N O T A B L E C A S E S
The firm’s extensive experience in the field of
trial practice has resulted in the following noteworthy verdicts and settlements. Although
the dollar amounts given are a matter of record, they should not be interpreted as an
indication of likely results in any other cases.
For commercial aviation, please see our list of aviation cases.
For more cases of interest visit other unique cases.
WADLEIGH
v. RHONE-POULENC RHORER
$600 Million - Settlement
AIDS Related Class Action Litigation
This class action
lawsuit was brought against the pharmaceutical companies that manufactured
the blood product. The case resulted in a global settlement of $600 million.
PETERSON
v. STA-RITE INDUSTRIES
$104 Million - Verdict
Products Liability / Pool pump entrapment.
A Miami boy who was trapped underwater by the suction of a pool pump and
nearly drowned. The jury found that product defects in the P2R single-horse-power
suction pump, manufactured and distributed by Sta-Rite Industries, Inc,
was responsible for the accident causing the victim to suffer irreversible
brain damage. It was found that the pump was unsafe and that Sta-Rite
Industries made no effort to change its design to make it less dangerous
or to warn distributors about risks it created for swimmers. This is the
largest verdict in Florida's history.
Barrak v. Report Investment
Corporation
$102 Million – Verdict
November 28, 2007
Negligent Security
On July 31, 2002, Sami Barrak was a patron at Tootsie's Cabaret, which
was a tenant at the Sierra Shopping Center owned by Report Investment
Corporation. Mr. Barrak and a friend were leaving the establishment when
the friend returned to retrieve an item left inside. As Mr. Barrak sat
waiting in his car for his friend to return he was approached by an unknown
person who attempted to rob him at gunpoint. After a brief exchange of
unknown words, the assailant shot Mr. Barrak in the neck and left, rendering
Mr. Barrak a ventilator-dependant quadriplegic.
The jury found that Report Investment Corporation, Inc., owned and managed
the property and therefore had the duty to maintain it in a reasonable
safe condition commensurate with the activities conducted on the property
in order to prevent harm to its business invitees. At the time of the
shooting, there was only one guard on duty to observe and report any crimes
that might occur in and around Tootsie's Cabaret. Report Investment Corporation
provided no security and admitted they had never spent one dollar on security
or safety. There had been a reported 26 violent crimes on the same property
during the seven years prior to Mr. Barrak’s incident.
The $102 million verdict is the largest jury verdict awarded judgment
in history for a negligent security case. This is the third $100 million
verdict for the Haggard Law Firm.
Michael A. Haggard, 37, was lead attorney on this case and also recorded
his third $100 million verdict, all within the last five years. His previous
$100 million verdicts were record-setting cases involving pool drowning
and pool negligence.
HINTON
V. 2331 ADAMS STREET CORP
$100 million – Verdict
Premises Liability / Near-Drowning
A toddler sustained irreversible brain damage after nearly drowning in
her apartment complex pool. The owners of the apartment complex were found
negligent for not repairing the broken gate at the pool area and not securing
the pool area with the proper pool fencing. The apartment complex manager
admitted at trial that he knew the gate had been “destroyed”
for some time. The $100 million verdict is the largest jury verdict awarded
judgment in Florida’s history.
FLORIDA
MICROSOFT ANTITRUST CLASS ACTION
$200 million
Class Action lawsuit/settlement
Microsoft Corporation agreed to
a $200 million settlement in the Florida Microsoft Antitrust litigation
on behalf of the Florida settlement class. The class action suit claimed
that Microsoft Corporation was in violation of Florida’s Deceptive
and Unfair Trade Practices Act (the Florida DTPA). Plaintiffs in the class
action suit against Microsoft Corporation alleged that Microsoft established
a monopoly in the market for operation systems software through various
anticompetitive acts and has maintained this monopoly since the late 1980’s.
Our firm served as co-counsel for the Florida Settlement Class.
BUSTOS v. LEIVA et al.
$21 million - Verdict.
Auto accident/negligence.
Plaintiff, a 78-year-old woman, was a seatbelted passenger in the rear
of another car when struck at a Hialeah intersection by a driver talking
on the cell phone while driving for a lumber company. The woman was a
left with injuries requiring permanent bedside care, although neither
driver was charged. The defendant had told attorneys he was not using
his cell phone just before the impact, but the plaintiff's attorneys proved
otherwise after subpoenaing cell phone records. This influenced the jury's
decision, and the result was the largest personal injury verdict in Miami-Dade
County's history.
JKS Co. v. PROVIDENT GENERAL
LIFE INSURANCE
$17.6 million - Verdict
Breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and libel
Action was brought by a terminated exclusive insurance agent against an
insurance company. The case was settled on appeal.
“JOHN
TRAUMA” v. TIM-BAR CORPORATION
$14 million – Settlement
Train accident / negligence
Plaintiff suffered a severe and permanent brain injury when flying debris
from the undercarriage of the defendant's tractor-trailer impaled him
in the left temple. The trailer was stopped on a train track during gridlock
rush-hour traffic when an oncoming train struck the trailer. The defendant
was innocently waiting at the railroad crossing for the train to go by.
PIERARD v. AEROSPATIALE,
et al.
$8.3 million - Verdict
Helicopter crash
Suit by pilot of helicopter against manufacturer for serious injuries
sustained in crash caused by defect in fuel filter design. Verdict was
reduced to $6 million and settled on appeal.
"JOHN DOE" v. "XYZ
RESORT"
$7 million - Settlement.
Wrongful death / pool drain entrapment.
A 12-year-old boy from Miami drowned in a pool at a Caribbean resort when
he was sucked head first into an intake pipe at the bottom of the resort's
giant lagoon-like pool. The company that owned the resort was negligent
because they did not maintain the safety grid that was supposed to be
covering the pipe.
BAKER
v. STA-RITE INDUSTRIES
Amount Confidential – Settlement
Drowning/Suction Entrapment
While attending a family graduation party, the 7-year-old granddaughter
of former Secretary of State James Baker drowned in the pool/spa in the
backyard. The forceful suction of the spa pump at the bottom of the whirlpool,
entrapped and held the girl underwater causing her to drown. This is one
of several suction entrapment cases where the defendant was negligent
in manufacturing an unsafe and defective pool/spa pump. This was the identical
pump involved in the Peterson case listed above.
PETERSON v. SEGAL
$7 million - Settlement
Swimming pool drain/negligence
A 14-year-old boy was sucked into a pool drain while playing with friends
in a North Miami apartment pool complex. The event left him with permanent
brain damage. The family sued the pool company for negligence, and the
pool company settled. The case was a signature case for the reform of
pool laws.
OLIVARES
v. ECUACAR RENTAL CORP & RUDNITZKY
$6.5 million settlement
Pedestrian/Car Accident (June 2004)
A 45-year-old employee of Brinks Co., was standing behind his opened armored
truck (the trucks hazard lights were flashing) preparing a delivery when
he was suddenly struck by tourist driving a rental car. The impact of
the accident pinned Olivares to the back of the armored truck causing
his left leg to be completely severed and amputated. This $6.5 million
settlement is unusual in a case such as this one where the car rental
company is found liable for an accident caused by one of its customers.
In 1999, the Florida Legislature capped liability for auto rental companies
as part of a package of tort law changes. Under that law, liability
for auto rental companies on claims arising from accidents their customers
get into is capped at $600,000. The plaintiff was able to obtain
a settlement far exceeding the 1999 cap (and the policy's 100,000 limit)
both because of bad faith allegations and because Ecuacar Rent Corp.'s
insurer was covering both Ecuacar and Rudnitzky.
STEAD v. RIDDELL
$5.3 million - Verdict
Product liability
Action against football helmet manufacturer for injuries sustained by
a 16-year-old high school football player during game. Plaintiff was rendered
a quadriplegic.
DOE v. ROE
$5 million - Settlement
Airplane crash
Plaintiff was a passenger in a small aircraft in North Carolina flying
back from a job interview arranged by defendant company. Defendant pilot
failed to lower landing gear and the plane skidded down a 60-foot embankment.
Plaintiff was rendered a partial hemiplegic.
JOHN
DOE v. XYZ COMPANY
AMOUNT CONFIDENTIAL
Auto/Truck Accident
Plaintiff's vehicle was struck from behind by a company-owned
vehicle and forced to tumble and crash. Plaintiff was rushed for medical
help and was left with multiple serious injuries.
COOPER v. OTTO GENER &
BELLA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
$4.25 million - Settlement.
Wrongful death/auto
Plaintiff, a 45-year-old Bahamian woman and employee of the port of Freeport,
was killed when struck head-on when defendant’s delivery truck lost
control and crossed the median. She left a husband, two adult children
and one minor child.
MORENOv.
XYZ ELECTRIC CO.
$4 million - settlement
Wrongful death / auto accident
Action brought forth by the family of a man who was killed in an auto
accident caused by an employee of the electric company. The employee,
who was driving his own car but conducting company business at the time
of the accident, ran a red light causing the fatal accident. Witnesses
at the scene claim that the employee of the electric company was too distracted
and made no attempt to break when he saw the light turn red. The victim
spent most of his life caring for his daughter with special needs as his
wife worked to support the family. The daughter was in the passenger seat
when the accident occurred. After the death of her father, the daughter
has to rely on her mother to take care of her.
MALDONADO v. PARK PLAZA HOTEL
$4 million - Settlement.
Negligent security
Plaintiff was attacked and killed in the hotel parking lot after leaving
the hotel bar early in the morning. An angry patron, who had confronted
him in the bar, followed him out and beat him to death.
WEBER v. SLINGSBY
AVIATION, LTD.
$4 million - verdict
Wrongful Death / Military Aircraft Crash
Action on behalf of the decedent, a United States Air Force Academy cadet
who was killed crash during a pilot screening mission. The Slingsby T-3A
Firefly aerobatic aircraft the cadet and his instructor were flying in
experienced vapor lock at low altitude and caused it to crash into the
ground. The parents of the cadet brought a wrongful death suit against
the aircraft manufacturer for making a defective and poorly designed engine.
NAVARRO v. FLORIDA AUTO RENTAL,
et al.
$3.6 million - Verdict.
Wrongful death/auto accident
Action against rental car agency and defendant driver by deceased plaintiff
passenger’s personal representative after hit-and-run automobile
accident.
JOHN
DOE v. LOPEZ
$3.5 Million – Settlement
Boating Accident
Plaintiff lost his life in a boating accident. His wife sued the owners
of the boat that her husband was riding on because they allowed an inexperienced
and unqualified person to drive the vessel. The unqualified driver of
the boat was also sued for negligence in recklessly driving the boat in
an unsafe manner and operating the vessel at night without operating lights.
PACHECO
v. MACS CONSTRUCTION
$3.5
Million - Settlement
Construction Accident/Building Collapse
A building in a community under construction in Hobe Sound, Florida, collapsed
onto a construction worker who was on the first floor of the building.
The collapse occurred at the time when concrete was being poured on the
third floor. The concrete slabs and walls above the first floor had not
cured to such a point that the temporary post shores placed between the
first and second floors could withstand the additional weight from above.
The defendant company, who was the shell contractor on the job, did not
order or install sufficient shoring to support the loads of the third
floor.
JOHN
DOE V. XYZ CORP.
Amount Confidential - Settlement
Bus/pedestrian accident
While directing traffic around a busy accident scene, a police officer
was run over and killed by a bus that sped through an intersection without
slowing down. The bus driver did not adhere to the police officers motion
to stop and allow for an ambulance to go through the intersection to tend
to the car accident victims.
BIGNALL
v. XYZ CATAMARANS
Amount Confidential
– Settlement
Boating Accident
While on a one-day catamaran snorkeling excursion, the plaintiff was violently
thrown off the boat after she grabbed a broken railing to support herself
due to rough seas. When she landed in the water the propeller of the boat
had sliced open her leg from the thigh to the foot. The captain of the
catamaran did not stop the boat immediately and continued on while the
plaintiff was left to tread water in the ocean. When the boat finally
turned around, no one from the crew jumped in to save her and there was
no rescue equipment on board.
GOFF
v. WALDEN POND and AUBURN MANAGEMENT
Amount Confidential – Settlement.
Negligent Pool Gate Drowning
Just shy of his 3rd birthday, Jordan Goff, while leaving his grandmothers
apartment, gained access to the apartment pool and jacuzzi and drowned.
The apartment’s maintenance staff positioned a padlock on the gate’s
latch that prevented the gate from closing allowing Jordan easy access.
This case propelled local news stations to conduct a through investigation
of South Florida apartment pools.
GOMEZ
v. SUNSHINE ROCK
Amount Confidential – Settlement
Auto/Motorcycle Accident
A motorist, using a company car from the defendant company, was attempting
to make a left turn at an intersection and went into the path of the plaintiff
riding his motorcycle. The 20-year-old motorcyclist, whom had the right-or-way,
was struck by the defendant, ejected off his motorcycle and was pinned
underneath the tires of the car. He died on the scene despite valiant
rescue efforts by bystanders and rescue personnel.
WILDRICK
v. COBB
$2.3 Million
Premises Liability/Dog Attack
Plaintiff was house sitting for the defendant when the defendant’s
two dogs knocked him into the pool causing him to strike his head and
rendering him a quadriplegic.
GARCIA v. DANNY CONSTRUCTION
$2.3 million - Settlement.
Auto accident
Action against truck driver and owner for leg injuries sustained by plaintiff
garage owner when he was pinned against garage wall by defendant’s
vehicle.
NEWMAN
v. "SEVERAL LOCAL DOCTORS" & "ABC PHARMACEUTICALS"
$2.225 Million - Settlement
Medical Malpractice/Drug Error
While being treated for a heart condition and high cholesterol, the plaintiff's
drug regimen was modified, by his treating physician, to include two drugs
which were specifically contraindicated by the drug manufacturer. Soon
after he began taking both medications, the plaintiff, 76, was seen by
one of his physicians and complained of the classic symptoms associated
with the combined use of the drugs and was ultimately hospitalized. None
of the plaintiff's physicians recognized this drug error and therefore
failed to discontinue use of the medications or order the necessary diagnostic
tests to make the correct diagnosis. The plaintiff suffered multiple organ
failure and died.
CAMPOS
v. OPA-LOCKA-HIALEAH FLEA MARKET
$2.2 Million - Settlement
Negligent Security / Wrongful Death
Action brought forth by the surviving children of a husband and wife who
were shot to death during a robbery at the jewelry store they owned and
ran out of the flea market. The flea market did not provide adequate security
for its tenants and patrons, though tenants had to pay a monthly fee for
security at the flea market. The day of the robbery and murder, the lone
security guard hired by the flea market failed to show up for work that
day. The jewelry store owned by the Campos family, as well as other stores
in the flea market, had been robbed before.
CARSON
v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER CORPORATION
$2.15 million Settlement
Product Liability / Helicopter Crash
A 1969 Hughes OH-6A Army
surplus helicopter sold to the Lee County Sheriff's Department crashed
into the roof of a building in Ft. Myers on December 20, 1999 seriously
injuring its pilot, Lt. Lonnie Carson. The pilot lost control the helicopter
when the lateral control rod, a flight critical component, separated from
its rod end due to fretting of the rod's aluminum threads. In 1996 the
helicopter and its control rods had been refurbished by a third party
and modified pursuant to a Service Notice published by McDonnell Douglas
in 1989. Plaintiffs alleged that the nature of the modification exacerbated
the tendency of the threads in the joint to fret (wear away). Plaintiffs
alleged that this defective modification caused the component separation
and resulting crash. The ability to relate the cause of the crash to the
modification was vital in order to defeat both the Government Contractor
Defense and the General Aviation Revitalization Act. The application of
either of these defenses would have resulted in zero liability as a matter
of law regardless of whether or not a defect was present.
VASQUEZ
v. SUPER DOLLAR DISCOUNT
$2 Million –
Settlement
Negligent Security
Action brought forth
by the family of a man who was shot and killed just outside of the Super
Dollar Discount store in Homestead, Florida. The altercation began inside
of the store and continued outside into the common area of the shopping
center. The shooting was unprovoked and the defendant did not provide
any security for its patrons, even though the area surrounding the shopping
center was known to have a high volume of criminal activity. The store
and the strip mall owner paid their full insurance policy limits..
BYRD
v. TRUJILLO & SONS
$2 million - Settlement
Construction Accident
Plaintiff was assisting with the removal of some scrap metal from the
warehouse at a construction site that was undergoing substantial renovation
and owned by the defendant. A pole nearby, with a beam attached to the
top of it, was being cut in order to be hauled away. The plaintiff walked
about fifteen feet away from where the pole was being cut to gather scrap
metal that was laying about the area. When the pole that was being cut
fell, the steel beam attached to the top of the pole landed on the Plaintiff’s
head, knocking him to the ground, permanently injuring him and causing
brain damage. Plaintiff will need round-the-clock care for the rest of
his life. The defendant did not provide a safe work place for all of its
workers and violated several the Florida Building Code Standards for Demolition.
The defendant paid its full insurance policy limits.
GREEN V. GREAT SOUTHEAST,
et.al
$2 million - Settlement
Construction Accident
Plaintiff, recovering from serious back surgery, was severely injured
at the construction site of a restaurant he managed when a work crew hoisted,
moved and dropped a trailer in which he was holding a staff meeting. The
workers had failed to confirm that the trailer was empty.
RODRIGUEZ v. GONZALEZ-ABREU. M.D.. C.A.C. CLINIC. WESTCHESTER
HOSPITAL
$2 million - Settlement
Medical malpractice
Hospital pathologist failed to properly diagnose urethral penile cancer
from a biopsy specimen submitted from a meatotomy procedure. Ten months
later, Plaintiff had to undergo a total penectomy and due to the cancer’s
metastasis, became terminal.
MORGAN v. USA et
al
$1.9 million – settlement
Wrongful death/Airplane crash
Action on behalf of surviving spouse of a pilot killed in a single engine
general aviation aircraft in Tallahassee, Florida. The crash was an alleged
result of the negligent administrator of air traffic control services
and a failed engine.
EAFORD v. DUNHAM
$1.9 million - Verdict
Auto accident
Plaintiff, a 21-year-old Florida State University football player, was
nearly killed when struck head-on by a drunk driver. Plaintiff sustained
a shattered leg and was in a coma for four days. Plaintiff’s football
career was immediately ended.
JOHN DOE v. X CORP., et al.
$1.875 million - Settlement
Construction Accident
While working in construction area, plaintiff tripped over exposed anchor
bolts on the pavement and fell off concrete barrier, shattering hands
and wrists and sustaining severe head injury with mild brain damage.
Alzate
v. Doctor XYZ
$ 1.85 million – Settlement
Medical malpractice / Eye Surgery
The defendant doctor recommended that the plaintiff undergo invasive cataract
surgery when her vision could have been corrected by a new eyeglass or
contact prescription. The results of her mistake resulted in the plaintiff
undergoing a procedure she never should have undergone from which she
has been rendered permanently and irreversibly blind in her left eye.
WALKER
v.WEDGE HOTEL MANAGEMENT (Bahamas) LTD.
$1.8 million - Verdict
Wrongful death/parasailing accident
A North Carolina woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner
and management company of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Paradise Island,
Bahamas, after her daughter was killed in a parasailing accident. The
jury found that Sea & Ski Ocean Sports, the Bahamian water sports
vendor operating the parasail, was negligent and with respect to the provision
of parasailing, that it was the agent of the Sheraton Grand which advertises
parasailing as one of its amenities. The verdict has the potential to
change the manner in which water sports are licensed and regulated in
this and other countries and hence, greatly improve the safety of the
traveling public.
RODRIGUEZ v. PHOENIX MARINE
$1.75 million - Settlement
Fall from roof
Plaintiff was a 27-year-old tool repair man who sustained a severe head
injury when he fell 32 feet from the Defendant’s roof. Plaintiff,
who was repairing exterior lights at the time of the fall, alleged that
the Defendant failed to provide adequate safety devices.
TIGER v. SHAFEY
$1.7 million - Settlement.
Medical malpractice
Failure to diagnose Arterial Venous Malfunction (AVM) rendering the 20-year-old
plaintiff paraplegic.
ANGOLA CASES
$1.6 million - Settlement.
Insurance coverage
Suit was brought against life insurance company for insurance benefits
for four crew members killed in plane crash in Angola. The $1.6 million-plus
recovery included prejudgment interest. The case involved significant
insurance issues, including one of first impression.
JOHN DOE v. X AIRLINES
$1.6 million - Settlement
Wrongful death
Action on behalf of decedent who was killed in fatal plane crash. Decedent’s
survivors included her husband, her infant daughter and her parents, who
alleged pain and suffering, loss of support and loss of parental guidance.
SADOWSKI v. STATE OF FLORIDA
$1.6 million - Verdict
Claims Bill Aviation/wrongful death
Suit was filed for the wrongful death of Secretary of the Florida Department
of Community Affairs, who was killed in a state-owned-and-operated plane
on his way to a speech. The case involved winning significant workers’
compensation and liability issues against the state. Jury verdict of $1
million was increased to $1.6 million in a claims bill with legislation.
THOMAS v. GENERAL MOTORS,
et al.
$1.6 million - Verdict
Product liability
Action by a plaintiff bus passenger for neck injuries sustained when he
was flung from his seat and struck a metal support pole in the bus.
MILLIAN
v. GOLDMAN
$1.425 million
Car Accident
While driving, a husband and wife were struck by the defendant's car after
the defendant made an abrupt left turn into oncoming traffic without yielding
the right-of-way. Just before the accident the plaintiff saw a car safely
make a left turn across his path from the eastbound left turn lane. Then
suddenly, behind that vehicle, the SUV driven by the defendant
began making his left turn, accelerating directly into the path of the
plaintiffs oncoming vehicle. The two cars collided violently. Plaintiffs
sustained serious injuries.
WOODS v. NOVA COMPANIES BELIZE,
Ltd.
$1.4 million - Settlement.
Aviation
Plaintiff, a passenger when Defendant's aircraft crashed in Costa Rica,
sustained multiple injuries and was badly burned over most of his body,
leaving disfiguring scars.
GALIN v. ALLIED BUILDING SPECIALTIES,
INC. and PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
$1.36 million - Settlement
Verdict on coverage Knockdown
Pedestrian knocked down due to negligent parking. Plaintiff, a 16-year-old
high school student, was left in a permanent catatonic state when his
head struck the “California Mirror” of a truck negligently parked
on the sidewalk next to his school. Case settled for all available policy
limits plus interest accrued on appeal.
GINTHER v. ST. PETER’S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
$1.36 million - Verdict
Wrongful death
Action by Decedent killed at flea market held on church grounds. Runaway
truck crushed decedent. Plaintiff’s spouse alleged lack of crowd
and traffic control on part of church.
LEYER
v. FLEMING
$1.2 Million - Settlement
Auto/Pedestrian Accident
The plaintiff, an active
63-year-old from Canada vacationing in Tampa, Florida, was struck by the
defendant while he and his wife were crossing the street at a Tampa intersection.
Defendant, an 82 year old man, admitted at the scene of the accident that
he had not seen the couple crossing the street. The plaintiff sustained
numerous bodily injuries including paralysis after suffering a spinal
cord injury as well as being permanently brain damaged. The plaintiff
now needs round-the-clock care.
KNOTT v. STACK et al.
$1.2 million - Settlement
Dog bite statute
Nine-year-old boy on bicycle suffered brain damage as a result of impact
with defendant’s truck. Suit brought against truck driver and owner
as well as homeowner whose dog ran after the child, which forced him into
the path of an oncoming truck.
MINTZ
v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1.1 million – settlement
Wrongful death/Airplane crash
Action brought by surviving four adult children who lost their mother
in the crash of an Aero Commander, general aviation aircraft near Delray
Beach, Florida. Plaintiff’s sued the United States of America alleging
air traffic control was negligent for failing to advise of adverse weather
along the route of flight.
NEWMAN v. DETORE
$1.1 million - Settlement.
Auto accident
Minor Plaintiff was thrown from back of pickup truck and sustained life-threatening
injuries. Defendant driver was intoxicated at time of accident. Plaintiff
sustained multiple fractures of cervical vertebrae resulting in minimal
neurological deficit. Settled for policy limits.
SHEPHERD v. POMPANO AIR CENTER
$1.1 million - Settlement.
Air crash
Pilot died in Louisiana crash of Russian-made aerobatic Sukhoi aircraft
after elevator control system disconnected in flight, causing plane to
plummet several thousand feet. Defendant assembled, equipped and sold
the aircraft.
BARRERA v. CAMEJO
$1 million - Settlement
Auto
Action by plaintiff driver against defendant driver as well as rental
car agency for leg and internal injuries.
KOSA v. COMREAL et al.
$1 million - Settlement
Drowning
Plaintiff represented an 18-month-old girl who drowned in water retention
pond after the defendant had promised and failed to erect a fence. Parents
filed a wrongful death action against the apartment owner and management
company.
MARSON v. DADELAND RENT-A-CAR,
et al.
$1 million - Verdict
Wrongful death/auto
Nine-year-old boy (pedestrian) was struck and killed by 17-year-old driver
of a school van. Action brought against rental car agency as well as private
school.
NUNEZ
v THE REDLAND COMPANY
Amount Confidential – Settlement
Wrongful death/Auto Accident
After getting off the bus and walking to work early in the morning, Pedro
Nunez was violently struck by a tractor-trailer that was traveling at
an excessive rate of speed. Pedro Nunez was 74. This case was settled
for the total insurance limits prior to filing suit.
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