Cases

Verdicts, Judgment and Settlements

$51,000,000	INTERNATIONAL AIR DISASTER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF SEVERAL PASSENGERS (THE AMOUNT REFLECTED IS THE TOTAL INDEMNITY PAID BY THE AIR CARRIER'S INSURER TO ALL OF THE PASSENGERS FAMILIES); FLORIDA
$40,000,000	CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST A COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS THAT CONCOCTED A PONZI SCHEME TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS; FLORIDA.
$30,000,000	TOXIC TORT LAWSUIT INVOLVING SICK BUILDING SYNDROME, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.
$18,000,000	NEAR-DROWNING INCIDENT INVOLVING AN UNGUARDED ROADWAY ADJACENT TO A CANAL, WHICH RESULTED IN PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE OF A YOUNG MOTHER; FLORIDA.
$9,350,000	NEGLIGENT CARE OF OBSTETRICAL PATIENT, RESULTING IN SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE; FLORIDA.
$7,300,000	PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE INVOLVING AN AUTOMOBILE ROLLOVER AND SEATBELT FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARAPLEGIC VICTIM; FLORIDA.
$6,250,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE ABNORMALITES IN FETAL ULTRASOUND, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL BIRTH; FLORIDA.
$6,000,000	MISDIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIMB; FLORIDA.
$6,000,000	WRONGFUL DEATH OF A SINGLE MOTHER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT; FLORIDA.
$5,900,000	NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A TAXI, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG MOTHER OPERATING ANOTHER VEHICLE; FLORIDA.
$5,700,000	NEGLIGENT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING PROCEDURE, RESULTING IN A MASSIVE STROKE AND SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE; FLORIDA.
$5,500,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CERVICAL OSTEOMYELITIS (BONE INFECTION), RESULTING IN PARAPARESIS TO A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD WOMAN; FLORIDA.
$5,000,000	INTERNATIONAL AIR DISASTER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER; NEW YORK CITY (THE NAME OF AIRLINE WAS INTENTIONALLY OMITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER).
CONFIDENTIAL	NEGLIGENCE CASE, INCLUDING BAD FAITH CLAIMS, AGAINST THE OWNER, OPERATOR AND INSURER OF A CAR WHOSE DRIVER DRIFTED ACROSS THE CENTER LANE, CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER THAT LEFT ONE OCCUPANT PERMANENTLY BRAIN INJURED AND WITH OTHER SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES; KILLED ANOTHER; AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO A THIRD OCCUPANT; INSURANCE POLICY LIMITS WERE [CONFIDENTIAL AMOUNT] HOWEVER, THIS RESULT WAS ATTAINED UNDER THE LEGAL DOCTRINE OF "BAD FAITH"; FLORIDA
$4,500,000	FAILURE TO MONITOR CARDIAC CONDITION, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.
$4,000,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE ADRENAL GLAND TUMOR, RESULTING IN BLINDNESS TO A MINOR; NORTH CAROLINA.
$3,500,000	NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER CAUSING A COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER OPERATING ANOTHER VEHICLE; FLORIDA.
$3,500,000	RAILROAD NEGLIGENCE ACTION WHERE SAFETY CROSSBAR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COLLISION OF TRAIN AND AUTOMOBILE, WHICH RESULTED IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF A CHILD; FLORIDA.
$3,000,000	INTERNATIONAL AIR DISASTER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A FOREIGN TAXI DRIVER AND FATHER OF THREE; SOUTH AMERICA.
$3,000,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE RETINOPOTHY OF PREMATURITY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VISION TO AN INFANT; FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
$3,000,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, RESULTING IN DEATH; FLORIDA.
$3,000,000	VALUJET AIRLINES FLIGHT 592 AIR DISASTER CASE ON BEHALF OF A FOREIGNER; FLORIDA (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).
$3,000,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE MENINGITIS, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF A MINOR; FLORIDA.
$2,500,000	FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AN INTRACEREBRAL BLEED, RESULTING IN DEATH; PUERTO RICO.
$2,500,000	ACTION AGAINST RENTAL CAR AGENCY FOR WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.
$2,000,000	PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE AGAINST A MINI-BLIND MANUFACTURER FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A TODDLER; NEW YORK AND TEXAS.
$1,800,000	AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 965 AIR DISASTER CASE; CALI, COLOMBIA (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).
$1,750,000	AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INVOLVING SEVERAL VICTIMS, AGAINST ELECTRICAL POWER COMPANY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.
$1,500,000	INTERNATIONAL AIR DISASTER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF AN OLDER GENTLEMAN WITH ONE SURVIVING DAUGHTER; SOUTH AMERICA. (THE NAME OF THE AIRLINE WAS INTENTIONALLY OMITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER).
$1,500,000	GAS LEAK CAUSING EXPLOSION IN BUILDING, WHICH RESULTED IN WRONGFUL DEATH; PUERTO RICO.
$1,500,000	AEROPERU FLIGHT 603 AIR DISASTER CASE; LIMA, PERU (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).
$1,200,000	DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF GASTRIC CANCER, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.
$1,200,000	AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HIV CONTAMINATION TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE; FLORIDA.
$1,000,000	OBSTETRICAL MALPRACTICE CASE RESULTING IN BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY; NORTH CAROLINA.
$1,000,000	PRODUCTS LIABILITY ROLLOVER CASE AGAINST AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER, RESULTING IN DEATH; FLORIDA.
$1,000,000	NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF TRACTOR TRAILER, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.
$900,000	AIR DISASTER CASE AGAINST A DEFUNCT AIR CARRIER, WHICH WAS DISSOLVED UPON THE FILING OF THE CLAIMS. EVEN THOUGH THE MONTREAL CONVENTION OF 1999 APPLIED AS A LIMITATION TO THE RECOVERABLE AMOUNT, COMPENSATION WAS OBTAINED WELL IN EXCESS OF SAID LIMITATION; U.S. DISTRICT COURT AND FRANCE (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED). (THE NAME OF THE AIRLINE WAS INTENTIONALLY OMITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER).
$875,000	NEGLIGENT SURGERY FOR OBESITY, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; MICHIGAN.
$825,000	NEGLIGENT GALLBLADDER SURGERY, RESULTING IN GASTROINTESTINAL INJURY; VIRGINIA.
$800,000	NEGLIGENT CATARACT SURGERY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISION IN ONE EYE; FLORIDA.
$800,000	MOTORCYCLE COLLISION AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL FAILURE, CAUSING A COLLISION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF THE OPERATOR OF THE MOTORCYCLE; FLORIDA.
$775,000	DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF HEART CONDITION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY WOMAN; FLORIDA.
$750,000	MISDIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY GENTLEMAN; NEW YORK.
$700,000	NEGLIGENT REPAIR OF AUTOMOBILE, RESULTING IN 3RD-DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER; FLORIDA.
$500,000	NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE AND ROADWAYS BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH (CLAIMS BILL); FLORIDA.
$500,000	NEGLIGENTLY LEAVING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INSIDE OF PATIENT'S ABDOMEN, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SURGERY; FLORIDA.
$450,000	DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE, RESULTING IN PARTIAL PARALYSIS; FLORIDA.
$400,000	DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.
$250,000	NEGLIGENT PERFORMANCE OF CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY MAN; FLORIDA.
$250,000	BOATING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.
$200,000	OBSTETRICAL MALPRACTICE, RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH; FLORIDA.
$200,000	ACTION AGAINST BUILDING OWNERS AND ELEVATOR-MAINTENANCE COMPANY FOR NEGLIGENT REPAIR OF ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.
CONFIDENTIAL	MARITIME COLLISION BETWEEN A BOAT RENTAL COMPANY'S UNSEAWORTHY VESSEL AND A NEGLIGENTLY OPERATED POWERBOAT, RESULTING IN THE DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES (INCLUDING AMPUTATIONS) OF NINE PASSENGERS; CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT IN EXCESS OF SEVEN FIGURES; FLORIDA.
CONFIDENTIAL	DROWNING OF A CHILD DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL'S NEGLIGENT DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF ONE OF ITS RESORT SWIMMING POOLS; FLORIDA

Significant Pending Litigation

$75,000,000

WRONGFUL DEATH OF 3 PASSENGERS IN ROLLOVER ACCIDENT DUE TO NEGLIGENT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF A VAN BY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER AND NEGLIGENT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM MODIFICATIONS BY FACTORY-AUTHORIZED BODY SHOP.

CONFIDENTIAL

AIR-DISASTER CASES AGAINST A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER. THE FIRM REPRESENTS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVE ONES ON A FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED FROM LIMA ENROUTE TO PUCALLPA ON AUGUST 23, 2005; ILLINOIS.

$20,000,000

PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE AGAINST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWN HARMFUL PRESCRIPTION DRUG, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.

$20,000,000

NEGLIGENCE ACTION AGAINST THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF THREE MOTHERS, IN AN ALCOHOL RELATED CATASTROPHIC CRASH; FLORIDA.

$15,000,000

NEGLIGENTLY AND CARELESSLY PERFORMING A HOLO CRANIECTOMY AND REIMPLANTING A BONE FLAP PREMATURELY; FLORIDA.

$15,000,000

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY STROKE IN A TIMELY FASHION LEAVING PATIENT IN A SEMI-VEGETATIVE STATE; FLORIDA.

$10,000,000

PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE AGAINST A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWN HARMFUL PRESCRIPTION DRUG RESULTING IN STROKES AND HEART ATTACKS; FLORIDA.

$9,000,000

PRODUCTS LIABILITY AGAINST WINDOW COVERINGS MANUFACTURER AND COMPONENT PARTS MANUFACTURER FOR PRODUCING AND SELLING A RECALLED PRODUCT WITHOUT REQUIRED CHILD SAFETY WARNINGS, RESULTING IN THE STRANGULATION DEATH OF A 3 YEAR OLD BOY; FLORIDA.

$8,500,000

AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUE TO NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL FUEL TANKER TRUCK, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF THE DRIVER AND SEVERE INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER; FLORIDA.

$6,000,000.00

PREMISES LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE CASE AGAINST A MAJOR SHOPPING MALL, ITS MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND A VENDOR OPERATING A KIDDIE AMUSEMENT RIDE; DEATH OF A 14 MONTH OLD BOY WHO SUFFERED FATAL HEAD WOUNDS WHILE A PASSENGER ON A KIDDIE RIDE; FLORIDA.

$5,000,000

NEGLIGENCE ACTION, INCLUDING INSURANCE BAD FAITH CLAIMS, AGAINST THE OWNER, OPERATOR, AND INSURER OF A VEHICLE WHOSE DRIVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A CRASH THAT LEFT A 19 YEAR OLD MOTORCYCLE RIDER SUFFERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND WHO HAS LOST THE USE OF HIS DOMINANT ARM; FLORIDA.

$3,000,000

VICTIM/TENANT SHOT IN ABDOMEN BY COMMERCIAL LANDLORD OVER LEASE AGREEMENT DISPUTE; FLORIDA.

$1,000,000

NEGLIGENT SECURITY CASE AGAINST AN ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT; DESPITE THE CLUB UNDERTAKING TO SCREEN PATRONS FOR WEAPONS PRIOR TO ADMISSION, A PATRON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN AT CLOSE RANGE BY ANOTHER PATRON AT THE CLUB, TO WHOM THE CLUB NEGLIGENTLY ALLOWED ADMISSION DESPITE HIS BEING UNDERAGE AND IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM; FLORIDA.