Notable Cases
Verdicts & Settlements
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- Personal Injury / Electric Shock
Roofer suffered electric shock and severe burns when he backed into power lines which were too close to the commercial structure that the roofer was working on. Utility company and owners of commercial structured sued for allowing lines to be too close to building.
Settlement: $2,600,000 - Personal Injury / Electric Shock
Laborer working on roof was shocked on lines near job site. Laborer fell suffering fracture as well as burns from the electrification.
Settlement: $500,000 -
Personal Injury / Electric Shock
Handyman was painting roof when his paint roller touched an electric line causing severe electrical burns. A claim was brought alleging the lines were too close to the building.
Settlement: $1,000,000 -
Personal Injury / Knockdown
Elderly shopper at furniture rental store knocked over by employee moving sofa on dolly. Claim brought against furniture store for negligence. Shopper suffered broken wrist with nerve injury and broken tail bone.
Jury verdict: $250,000 -
Personal Injury / Fall
Child falls from window without proper safety rail suffering mild head injury and fracture.
Jury Verdict: $300,000 -
Personal Injury /Assault
Bar patron suffers skull fracture and mild hearing loss from excessive force of bar security personnel. Claim brought against bar for liability of its security personnel for assaulting bar patron.
Settlement before trial: $200,000 -
Personal Injury / Knockdown
Patron at concert hall suffers hip fracture when an unsecured door blows shut on her. Patron sues concert hall for failure to secure the open exit door on a windy day.
Case settled during trial: $135,000 -
Personal Injury / Knockdown
Patient is knocked down by automatic sliding door while going to visit doctor for a follow up appointment at hospital. Patient suffered broken hip requiring surgical repair. Liability was heavily contested. After a lawsuit was filed, discovery was conducted and an expert examined the door. The expert was able to reproduce the door closing on a pedestrian.
Case settled just prior to trial: $107,500 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Parents of newborn sued the hospital for the failure to diagnose and treat the newborns bowel obstruction. The newborns bowel turned gangrene and he required a colostomy bag.
Jury Verdict: $3,000,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Medical assistant is admitted to Hospital substance abuse program for assistance with her alcohol dependency and underlying mental illness. After being placed on suicide watch, Hospital fails to follow observation procedures and she is severely injured when she jumps out an unsecured second story window.
Settlement during trial: $225,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Elderly patient undergoes hip surgery and orthopedic physician fails to give proper anticoagulants following surgery. Patient develops blood clot from lack of anticoagulants that causes death. Claim brought against uninsured orthopedic physician.
Settlement before trial: $150,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Infant develops Group B Streptococcus infection and lack of immediate treatment allows severe neurological damage. Mother sues ob/gyn for failure to properly treat infection.
Settled for OB/GYN policy limit: $250,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Patient goes for exploratory laparoscopy. During laparoscopy, surgeon performs complete hysterectomy without informed consent. Claim brought by patient for performing hysterectomy without informed consent.
Jury verdict: $150,000 -
Personal Injury /Medical Malpractice
Elderly patient fell while exiting examination table fracturing hip. Claim brought against orthopedic surgeon for failing to assist patient with walking difficulties down from examination table. Patient expired prior to trial due to unrelated causes.
Jury verdict $72,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Patient was in Hospital receiving treatment for an infection when she fell suffering hip fracture which required surgical repair. A claim was brought because the Hospital failed to take proper fall precautions.
Settlement: $150,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Patient admitted for wrist pain. Emergency room failed to diagnose a wrist fracture resulting in delayed discovery. The delay in discovery of fracture caused additional surgery and prolonged course of recovery.
Settled prior to a lawsuit being filed: $125,000 -
Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice
Patient underwent surgery and during surgical procedure had surgical awareness. She was able to feel pain and recall events but was unable to move. Although no physical injury was suffered, the patient had psychological injuries following the event. After the medical malpractice pre-suit process was completed but before a lawsuit was filed the case settled for $75,000.
Settlement: $75,000 -
Personal Injury / Fall
Fall victim suffered vertebral fractures requiring surgical stabilization and bi-lateral heal fractures. Victim fell from tree while trimming coconuts because the person responsible for holding ladder. Settled for policy limits with homeowner's insurance of the person responsible for holding ladder.
Settlement: $300,000 -
Personal Injury / Fall
Patient at Rehabilitation Hospital sued for damages after falling. Patient fell while trying to walk to bathroom after nursing staff ignored requests for assistance. Injuries included subdural hematoma requiring surgery.
Settlement: $120,000 -
Personal Injury / Fall
Patient at hospital at risk for falls, left unattended without adequate fall precautions, falls fracturing hip. Injured patient sued for medical negligence. Claim settled after medical malpractice presuit but before lawsuit.
Settlement: $135,000 -
Personal Injury / Fall
Grocery store customer brought claim for injuries suffered in fall caused by water leaking from freezer in cold foods section. Injury to knee requiring arthroscopic surgical repair.
Settled before trial: $100,000 -
Personal Injury / Negligent Security
Publix patron assaulted while using store ATM. Patron received facial fracture and severe facial bruising.
Settled before trial: $75,000 -
Personal Injury / Negligent Security
Target patron assaulted in parking lot suffering gunshot wound to the abdomen. Patron alleged a complete lack of parking lot security despite known prior instances of criminal activity in the area.
Settled before trial: $90,000 -
Personal Injury / Construction Site Accident
Roof worker fell through cut out opening in roof partially covered with plywood. Claim brought against subcontractor who was alleged to be responsible for marking and covering the hole in the roof. Roof worker suffered subdural hematoma which required surgery.
Settled before trial: $119,000 -
Personal Injury / Defective Product
Consumer of soda bottle nearly blinded when soda bottle unexpectedly explodes into his eye. Consumer sues soda manufacturer and bottler for negligent design of the soda bottle. Investigation reveals numerous prior similar incidents without any effort to correct problem. Jury verdict for compensatory and punitive damages.
Jury Verdict: $1,400,000 -
Personal Injury / Defective Product
Worker suffers burn injuries when the shop vacuum he is using ignites unseen fuel vapors. Vacuum design failed to utilize available safety features to reduce risk of ignition and explosion.
Settlement: $150,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Rider of motor scooter is struck by driver test-driving a new pick-up truck. Rider suffers severe leg fractures. Claim brought against and auto dealership that owned the pick-up truck.
Settlement during trial: $400,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver struck by cable truck suffering severe herniated disc. Claim brought against owner and operator of cable truck.
Jury Verdict: $1,600,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Estate and survivors brought claim for fatal car crash. Jury trial in Broward County.
Jury Verdict: $970,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver was stopped at light when he was struck in the rear by another vehicle. Driver suffered fractured teeth. Driver brought claim against his uninsured motorist carrier for benefits.
Jury verdict: $150,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Canadian tourist was struck and killed by automobile while he was walking in a crosswalk. Estranged wife and tourist’s surviving adult son brought claim against driver and rental car company that owned the car.
Jury verdict: $406,725 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Elderly pedestrian struck in public parking lot by automobile suffering torn meniscus in knee.
Settlement: $115,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Pregnant pedestrian struck while crossing the street. The pedestrian was cited for causing the accident but investigation indicated the automobile driver was at fault and possibly using the cell phone when the accident occurred.
Settlement: $230,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver of pick-up truck struck in intersection by driver of car that ran stop sign. Pick-up truck driver suffers neck and back injuries. Back injury requires surgery with two follow up surgical procedures. Claim brought against driver and owner of car that ran stop sign.
Settlement: $800,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver rear ended suffers back injury requiring surgical repair. Policy limit of at fault driver obtained for $25,000. Policy limit of the owner of at fault car obtained for $50,000. Clients uninsured Motorist Carrier, Cotton States, claimed coverage was limited to $100,000. The amount of Uninsured Motorist coverage was disputed. Eventually $350,000 recovered from Cotton States, the Uninsured Motorist carrier.
Total recovery by settlement: $425,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Elderly driver struck and killed by uninsured driver. Uninsured driver and uninsured automobile insurance carrier sued for damages to estate.
Settled before trial: $100,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver injured in automobile accident while working. Accident causes fractured ribs and knee injury that later requires knee surgery. Settlement with driver who caused the accident for policy limit of $25,000. Jury trial against under-insured automobile insurance carrier results in verdict for $119,497.
Jury Verdict: $144,497 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver of car was struck when a tractor trailer truck changed lanes striking her car. She suffered a fractured leg requiring surgical repair. After a full trial, the jury found for our client and awarded damages.
Jury Verdict plus costs recovered: $340,326 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver and passenger of automobile injured when their car was struck. Passenger was ejected and suffered vertebral fractures requiring surgical repair. Driver suffered minor injuries. Liability for causing the accident was disputed, it was also alleged that the passenger failed to where an available seatbelt. After all discovery, including accident reconstruction expert for claimants, case settled.
Settlement: $325,000 for passenger / $25,000 for driver -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver struck by vehicle on highway, suffered shoulder injury that required surgical repair. Settled prior to lawsuit for policy limit of at fault driver of $10,000 and under insured motorist limit of $100,000, total recovery $110,000.
Settlement: $110,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Driver of truck at Port of Miami was struck when he exited his truck and his foot was run over by another vehicle. Driver suffered a fracture to his foot requiring surgical repair. Liability was heavily contested. A lawsuit was filed, discovery conducted and the week prior to trial, the case settled for $82,500.
Settlement: $82,500 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
Passenger in vehicle driven by spouse turns left and struck in right rear after nearly clearing the intersection. The passenger suffers cervical fracture requiring surgical repair and is left with partial paralysis. Liability was heavily disputed but after accident reconstruction expert provided opinions, case was settled for other driver policy limit of $25,000 and under insured motorist limit of $500,000.
Total recovery: $525,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
A two-year-old toddler was on the back of her mothers bike, with a helmet. The bike was struck at low speed by a vehicle while crossing a street. The toddler suffered a head injury that required neurological consultations but resolved entirely. The case was settled prior to lawsuit for the at fault partys limit of $10,000 and the under insured motorist limit of $50,000. The total recovery prior to lawsuit was $60,000.
Settlement: $60,000 -
Personal Injury / Automobile Accident
A two year old toddler was on the back of her mothers bike, with a helmet. The bike was struck at low speed by a vehicle while crossing a street. The toddler suffered a head injury that required neurological consultations but resolved entirely. The case was settled prior to lawsuit for the at fault partys limit of $10,000 and the under insured motorist limit of $50,000. The total recovery prior to lawsuit was $60,000.
Settlement: $60,000 -
Personal Injury / Elevator Accident
Patron at Bal Harbor fell over misaligned elevator entrance suffering torn Achilles tendon which re-ruptured after repair. Patron brought claim against elevator maintenance company for failure to properly maintain the elevator.
Settlement: $95,000 -
Personal Injury / Elevator Accident
Municipal worker injured when elevator stops abruptly fall. Worker suffers head and jaw injuries. Claim brought against elevator maintenance company for failure to lubricate elevator parts which lead to part failure that caused accident.
Settlement: $150,000 -
Personal Injury / Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle rider struck by car suffering ankle and foot injuries. Claim brought against driver and rental car company which owned car for negligence.
Jury verdict: $185,000 -
Personal Injury / Motorcycle Accident
Motor scooter rider in garage wipes out suffering severe leg fracture. Investigation reveals that garage surface was not properly finished to increase adhesion thereby making it too slippery. Recovery from responsible condominium association.
Settlement: $75,000 -
Personal Injury / Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle rider struck by ambulance responding to emergency call. Claim brought against municipal agency operating ambulance. Jury awarded maximum recovery allowed against municipality for riders mother and Jury awarded all expenses claimed by riders Estate.
Jury Verdict: $142,822 -
Personal Injury / Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle driver killed in accident with car. Policy limits of at fault driver obtained after investigation revealed identity of hit and run driver.
Settled for Insurance Policy Limits: $100,000 -
Personal Injury / Motorcycle Accident
Customer test driving motorcycle brought claim for negligence against dealership for negligently conducted test ride causing crash. Customer suffered road burns requiring debridement and permanent scarring.
Recovery: $100,000 -
Personal Injury / Plane Crash
Bahamian schoolteacher killed in crash of Pam Am 727 and survived by minor child. Claim brought against Pam Am for negligence.
Settlement: $700,000 -
Personal Injury / Plane Crash
Victims of small airplane crash brought a claim against Air Sunshine for damages arising out of air crash which claimed the lives of two passengers and injured two children.
Settled for Insurance Policy Limits: $1,200,000 -
Personal Injury / Bicycle Accident
Bicycle rider crashes into unmarked sidewalk construction fracturing collar bone. Claim brought against construction company for failure to properly barricade the construction site.
Settlement: $75,000 -
Personal Injury / Bicycle Accident
Bicycle rider crossing bridge rides off unfinished sidewalk section which was under construction and fractures hip.
Settlement: $125,000 -
Personal Injury / Child Exploitation
Two children sexually exploited by teacher at private secular school brought a claim, through their parents, for damages.
Settlement: $700,000 -
Personal Injury / Sexual Assault at Apartment Complex
Resident at Apartment complex was sexually assaulted. Inadequate security claim was brought based on failure to provide security despite prior criminal conduct on the premises.
Settlement: $400,000 -
Personal Injury / Dog Knockdown
Door to door alarm salesman chased by pit bull with aggressive history resulting in fall with partial union wrist fracture. Owner of home where pit bull lived sued for negligently and repeatedly allowing pit bull to get out of house.
Settlement: $125,000 -
Personal Injury / Child Struck by Fireworks
Minor child was at a friends house and was struck in the eye by fireworks given to another child by a parent at the friends house. Minor child suffered almost total loss of vision in the injured eye. Policy limit of the homeowners insurance for the owner of the house was recovered. Also, insurance policy limits of the parents of the other minor who shot the fireworks were recovered.
Settlement: $400,000 -
Elder Abuse
Elderly resident with deteriorating mental capacity checks into assisted living home after hip injury for rehabilitative care. Assisted Living Facility operators begin taking residents bank accounts, real property and vehicle.
Settlement: $675,000 -
Attorney Malpractice
Client hires attorney to bring claim for medical negligence against doctor who improperly inserted experimental material in her knee during surgery without permission. Material cause infection and extra surgery. Attorney misses deadline and causes dismissal of medical claim. Attorney sued for negligence.
Settlement: $150,000 -
Employment Discrimination
Hispanic Female professional engineer suffers demotion, loss of job responsibilities and eventually termination from her municipal position. Employment discrimination claim brought against City for termination based solely on her gender and race. Federal Court Jury verdict for $640,660 finding discrimination. Trial court awards reinstatement to position and attorneys fees of nearly $200,000.
Favorable Jury Verdict: $640,660 -
Employment Discrimination
African-American Chief of Police denied an independent lawyer at City expense to defend him on police related claims. Discrimination claim brought due to long standing history of white Police and Fire Chiefs routinely receiving this important protection. Jury finds that the motivating factor behind the City's decision was racial discrimination. Jury awards $2,000,000 against City and $500,000 punitive damages against City Attorney who denied the Police Chief's requests.
Jury Verdict: $2,500,000 -
Civil Rights
Municipality sued for discrimination in failing to pay legal fees of Officer Lozano to his criminal defense lawyer Roy Black. Global settlement of discrimination claim, legal fee issue and back pay issues.
Settlement: $900,000 -
Wage and Hour Claim
Hotel defends against overtime pay claim under Fair Labor Standards Act. Federal trial court finds no overtime pay violation.
Favorable Verdict -
Construction Claim for Nonpayment
Concrete subcontractor brought claim on three related projects for amounts due but not paid for by General Contractor Turner Construction Company.
Settlement of all claims: $150,000 -
Defense Medical Malpractice
Our client, an orthopedic surgeon, performed a hip replacement surgery. The patient experienced a known complication, sciatic nerve damage. Jury determined the surgeon was not negligent. Favorable Jury Verdict.
Favorable Verdict -
Defense Medical Malpractice
Our client, an orthopedic surgeon, performed surgery on a hip fracture that involved open reduction with internal fixation. The patient suffered known surgical complications that resulted in an additional surgery and leg shortening. Jury determined the orthopedic surgeon was not negligent. Favorable Jury Verdict.
Favorable Verdict -
Commercial Claim
Former business owner sued to collect on sums due from sale of business.
Settlement: $225,000 -
Commercial Claim
Purchaser of large commercial property sued for return of deposit after purchase deal failed to close. Despite liquidated damages clause in contract, a portion of the deposit was recovered.
Settlement: $250,000