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Medical malpractice occurs aboard ships…don’t, $2,800,000 Settlement – Aviation Crash Resulting in Death (Osceola County, FL), $500,000 settlement – smoke inhalation injuries, $430,000 settlement – jet bridge injury (Orlando), $300,000 settlement – broken hand in evacuation slide, Boating, Cruise Ships and Maritime Accidents, $1,325,000 Settlement – Drunken Boater Kills Woman (Orlando), $1,160,000 Verdict – Electrocution Death (Florida), Confidential Settlement – 4 Death Boating Disaster from BUI – Boating Under The Influence, $275,000 verdict – Cruise Ship – passenger struck by mooring line, $210,000 settlement – slip and fall on cruise shore excursion, $190,000 settlement – 87 year old woman fell on cruise ship, $150,000 Settlement during trial – Jones Act injury, $140,000 settlement – Cruise Ship trip and fall, $100,000 settlement – slip and fall on cruise ship, Record $24,100,00 Verdict – Birth Trauma (Cerebral Palsy) – Medical Malpractice (Seminole County, FL), $9,000,000 settlement – brain damage suffered in hospital, $5,000,000 settlement – Auto Crash Causing Bone Fractures (Broward County, FL), $4,300,000 Settlement – Death from Medical Neglect of Brain Cyst (Chicago, IL), $3,750,000 settlement – birth injury to baby, $3,500,000 settlement – brain injury from motorcycle crash (Orlando), $3,250,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Shooting Resulted in Paraplegia (Broward County, FL), $3,000,000 settlement – premises liability – ATM security – shooting (Indiana), $2,100,000 Settlement – Resort Tort: Closed Head Trauma Resulting from Boating Accident (Broward County, FL), $1,760,000 Settlement – Motorcycle & Car Crash (Broward County, FL), $1,510,000 Verdict – Inadequate Security Case: Parking Lot Shooting (Aventura, FL), $1,136,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Sexual Assault in Mall (Wisconsin), $1,125,000 settlement – mild traumatic brain injury, $1,020,000 Settlement – Drunk Driver Strikes Motorcycle (Osceola County, FL), $1,000,000 settlement – Head injury to minor child, $1,000,000 Settlement – Nursing Home Abuse Resulting in Subdural Hematoma (Key West), $820,000 Settlement – Stroke Resulting from Weight Loss Supplement, Confidential Settlement – Wrong Leg Surgery, $255,000 settlement – artwork damaged from rainwater, $1,000,000+ recovery for business cheated by partner, $5,550,000 Settlement – Defective Construction Causing Electrocution Death (Florida), $862,000 settlement for construction accident causing burns from hot tar, $600,000 settlement – man falls at construction site while working in building (Miami), $500,000 settlement – construction debris strikes worker, $250,000 settlement after trial – construction worker sustains wrist injury in fall (North Carolina), $250,000 settlement – leg injury after fall at construction site, $1,000,000 settlement for legal malpractice, Record $24,100,00 Verdict – Birth Trauma – Cerebral Palsy (Seminole County, FL), $11,250,000 Settlement – Birth Trauma Causing Brain Damage (Central Florida), $9,000,000 settlement – brain damage following surgery, $4,750,000 Settlement – wrongful death from medical mistake, $4,300,000 settlement – delay in treatment (Chicago), $3,750,000 settlement – Birth Injury (Central Florida), $3,000,000 settlement – wrongful death (Citrus County), $2,575,000 Settlement – Improper Medication – Wrongful Death (Broward County), $1,510,000 Settlement – Mother’s Death Following Childbirth (Miami), $1,510,000 Settlement – Neurologic injury from surgery, $1,125,000 Settlement – Death of Woman Following Delivery due to DIC, $1.1 Million for Anesthesia Malpractice at Ambulatory Surgery Center, $1,050,000 Settlement – Death of Disabled Child in Emergency Room, $1 million recovery for family of woman killed by gastric bypass malpractice, Confidential Settlement – Death of man from neglect in emergency room, $782,000 settlement – Failure to diagnose neck injury in ER, $750,000 settlement – post surgical infections, $700,000 Settlement – Death from Bariatric Surgery/gastric bypass, $600,000 Settlement – Improper Treatment for Infection (Charlotte County, FL), $600,000 settlement – improper treatment of eye infection, $500,000 settlement – failure to diagnose cardiac condition, $500,000 Settlement – improper medication administration, $500,000 settlement – failure to diagnose lung cancer, $450,000 settlement – Improper injection in arm causing neurologic injury, $400,000 Settlement – failure to prevent DVT, $325,000 settlement – plastic surgery malpractice, $300,000 settlement – failure to treat eye infection (Central Florida), $200,000 Settlement – dental malpractice – broken jaw, Confidential Settlement – death of woman due to cardiac procedure error, Confidential settlement – death of woman from surgical error, Confidential settlement – wrong site surgery (Broward County), Confidential settlement – death of baby after traumatic delivery, Confidential Settlement – Neurosurgeon lacerates artery during surgery, Confidential Settlement – Fractured hip in elderly patient, $49.3 million verdict for teen raped by teacher, $24,315,980 Verdict – Negligent Security and Lighting Results in Shooting Death of Off Duty Police Officer at ATM (Orange County), $ 3,000,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: ATM Shooting Resulting in Paraplegia, Confidential Settlement – Mass shooting at shopping center, $1,510,000 Verdict – Inadequate Security Case: Robbery Shooting (Aventura, FL), $1,500,000 confidential settlement – inadequate college security, $1,136,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Sexual Assault (Wisconsin), $1,045,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Sexual Assault (Key West), $1,000,000 settlement – ATM shooting death, Confidential settlement – hotel guest raped in room (Orlando), $900,000 Settlement – Death from Police Shooting (Federal Rights Case), $750,000 settlement – premises liability – shooting at convenience store, $650,000 verdict – shooting of convenience store clerk, $675,000 Settlement – Child sexual assaulted by older child in day care, $600,000 federal court verdict – premises security injury – knee injury, $500,000 verdict – convenience store robbery – shooting of bystander, $550,000 Settlement – Student Molested by Teacher, Confidential Settlement — Sexual Assault of teen by restaurant manager, $400,000 settlement – woman attacked in office building (Orange County, FL), Confidential Settlement – Shooting Death at Apartment Complex, $375,000 settlement – Tourist mugged at airport hotel (Miami), $325,000 settlement – store clerk stabbed (Key West), Confidential Settlement – High School Student Raped By Church Band Director, Confidential Settlement – Hotel Spa Guest Sexually Assaulted During Massage, $300,000 verdict in federal court – sexual assault of child inside store (Miami Dade County), Child sexual assault – $287,000 settlement – boy fondled by employer, $275,000 confidential settlement – stabbing of customer in department store (Miami), $275,000 settlement – inadequate security – high crime apartment, $250,000 settlement – assault at apartment complex (Brevard County), $250,000 settlement – woman mugged in parking lot, $220,000 settlement – shooting at apartment complex, $200,000 Settlement – Woman robbed in mall parking lot, Confidential Settlement – Shooting of innocent bystander by security guard, $140,000 settlement – elderly woman robbed in condo parking lot, Confidential Settlement – Woman raped in car in school parking lot, Confidential settlement – gas station shooting/death (Miami), Confidential settlement – elementary school child molested in school, Confidential settlement – sexual assault of boy at trailer park, Confidential Settlement – Abduction and sexual assault, Confidential settlement – Shooting death of model, Confidential Settlement – Assault on tenant at apartment complex, Confidential Settlement – Therapist has sex with patient, Confidential settlement- Child-on-child day care sexual assault, $1,000,000 Settlement – Neglect Resulting in Subdural Hematoma (Key West), $600,000 settlement – death in nursing home, $550,000 settlement – patient in nursing home abused, $425,000 settlement – nursing home negligence, $5,000,000 settlement for serious orthopedic injuries, $1,136,000 settlement for sexual assault victim, $1,007,000 verdict – woman injured while shopping in Costco from falling merchandise – toilet paper (Miami), $668,000 Verdict – Hot Coffee Spill – genital burns – Disney (Orange County, FL), $300,000 settlement – mistreatment while in state custody, $250,000 settlement for child who breaks arm at daycare, Premises Liability, including Falls and Fractures, $5,550,000 recovery – Premises liability due to electrocution – death, $3,250,000 settlement – Premises liability – lack of security results in shooting, Aventura Mall Security Shooting – $1,510,000 verdict – premises liability – shooting at shopping center, $1,300,000 Settlement – Premises Liability Resulting in Back Injury (Orlando), $1,160,000 verdict – premises liability – child electrocuted at home, $1,136,000 settlement – premises liability – sexual assault at shopping center, $1,045,000 settlement – premises liability – lack of hotel security, $1,007,000 Verdict – Falling Merchandise Resulting in Fracture (Miami-Dade County), $1,000,000 settlement following trial – slip and fall on wet ramp, $850,000 settlement – slip and fall at hotel – fractured knee (Orlando), $750,000 settlement – fall in store on melted ice cream, $750,000 Settlement – Store Clerk Shot During Robbery, $850,000 settlement – defective van design causes internal and orthopedic injuries, $700,000 Settlement – Defective car seat causes baby’s death, $675,000 settlement – crashworthiness/automotive defect – failure of airbag, Confidential settlements – defective energy drink – injuries and death, Confidential settlement – death of baby from bean bag pillow, Confidential settlement – defective high chair – baby death, Confidential Settlement – Defective gastric bubble, $375,000 settlement for auto crashworthiness case, Confidential Settlement – Defective IUD device, Confidential Settlement – Defective agricultural plastic, Resort Torts: Travel, Vacation & Theme Park Injuries, $3,250,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Paraplegia Resulting from Shooting (Broward County, FL), $2,100,000 Settlement – Boating Accident Resulting in Closed Head Trauma (Broward County, FL), $1,800,000 Settlement – Recreation Accident Resulting in Death (South Florida), $1,400,000 Settlement – Wrongful Death Resulting from Auto Crash(Miami, FL), $1,325,000 Settlement – Boating Accident Resulting in Wrongful Death (Orlando, FL), $1,160,000 Verdict – Defectively-wired Boat Lift Resulting in Electrocution Death (West Coast of Florida), $1,045,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: Sexual Assault at Hotel (Key West), $1,000,000 settlement for mild traumatic brain injury (Orlando), $1,000,000 recovery – resort guest slipped on wet walkway, Confidential Settlement – Resort Guest Raped in Hotel Room (Central Florida), $850,000 Settlement – slip and fall at resort hotel (Orlando, Florida), $668,000 Verdict – Hot Coffee Spill at Disney World (Orange County, FL), $310,000 settlement – Visitor thrown from motorcycle by foreign tourist (Monroe County, FL), $295,000 Settlement – Wind blows unsecured resort umbrella into guest (Orlando), $220,000 Settlement — vacationing tourist on bicycle fractures collarbone, $210,000 settlement – vacation knock down on cruise ship shore excursion, $190,000 settlement – tourist falls on cruise ship from water on deck, $100,000 settlement – cruise ship fall at pool, Confidential Settlement – Fall During Resort Activity (Orlando resort), $8,000,000 award – truck-auto crash on turnpike, $7,400,000 verdict – Trucking crash results in amputated leg (Osceola County, FL), $6,000,000 Settlement – Death of Pedestrian, $5,000,000 Settlement – Auto Crash – Bone Fractures (Broward County), $3,650,000 Settlement – Auto Crash Causes Death, $3,560,000 Settlement — Leg Injuries From Trucking Crash, $2,000,000 settlement – teenager struck by truck (Central Florida), $1,900,000 Settlement – Truck Crash Resulting in Death (Polk County, FL), $1,760,000 Settlement – Motorcycle Crash (Broward County, FL), $1,125,000 settlement – motorcyclist hit in roadway, $1,200,000 Settlement – truck changes lane into car, $887,000 settlement – truck driver pinned, $700,000 Settlement – Motor Vehicle Crash (Charlotte County, FL), $648,000 settlement – auto crash – drunk driver (Florida Keys), $600,000 settlement – pedestrian hit by car, $500,000 settlement – orthopedic injuries in van crash (Orlando), $475,000 settlement – Passenger of Car Struck in Rear with Minor Damage – DWD, $450,000 Settlement – passenger in car hit by Distracted Driver, Confidential Settlement – Truck Tire Comes Loose, Smashes Through Windshield, $425,000 settlement – bicyclist struck by car, $400,000 verdict – truck strikes bicycle (Florida Keys), $350,000 settlement – pedestrian struck by drunk driver, $350,000 settlement – knee injuries from car crash (Orlando), $310,000 settlement – motorcyclist rear ended by foreign tourist, $275,000 settlement – man pinned by car at gas station (Miami), $200,000 settlement – Auto crash with scarring, $150,000 Settlement – valet parker backs into car, $24 million verdict – wrongful death of police officer (Orlando), $6,000,000 Settlement – Wrongful Death of Husband and Father, $5.550 million Settlement for Wrongful Death – electrocution, $4,750,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death of Mother of 2, $4,300,000 Settlement – Delayed Treatment Resulting in Wrongful Death (Chicago, IL), $3,650,000 settlement – death in auto crash, $3 million Settlement – Wrongful Death of Mother (Citrus County), $2.575 million Settlement – Wrongful Death Due to Medication Error (Broward County), $2,000,000 Settlement – Teenager Killed by Truck (Central Florida), $1,875,000 settlement – wrongful death – shooting at gas station, $1,800,000 settlement – death of 15 year old girl, $1,510,000 Settlement – Death of Woman after delivery of baby, $1,500,000 Settlement – Inadequate Security Case: University Murder (Miami), $1,400,000 Settlement – Auto Crash Resulting in Death (Miami), $1,300,000 Settlement – Wrongful Death Due to Medical Mistake, $1,125,000 Settlement – Mother’s Death During Childbirth, $1,050,000 settlement – death of disabled child in emergency room, $1,000,000 settlement – shooting death at ATM, $1,000,000 settlement – death from bariatric surgery/gastric bypass (Houston, TX), $1,000,000 Settlement – Teenager Mistaken for Burglar, Killed by Police (Federal Rights Case), $900,000 settlement – wrongful death shooting, $700,000 Settlement – Child Killed due to defective Car Seat, $500,000 settlement – death from medication error, Confidential settlement – pulmonary embolism caused by malpractice, Confidential Settlement – mass shooting at 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