Elderly Woman Died After Fall on Defendant’s Premises — $900,000 Settlement
Type of action: Wrongful death
Injuries alleged: Multiple traumatic injuries, including cervical, thoracic and facial fractures; wrongful death
Demand: $1,000,000
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $900,000
Attorney for plaintiff: Brielle M. Hunt, Richmond
Description of case: Plaintiff’s decedent, who was more than 97 years old, suffered a traumatic fall on the defendant’s premises, fracturing her neck, spine and face. She died three weeks later.
Brielle M. Hunt, counsel for the plaintiff, provided case information.
Since 2004, Jonathan Petty has applied the deep knowledge and experience he gained working on the defense side of litigation to represent ordinary people injured by car accidents and truck accidents, medical malpractice, and defective products in Virginia. He has successfully tried medical malpractice and personal injury cases to verdict in courts throughout Virginia, and he has handled cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the country.