The claimant was operating an asphalt cutter when the excavator backed up over his legs amputating both legs about mid-calf. His low wages at the time of the accident entitled him to a weekly compensation only slightly over the minimum compensation rate. The settlement allows the claimant to return to work at least part-time and provide health insurance for him,…