Million Dollar Case Results
Attorney Edward Scher has extensive experience in serious personal injury cases, and he has established a solid record of notable results working with co-counsel or alone. In fact, he and his co-counsel obtained the largest personal injury jury verdicts in Virginia in 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2008, and the largest settlement in Virginia in 2009.
The following case results are provided for informational purposes only, and illustrate Edward's experience and the types of cases he handles. Of course, every case is different. Results are necessarily determined by the facts and law applicable to the case.
PLEASE NOTE: CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. THE CASE RESULTS DESCRIBED HERE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE WE UNDERTAKE.
The plaintiff was severely injured and permanently incapacitated as a result of a product defect.
This case involved multiple corporate defendants and took several years to complete. The trial was scheduled to last more than a month. The case settled soon after the trial began. The specifics of the case are confidential.
This was reportedly the largest settlement in Virginia in 2009.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, June 15, 2009, page 29; and February 1, 2010 (front page and listing of largest settlements of 2009 on page 7)
A convenience store allowed a dangerously slippery condition to exist on its sidewalk. The client had no warning of the danger. She slipped on it and fell, and suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result. The jury returned its verdict after seven days of trial.
This was reportedly the largest personal injury jury verdict in Virginia in 2007. Virginia Lawyers Weekly described it as "unprecedented."
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, May 7, 2007 (front page); July 2, 2007; and January 14, 2008 (front page and listing of largest jury verdicts on page 5).
The plaintiff was a passenger in a car traveling on an interstate highway. A tractor-trailer rear-ended the car, sending it spinning and rolling. The plaintiff had a prior history of brain injury and suffered additional brain injury. The trial took nine days; the jury returned its verdict on the tenth day.
This was reportedly the largest personal injury verdict in Virginia in 2008.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, August 11, 2008 (front page); and Virginia Lawyers Weekly list of largest verdicts of 2008.
A tractor-trailer traveling on an interstate highway struck a passenger car driven by the client. The client suffered a brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other related injuries. The trial took ten days.
This was reportedly the largest personal injury jury verdict in Virginia in 2003.
Reported at Rose v. Jaques, 268 Va. 137, 142 (Va. 2004); Virginia Lawyers Weekly, March 31, 2003 (front page), and January 19, 2004 (listing of largest jury verdicts)
A tractor-trailer traveling on an interstate highway leaked fuel onto the highway. The client's vehicle, traveling behind the truck, skidded on the oil and crashed. The client suffered a brain injury and orthopedic injuries. The trial took three days.
This was reportedly the largest personal injury jury verdict in Virginia in 2001.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, July 16, 2001 (cover story), and January 14, 2002 (listing of largest jury verdicts)
A bus crashed into the client's car. The client suffered a traumatic brain injury and a back injury.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, March 12, 2007.
In this case, a tractor-trailer crashed into the client's vehicle. The client suffered a brain injury and orthopedic injuries.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, September 29, 2003
This client suffered burns and related injuries from an accident that occurred while he was working.
A tractor-trailer crashed into the vehicle in which the client was riding. The client suffered a mild traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, June 1, 2009, page 17; and February 1, 2010 (listing of largest settlements of 2009 on page 9).
The client was visiting a Pier 1 Store, where she was struck on the head by a piece of falling merchandise. She suffered a brain injury, neck injury, and depression.
This was reportedly the fourth largest personal injury jury verdict in Virginia in 2004.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, January 24, 2005 (listing of largest jury verdicts).
This client was injured while making a delivery of construction materials. The receiving company unloaded the materials in a manner that it knew was dangerous, but it did not warn the client of the danger or allow her an opportunity to avoid it. The resulting accident knocked the client off her feet. Her head and back struck the floor hard, and she suffered a traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries.
A large truck crashed into the rear of this client's car. The client suffered a traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries. This case was litigated in Georgia.
$1.975 million settlement after first day of trial
The client was injured in a car accident. She suffered a brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
A tractor-trailer wrecked into the client's vehicle. The client suffered a brain injury, hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder, and orthopedic injuries.
This case involved a car accident resulting in the tragic death of an elderly woman. Her adult survivors, who did not depend upon her for any income or financial support, recovered this settlement.
A bus crashed into the rear of this client's car. The client suffered a traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries. This case was litigated in Florida.
This client was in a vehicle that was struck by a tractor-trailer. The client suffered a mild traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries.
Reported at Virginia Lawyers Weekly, June 1, 2009, page 17; and February 1, 2010 (listing of largest settlements of 2009 on page 9).
In this case, a man was killed in an accident while working. He had moved away from his family years earlier. His surviving family, who did not depend on him for income and who had limited contact with him for several years, recovered this settlement.
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