$3,500,000.00 settlement of a near drowning case in which the teachers at Key West High School negligently failed to did not watch our client, who was a special needs student, while he was in the school’s swimming pool. This case required the Florida Legislature to pass a Claims Bill into law.
Verdicts
Miami, Plantation & Fort Lauderdale, Florida
England vs. School Board on Monroe County
Sara Bustillo vs. Marisela Perez
$3,015,000.00 Verdict, in a motor vehicle accident case in Miami in which Ms. Bustillo's fourteen year old son was killed while riding his bicycle to school along a neighborhood sidewalk.
Celestin vs. L.C. International, Inc.
$2,000,000.00 settlement of a tractor trailer versus trolley accident case in El Paso, Texas in which our client suffered a brain injury. We sued the owner of the tractor trailer because their driver was speeding.
Vente v. Cornerstone Residential Management
$1,826,000.00 Verdict in a negligent security premises liability case. While our client was in her apartment within the defendant’s North Miami apartment complex a fleeing felon attacked her, forcing her to jump from her third floor window to escape certain death. Our client suffered spinal, pelvic and wrist fractures. We sued the defendant for failing to determine that violent crime was foreseeable at its apartment complex and for failing to take necessary security precautions to prevent such crime.
Doe vs. Backhoe Manufacturer
$1,300,000.00 settlement of a products liability case after three weeks of trial in Ft. Myers, Florida. Mr. Doe suffered an amputation of his leg below the knee when the backhoe he was operating rolled-over. We sued the defendant manufacturer for failing to design and install necessary roll-over protection.
Patient vs. General Hospital
$1,000,000.00 settlement of a medical malpractice case in which our client died due to a Miami radiologist’s misdiagnosis of colon cancer.
Gonzalez vs. Rental Car Company
$800,000.00 settlement of a car accident case which occurred on Krome Avenue in Homestead, Florida, in which a vehicle made a right-hand turn into the path of our client’s vehicle, causing him to break his leg which resulted in him undergoing open reduction internal fixation surgery.
Shopper v. Store and Automatic Door Maintenance Company
$510,000.00 settlement of a Fort Lauderdale premises liability automatic sliding door case in which an automatic door struck our elderly client as she was entering a store through an exit door. Our client sustained a fractured hip which required surgery. We sued the store and door maintenance company for their failure to properly calibrate and inspect the automatic sliding doors.
Doe vs. Hospital
$400,000.00 settlement of a Miami medical malpractice case in which our client suffered burns because the hospital failed to properly calibrate and monitor the temperature of their hot water heater. Our client suffered burns while using the shower in his hospital room.
Deyarza vs. Winn Dixie Stores
$375,000.00 settlement of a slip and fall accident case in Palm Beach, Florida, in which our client suffered a fractured patella. We were able to prove Winn Dixie knew of a leaking soda cooler and failed to warn its customers of the dangerous condition.
Doe vs. Supermarket
$275,000.00 settlement of a Fort Lauderdale negligent security premises liability case in which our elderly client was mugged while exiting a supermarket. Our client suffered a fractured hip. We sued the supermarket for failing to provide proper security for its shoppers.