US GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS WERE THE VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 IN BASRA, IRAQ. AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS USED TO ATTACH THEIR CONVOY. THE EXPLOSION KILLED TWO MEN WITH FAMILIES, AND SEVERELY INJURED TO OTHER MEN. SILVA & SILVA, P.A BROUGHT A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN FOR SPONSORING THE TERRORIST ATTACK. THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES REPRESENTED BY SILVA & SILVA, P.A. SECURED A JUDGMENT AGAINST IRAN FOR $405 MILLION.

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DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF STROKE, RESULTING IN LOCKED-IN SYNDROME; FLORIDA.

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.

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST A COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS THAT CONCOCTED A PONZI SCHEME TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS; FLORIDA.

TOXIC TORT LAWSUIT INVOLVING SICK BUILDING SYNDROME, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.

NEAR-DROWNING INCIDENT INVOLVING AN UNGUARDED ROADWAY ADJACENT TO A CANAL, WHICH RESULTED IN PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE OF A YOUNG MOTHER; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CARE OF SEPTIC PATIENT; RESULTING IN NECROSIS OF ALL FOUR OF HIS EXTREMITIES; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT MONITORING AND CARE OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT, RESULTING IN ANOXIC HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA AND MINIMAL CONSCIOUSNESS; FLORIDA.

AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUE TO THE NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL TRAILER, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG GIRL; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CARE OF OBSTETRICAL PATIENT, RESULTING IN SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CARE OF A STROKE PATIENT, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A HUSBAND AND FATHER; FLORIDA

PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE INVOLVING AN AUTOMOBILE ROLLOVER AND SEATBELT FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARAPLEGIC VICTIM; FLORIDA.

PRODUCTS LIABILITY AGAINST WINDOW COVERINGS MANUFACTURER AND COMPONENT PARTS MANUFACTURER FOR PRODUCING AND SELLING A RECALLED PRODUCT WITHOUT REQUIRED CHILD SAFETY WARNINGS; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND PROPERLY MANAGE ANGIOEDEMA, RESULTING IN HYPOXEMIA AND PROFOUND NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS; FLORIDA

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE ABNORMALITES IN FETAL ULTRASOUND, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL BIRTH; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN POWER LINES, RESULTING IN SEVERE AND PERMANENT INJURY; FLORIDA

MISDIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIMB; FLORIDA.

WRONGFUL DEATH OF A SINGLE MOTHER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT; FLORIDA

NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A TAXI, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG MOTHER OPERATING ANOTHER VEHICLE; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING PROCEDURE, RESULTING IN A MASSIVE STROKE AND SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CERVICAL OSTEOMYELITIS (BONE INFECTION), RESULTING IN PARAPARESIS TO A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD WOMAN; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CARE OF A CARDIAC PATIENT, RESULTING IN PROFOUNDLY DEBILITATING INJURIES; FLORIDA.

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).

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 ANOTHER DEAD.

FAILURE TO MONITOR CARDIAC CONDITION, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE ADRENAL GLAND TUMOR, RESULTING IN BLINDNESS TO A MINOR; NORTH CAROLINA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND PROPERLY MANAGE ENCEPHALITIS, RESULTING IN PERMANENT BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER CAUSING A COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER OPERATING ANOTHER VEHICLE; FLORIDA.

RAILROAD NEGLIGENCE ACTION WHERE SAFETY CROSSBAR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COLLISION OF TRAIN AND AUTOMOBILE, WHICH RESULTED IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF A CHILD; FLORIDA.

INTERNATIONAL AIR DISASTER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A FOREIGN TAXI DRIVER AND FATHER OF THREE; SOUTH AMERICA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE RETINOPOTHY OF PREMATURITY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VISION TO AN INFANT; FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, RESULTING IN DEATH; FLORIDA.

VALUJET AIRLINES FLIGHT 592 AIR DISASTER CASE ON BEHALF OF A FOREIGNER; FLORIDA (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE MENINGITIS, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF A MINOR; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AN INTRACEREBRAL BLEED, RESULTING IN DEATH; PUERTO RICO.

ACTION AGAINST RENTAL CAR AGENCY FOR WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.

PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE AGAINST A MINI-BLIND MANUFACTURER FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A TODDLER; NEW YORK AND TEXAS.

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 965 AIR DISASTER CASE; CALI, COLOMBIA (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INVOLVING SEVERAL VICTIMS, AGAINST ELECTRICAL POWER COMPANY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.

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).

GAS LEAK CAUSING EXPLOSION IN BUILDING, WHICH RESULTED IN WRONGFUL DEATH; PUERTO RICO.

AEROPERU FLIGHT 603 AIR DISASTER CASE; LIMA, PERU (1 REPRESENTATIVE CASE; OTHERS NOT LISTED).

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF GASTRIC CANCER, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HIV CONTAMINATION TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE; FLORIDA.

OBSTETRICAL MALPRACTICE CASE RESULTING IN BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY; NORTH CAROLINA.

PRODUCTS LIABILITY ROLLOVER CASE AGAINST AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER, RESULTING IN DEATH; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF TRACTOR TRAILER, RESULTING IN BRAIN INJURY; FLORIDA.

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;

NEGLIGENT SURGERY FOR OBESITY, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; MICHIGAN.

NEGLIGENT GALLBLADDER SURGERY, RESULTING IN GASTROINTESTINAL INJURY; VIRGINIA.

NEGLIGENT CATARACT SURGERY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISION IN ONE EYE; FLORIDA.

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.

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF HEART CONDITION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY WOMAN; FLORIDA.

MISDIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY GENTLEMAN; NEW YORK.

NEGLIGENT REPAIR OF AUTOMOBILE, RESULTING IN 3RD-DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE AND ROADWAYS BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH (CLAIMS BILL); FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENTLY LEAVING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INSIDE OF PATIENT’S ABDOMEN, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SURGERY; FLORIDA.

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE, RESULTING IN PARTIAL PARALYSIS; FLORIDA

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT PERFORMANCE OF CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, RESULTING IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF ELDERLY MAN; FLORIDA.

BOATING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.

OBSTETRICAL MALPRACTICE, RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH; FLORIDA.

ACTION AGAINST BUILDING OWNERS AND ELEVATOR-MAINTENANCE COMPANY FOR NEGLIGENT REPAIR OF ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN BODILY INJURIES; FLORIDA.

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

DROWNING OF A CHILD DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL’S NEGLIGENT DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF ONE OF ITS RESORT SWIMMING POOLS; FLORIDA

COLLAPSE OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF SIX PEOPLE AND INJURING NUMEROUS OTHERS. THE FIRM REPRESENTS TWO FAMILIES VICTIMIZED BY THIS CATASTROPHE; FLORIDA.

NEGLIGENT CARE OF OBSTETRICAL PATIENT, RESULTING IN HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY AND PROFOUND NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS; FLORIDA.

WRONGFUL DEATH OF FOUR CHILDREN IN HOUSE FIRE; FLORIDA.

AIR-DISASTER CASES AGAINST A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER. THE FIRM REPRESENTS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVE ONES ON A FLIGHT; ILLINOIS.

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

AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUE TO THE NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A VEHICLE, RESULTING IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF FOUR YOUNG WOMEN; FLORIDA KEYS

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

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

DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF INFLUENZA, RESULTING IN HYPOXIC  ISCHEMIC  ENCEPHALOPATHY AND SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DEFECTS; FLORIDA.

FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE ACQUIRED BACTERIAL MENINGITIS, RESULTING IN COGNITIVE DEFICITS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; FLORIDA.

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.

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 12 YEAR OLD BOY SUFFERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; FLORIDA.

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

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, WHO WAS PERMITTED TO ENTER THE PREMISES WITH A FIREARM.