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Type of Claim
 Description of Claim Result Obtained

Personal Injury
Electric Shock

Roofer suffered electric shock and severe burns when he backed into power lines that 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. Case settled before trial. 2,600,000
Personal Injury
 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 tailbone. 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
 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. Settlement. 135,000
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
 Parents of newborn sued the hospital for the failure to diagnose and treat the newborn’s bowel obstruction. The newborn’s 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 of $250,000. 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
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. 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. 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
 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
 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 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. 325,000 for passenger, 25,000 for driver. 350,000
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
Personal Injury
Elevator Accident
 Patron at Bal Harbor fell over misaligned elevator entrance suffering torn Achilles tendon that 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 that 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 that owned car for negligence. Jury verdict. 185,000
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 rider’s mother and Jury awarded all expenses claimed by rider’s Estate. Jury Verdict. 142,822
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. 100,000
Personal Injury
Airplane 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
Airplane 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 collarbone. Claim brought against construction company for failure to properly barricade the construction site. Settlement. 75,000
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
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
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
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
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

 

 

 

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