RECENT REFERRAL RESULTS

Marks & Harrison Assists Lawyers From Virginia and Across the Country

One of the highest compliments a lawyer can receive is when a colleague seeks his or her assistance on a case. The growth of Marks & Harrison has been fueled in large part through the confidence other lawyers have exhibited in us by asking us to assist in their cases. As you can see from a sample of those cases listed below, attorneys both in Virginia and across the country have trusted us with their clients.

BECAUSE THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN SPECIFIC CASES DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE, PAST CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN FUTURE CASES UNDERTAKEN BY A LAWYER OR LAW FIRM.
 

• $12 Million – Settlement for man rendered quadriplegic after collision with trash truck. Our Firm was co-counsel with a solo practitioner in Fairfax, Virginia.
• $5 Million – Settlement for a college student whose car was struck by tractor trailer making a turn in foggy conditions. Referred by a solo practitioner in Maryland.
• $3 Million – Verdict for wrongful death claim arising from collision with box truck at intersection. We were co-counsel with a Texas law firm.
• $2.6 Million – Settlement for retired naval officer who sustained head injuries in collision with tractor trailer. Driver of tractor trailer was found to be under the influence of illegal narcotics. Referred by government attorney and son of the injured victim from Washington, D.C.
• $2.35 Million – Wrongful death settlement for widow and children whose husband and father was killed in a police chase. The decedent was an off-duty police officer who was struck by a police officer from another department. Referred by a solo practitioner in Colonial Heights, Virginia.
• $1.8 Million – Wrongful death case settled for family of man whose car was struck by box truck at intersection. Our Firm was co-counsel with law firm from McAllen, Texas.
• $1.5 Million – Verdict for man who suffered brain and orthopedic injuries in wreck with vehicle being operated by a car dealership employee. Referred by lawyer/son of the victim from Richmond, Virginia.
• $1 Million – Settlement for woman who developed RSD in foot after being rear ended by a tractor trailer. Our Firm was co-counsel with solo practitioner in Richmond, Virginia.
• $985,000 – Premises liability case settled for man who fell down elevator shaft and suffered multiple broken bones. Government service lawyer from Henrico, Virginia referred case to us.
• $700,000 – Settlement for wrongful death claim for student who fell from dormitory on school campus. Referred by a solo practitioner in California.
• $650,000 – Settlement for man who suffered severe orthopaedic injuries in crash with tractor trailer. Referred by small law firm in Lynchburg, Virginia.
• $575,000 – Settlement for a building inspector who sustained multiple broken bones in a fall at a home under construction. Referred by an insurance defense lawyer in Richmond, Virginia.
• $450,000 – Recovery for elderly farmer who suffered multiple orthopaedic injuries in wreck with a truck. Referred by a solo practitioner in Dinwiddie, Virginia.
• $380,000 – Premises liability case resulting in recovery for woman who resided in home for elderly. Employee of home’s management company ran into her in hallway breaking her hip. Referred by a solo practitioner in Colonial Heights, Virginia.
• $375,000 – Recovery in premises liability case for renter who fractured his ankle when the floor in trailer gave way underneath him. Referred by insurance defense counsel in Richmond, Virginia.
• $295,000 – Settlement for retired police officer who injured his back after being in a collision with vehicle operated by employee of wine vineyard. Referred to us by lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida.
• $150,000 – Recovery for young girl who suffered eye injury when truck lost tire on highway. Referred by solo practitioner in Richmond, Virginia.
• $125,000 – Settlement for woman with broken rib and head injury. Referred to our Firm by law firm in Washington, D.C.
• $120,000 – Settlement for woman with head injury sustained in crash. Referred by solo practitioner in Goochland, Virginia.
• $120,000 – Claim settled for elderly man pulled overboard by rope attached to family member’s boat. Referred by law firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• $80,000 – Recovery for driver in training who fractured several ribs in collision with another tractor trailer. Referred by a personal injury law firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• $100,000 – Settlement for young female with orthopaedic injury. Referred by solo practitioner in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
• $90,000 – Recovery for passenger in two vehicle crash who suffered a fractured hip. Referred by solo practitioner in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
• $85,000 – Settlement for wrongful death claim for man struck by underage drunk driver at intersection. We were co-counsel with solo practitioner in Richmond, Virginia.
• $50,000 – Settlement for man who ate contaminated seafood at restaurant. Referred by a solo practitioner in Hopewell, Virginia.
• $45,000 – Settlement for motorcycle rider with fractured elbow in collision with car. Case referred by law firm in Northbrook, Illinois.