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Brain Injury
$12,000,000
Brain injury to a 26 year old male.
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Sick-Building Illnesses
$9,500,000
For 183 Polk County Courthouse employees (including Judges and lawyers) against general contractor, architect and multiple subcontractors for sick-building related illnesses.
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Automobile Accident
$6,500,000
Jury verdict on behalf of plaintiff against a County for negligent design of an intersection after other settlements were previously obtained with private landowners. Plaintiff was left a quadriplegic as a result of the automobile accident.
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Motorcycle Accident
$6,250,000
20-yr-old motorcyclist in Naples hit by vehicle changing lanes illegally, resulting in significant cognitive brain injury.
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Orthopedic Injury
$5,950,000
Settlement for Mulberry Man versus Trucking Company for orthopedic injuries.
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Wrongful Death
$5,000,000
A Hardee County verdict involving a claim by the parents of 35 year old resident at a brain injury rehabilitation facility, who died as a result of positional asphyxiation from negligent restraint during the course of a search of his room for snacks allegedly removed from the kitchen.
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Drunk Driver Wrongful Death
$2,800,000.00
70-yr-old retired Lakeland resident killed in motor vehicle crash by drunk driver
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Nursing Home
$2,200,000.00
For surviving spouse of 79-year-old nursing home resident, including $1,700,000
in punitive damages
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Wrongful Death
$2,000,000.00
MVA – Wrongful death of 21 year old female
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Orthopedic Injuries
$1,800,000.00
Settlement for Frostproof Biker versus Citrus Company for orthopedic injuries.
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Failure to Diagnose
$1,700,000.00
For tennis pro for failure to diagnose tumor behind left knee, resulting
in insertion of metal rod and loss of function and mobility
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Wrongful Death
$1,530,000.00
60-yr-old Lakeland bicyclist hit/killed by vehicle driven by golfer who
just left City-owned golf course bar – sovereign immunity claim
with insurance coverage issues relating to a liquor endorsement on policy
insuring City’s operation of course/bar
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Wrongful Death
$1,375,000.00
Wrongful death of a 74 year old male
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Wrongful Death
$1,350,000.00
Settlement in wrongful death of man who was struck by automobile while
he was working on night-shift of road construction crew
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Pelvic and Internal Injuries
$1,275,000.00
Pelvic and internal injuries to a 48 year old male (policy limits)
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Lower Extremities Injuries
$1,250,000.00
MVA – Lower extremities injuries to a 58 year old female
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Bicycle Accident - Broken Leg and Complications
$1,250,000.00
For youth pastor hit by car while cycling. Treatment of broken leg resulted
in osteomyelitis and contraction of Hepatitis C
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Medical Error - Paralysis
$1,200,000.00
Representation of a Plaintiff against a surgeon and anesthesiologist for
their negligence in the conduct of surgery to repair a thoracic aneurysm.
The negligence resulted in the paralysis of the plaintiff.
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Wrongful Death
$1,135,000.00
Wrongful death of a 18 year old male (policy limits)
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Injury from Car Accident
$1,050,000.00
Uninsured Motorists claim for Lakeland man with broken leg in motor vehicle
accident – multiple surgeries following complications
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Head/facial and Lower Extremity Injuries
$1,000,000.00
Head/facial and lower extremity injuries to a 61 year old male (policy limits)
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Bus Accident Injuries
$1,000,000.00
Settlement immediately prior to trial as a result of personal injuries
sustained by a porter at a Greyhound bus station who was run over by a
bus departing the facility
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Personal Injury
$1,000,000.00
MVA – Lower extremities injuries to a 17 year old male
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Motorcycle Accident - Broken Bones with Complications
$1,000,000.00
Settlement for motorcyclist struck by automobile. Client suffered broken
leg and knee injury with complications due to pre-existing diabetes.
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
MVA – Wrongful death of 18 year old female
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
MVA – Wrongful death of 35 year old male (policy limits)
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
MVA – Wrongful death of a 52 year old female
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
Wrongful death of a 73 year old male (policy limits)
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
Policy limits settlement during jury selection for widow of a nursery worker
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Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00
For widow and child of City of Lakeland lineman vs. manufacturer of bucket
truck for electrocution death resulting from negligent design
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Wrongful Death - Truck Accident
$962,106.86
For widow of 82-year-old man killed when his vehicle was struck from behind
by a tractor-trailer
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Truck Driver Accident
$935,000.00
For truck driver who struck a vehicle which pulled out in front of him,
resulting in the roll-over of his tractor-trailer
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Wrongful Death
$900,000.00
Wrongful death of a 48 year old male (policy limits)
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Wrongful Death
$850,000.00
Settlement just before trial on behalf of children of dentist murdered
in his office by gunman allegedly hired by his widow, who was convicted
of capital murder
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Nursing Home Failure to Treat
$850,000.00
Representation of the surviving spouse against the nursing home for failure
to identify and properly treat multiple decubitus ulcers resulting in
sepsis and death
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Personal Injury
$850,000.00
Pregnant woman tripped on a tent stake at outdoor festival, severely injuring
her back, leaving her with partial paralysis and chronic, disabling pain
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Wrongful Death
$800,000.00
For widow and child of sign painter killed when his painting pole contacted
power lines
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Wrongful Death
$800,000.00
MVA – Wrongful death of an 80 year old male
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Nursing Home Failure to Treat
$775,000.00
Representation of an elderly plaintiff against a nursing home for its negligent
failure to follow treatment directions resulting in the dehydration and
subsequent stroke resulting in partial paralysis
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Auto Accident - Wrongful Death
$750,000.00
For 3 adult children of 80-year-old gentleman killed in intersection collision.
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Neck Injury
$750,000.00
Neck injury with surgery to a 26 year old female
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Facial/dental Injuries
$695,000.00
Facial/dental injuries to a 23 year old male
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Truck Accident
$685,000.00
For truck driver rear-ended by another truck when attempting to make a
right turn.
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Severe Injuries - Vehicle Accident
$658,484.69
For man who sustained multiple injuries when hit head-on by a vehicle attempting
to pass traffic in a “no passing” zone
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Wrongful Death - Motorcyclist
$650,000.00
For widow and child of motorcyclist killed in intersection collision
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Punitive Damages
$602,000.00
Verdicts for 2 teenagers for compensatory and punitive damages against
roofing company for negligent hiring of employee with poor driving record
years earlier in another State
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Head Injury
$600,000.00
Head injury to a 45 year old female
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Wrongful Death - Malfunctioning Traffic Light
$550,000.00
Settlement for the husband and son of a lady killed in intersection collision
due to a malfunctioning traffic light
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Sternal Injuries
$550,000.00
Upper and lower extremity and sternal injuries to an 80 year old female
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Orthopedic Injuries
$525,000.00
Orthopedic injuries suffered by Lake Wales man in Brandon, FL MVA
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Neck and Back Injuries
$500,000.00
Neck and back injuries to a 28 year old male
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Lower Extremity Injuries
$500,000.00
Lower extremity injuries to a 41 year old female
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Child Vision Loss - Airbag
$500,000.00
For 8-year-old girl in front seat who lost partial vision of left eye resulting
from airbag deployment after accident impact
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Eye Injury
$500,000.00
Eye injury to a 14 year old female
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Back and Neck Injuries
$500,000.00
A $500,000.00 verdict arising out of an offset head on motor vehicle accident,
involving significant back and neck injuries to the plaintiff
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Back Injury
$500,000.00
Back injury to a 17 year old male (policy limits)
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Car Accident- Arm and Eye Injuries
$475,000.00
For teenager passenger of car that struck garbage truck – arm and
eye injuries
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Slip and Fall Injury
$455,000.00
Slip and Fall for RSD hand injury to 65 year old female
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Soft-Tissue Injuries - Car Accident
$450,000.00
For man with soft-tissue injuries from intersection collision with British
tourists driving rental car
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Motorcyclist Dismemberment and Injury
$450,000.00
Representation of the Plaintiff whose motorcycle was struck by a motor
vehicle resulting in multiple, severe pelvic fractures and the amputation
of the right leg
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Nursing Home Failure to Treat
$425,000.00
Representation of Plaintiff against a nursing home for negligent failure
to obey the medical directions of the surviving daughter to intubate father
resulting in his death
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Back Injuries
$425,000.00
For college student working summer job at phosphate plant, who sustained
back injuries in “trap door” fall
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Back Injury
$400,000.00
MVA – Back injury to 24 year old male
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Severe Injuries - Truck Accident
$400,000.00
For man who was T-boned by a tow truck which ran a red light, which resulted
in knee injuries, fractured ribs, neck and back injuries and lacerations
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Trip and Fall - Broken Sidewalk
$350,000.00
Elderly lady tripped and fell when she caught her shoe in a broken sidewalk
outside a restaurant, suffering a fractured pelvis
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Wrongful Death - Car Accident
$130,000.00
32 year old Army veteran was rear-ended by a commercial vehicle while stopped
for another accident on I-4 resulting in his death.
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Wrongful Death - Failure to Follow Murder Lead
Confidential Settlement
For widow of man killed by stepson and friends – based on negligence
of Polk County Sheriff’s Department to follow-up on a lead which
may have prevented the murder
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Wrongful Death - Fallen Tree
Confidential Settlement
For father whose wife and 2 children were killed when a rotten tree in
right-of-way fell on the family’s pick-up truck on a windy day –
claim vs. State/County/City for failure to trim or remove tree
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Wrongful Death - Reckless Driver
Confidential Settlement
For father of 2 teenage sons killed as passengers in single-car accident
after the driver was allowed to leave the scene of a stop for careless
driving – Claim vs. Sheriff’s Department for deputies’
failure to detect that driver of the vehicle was DUI