Law Offices of David L. Marks

$1.6M

Workplace Accident

On May 1, 2006, the plaintiff was operating a Roll-Off truck and entered Lorton landfill to dispose of the load of construction debris in his truck. Upon entering the landfill, he was directed by a Lorton employee to a specific location to park and unload his waste. At the same time that the Plaintiff was about to unload his debris, a Kenworth demolition tractor trailer operated by an employee of Seneca, was also preparing to unload nearby. The Seneca employee was directed by an employee of Lorton Landfill as to where to park and unload. While the Seneca tractor trailer bed was elevated at its highest point, the debris jammed and unable to flow out of the tail end. The tractor trailer became top-heavy and tipped over directly onto the cab of Plaintiff’s adjacent vehicle where the Plaintiff was seated. Plaintiff alleged that the Seneca employee failed to keep a proper lookout and did not operate his truck properly to avoid injuries to others. Plaintiff alleged that the Lorton Landfill employee failed to direct the two trucks a proper distance apart and failed to warn the Seneca employee or Plaintiff of a dangerous condition. As a result of the negligence of the defendants, Plaintiff sustained crush injuries to his right foot with open fractures, multiple left sided rib fractures and a fracture of the pubic bone. After being pinned inside the cab for two hours, the Plaintiff was extracted and transported to Fairfax Hospital where he remained for three weeks. As a result of the incident and injuries, Plaintiff has undergone more than fifteen surgeries to repair his right heel and foot. It took more than two years for the physicians to successfully obtain wound closure on the right heel. Despite all these operations, plaintiff still cannot walk normally and never will again. He uses a cane to walk, to sit and stand. Plaintiff uses prosthetic shoes designed specifically for his feet and to assist him with the constant nerve pain that he has to the foot. Plaintiff has approximately $475,000.00 in medical expenses. A vocation rehabilitation expert, stated that the Plaintiff’s physical limitations, his pain, his medications and his limited education makes him unemployable. His lost earning capacity is $922,134.00.

$98,000

Car Accident

We were able to negotiate a $98,000 settlement for our client who had been injured in an auto accident in the Fairfax Corner area when a driver ran a stop sign. Liability was hotly contested in this case as the driver and her friend (in the car behind her) both claimed that she had stopped for the stop sign and that the car the Plaintiff was in was travelling at a high rate of speed.

$190,000

Car Accident

In this Fairfax, Virginia auto accident, our client was T-Boned by a driver with such force that our client’s car left the roadway and slammed into a tree. He was immediately taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a fractured femur that required emergency surgery. During surgery, doctors discovered a pulmonary edema and our client had to spend the next nine days recovery in the hospital.

$50,000

Car Accident

We were able to obtain a policy limits settlement for a Fairfax County Police Officer who was struck by a drunk driver while on duty. The officer suffered from soft tissue injuries and was treated by doctors for approximately six weeks before he was able to return to duty. His medical bills were about $1,600. He also had a claim for lost wages and lost overtime opportunities in the amount of $15,000.

$125,000

Auto Accident

This was a Fairfax, Virginia auto accident where our client was an emergency room nurse in her mid-40s who was stopped and waiting to make a left turn into her neighborhood when she was rear-ended by the Defendant. She sustained injury to her collarbone where the clavicular joint was widened slightly. Though this injury was apparent on an MRI, the insurance adjuster who initially evaluated the case believed it was related to an early neck injury she had sustained. The initial offer was $20,000.

$250,000

Pedestrian Accident

Our client was a pedestrian on a military base who was struck by a car, at night, while in a crosswalk. She sustained a broken right fibula with damage to the ankle, as well as a SLAP tear of the right shoudler. During the course of her recovery she underwent multiple surgeries.