Verdicts & Settlements

John Doe v. LAI, Inc.
Settled – $82,800,000.00

Automobile. Intersection collision resulting in serious brain damage to a young child and death of mother.

Estate of Maria Fernandez v. Baptist Health Medical Group
Offer – $100,000.00
Verdict – $30,000,000.00

Patient dies following broken ankle because she failed to receive recommended blood thinning medication, resulting in blood clots and death. 

Lazard v. Domesek M.D.
Offer – $0
Verdict – $21,585,148.19

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat breast cancer. Ms. Lazard, 46 years old, went to trial for the delay in diagnosis in treating her breast cancer which ultimately caused her death 4 years later. No offer made prior to verdict.

Miguel Diaz  v. Leon Medical Centers, Inc.
Offer – $100,000.00
Verdict – $13,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice. 80 year old man suffered loss of vision in 1 eye following intra-operative injection of Gentamicin during cataract surgery.

Multiple patients v. ABC Corp., et. al
Settlement – $16,624,219.47

Medical Malpractice. 13 elderly patients suffered partial loss of vision in 1 eye following intra-operative injection of Gentamicin during cataract surgery.

Elia Aguilar, et al v. ABC Corp., et, al
Settlement – $7,567,650.71

Product Liability. 6 elder patients suffered loss of vision in 1 eye following injection of contaminated Avastin for treatment of macular degeneration.

Jane Doe v. Alexandre
Settlement – $7,500,000.00
Bad Faith Claim

Automobile. Rear-end collision resulting in serious spine injury. Bad faith claims led the insurance company to settle for SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS $7,500,000.00 on a $10,000.00 policy.

John Doe, a minor vs. Homestead Hospital
Settlement – $7,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely and appropriately intubate a young child during a Code resulting in brain damage.

Marcos Zelaya v. Ocean Drive Clevelander
Offer – $0
Verdict – $4,548,213.06

Premise Liability. Failure to provide adequate security at outdoor bar which allowed a patron to strike Plaintiff over the head with a glass beer bottle.

Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $4,510,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Misdiagnosis on fetal ultrasound resulting in wrongful birth claim of a child born with malformation of both upper extremities.

John Doe, a minor v. Coombs M.D.
Offer – $0
Verdict – $4,150,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain tumor in a young child resulting in damage.

Baby Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital, et. al
Settlement – $3,850,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to diagnose and treat arterial injury in arm caused by improper placement of I.V. resulting in amputation of hand/wrist.

Estate of Marie Paul v. Deerfield Beach Health & Rehab. Center
Offer – $100,00 
Verdict – $3,015,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely provide dialysis for 67 year old patient who had known kidney disease.

Jane Doe V. University Hospital
Settlement – $3,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to provide proper hydration following hip surgery resulting in brain damage and coma.

Jane Doe v. Scamp Auto Rental
Settlement – $2,900,000.00

Automobile. Wrongful death claim.

Maria Padron v. ABC Hospital, et. al
Settlement – $2,800,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to ensure that 74 year old patient’s prescription for treatment of atrial fibrillation got processed and filled resulting in a stroke.

Salgado v. Palmetto General Hospital
Settlement – $2,750,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to provide appropriate phototherapy in newborn with elevated bilirubin.

Jane Doe v. Tenet, et. al
Settlement – $2,575,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat shunt malfunction in 18 year old college freshman resulting in partial vision loss.

Estate of John Doe v. Kings Creek
Settlement – $2,425,000.00

Premise Liability. Wrongful death resulting from failure of property owner to properly screen tenants leading to shooting death by a tenant.

John Doe v. Miami Heart Institute
Settlement – $2,191,231.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat compartment pressure in the arm resulting in damage and limited use of the arm in a 55 year old woman.

Andre Ow Bulland vs. Norwegian Cruise Lines
Settlement – $2,084,000.00

Patient suffered a minor heart attack on a cruise. The ship’s doctor failed to utilize thrombolytic onboard to lessen heart damage. 

Korpershoek v J&P Properties
Settlement – $2,000,000.00

Crane Accident. Counter weights of crane fell to the ground and crushed a construction worker to death.

Jane Doe v. Cleveland Clinic
Verdict – $1,850,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat autoimmune disease resulting in death of patient.

Estate Jane Doe v. ABC University
Settlement – $1,750,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat sinus cancer.

Suarez v. State Farm Ins. Co.
Offer – $20,000.00
Verdict – $1,750,000.00

Automobile. 46 year old disabled woman who suffered a non-operated cervical herniated disc in a rear-end collision.

Joe Doe v, 18100 Collins Avenue
Settlement – $1,750,000.00

Premise Liability. Slip and fall on a paver sidewalk resulting in arm and low back injuries which required surgery.

Estate of John Doe v. ABC Corp
Settlement – $1,700,000.00

Automobile. 20 year old motorcyclist who was struck and killed in an intersectional collision.

Estate of Jane Doe v. Weylin Sing, DO et. al
Settlement – $1,700,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat influenza in a 6 year old which resulted in untreated viral myocarditis.

Estate of John Doe v. ABC Hospital
Verdict – $1,652,820.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain bleed in evolution in the ICU.

Jane Doe, a minor v. Presbyterian Hospital
Settlement – $1,500,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to properly perform brain surgery resulting in stroke and partial paralysis.

John Strinko v. Baptist Hospital
Offer – $0
Settlement – $1,500,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat a stroke in evolution in the emergency room resulting in partial paralysis in 72 year old man.

John Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $1,500,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat blood clot in low back following back surgery resulting in nerve damage.

John Doe v. Glades Electric
Settlement -$1,500,000.00

Automobile. Collision with utility pole extending from back of utility truck at night resulting in facial fracture.

John Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $1,440,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to properly treat open fractures of the leg resulting in osteomyelitis and disability to the leg.

John Doe v. Southeastern Systems
Settlement – $1,425,000.00

Premise Liability. Failure to properly maintain premises at construction site resulted in a radio falling off the roof and causing head and neck injuries.

Snipper v. ABC Hospital
Verdict – $1,250,000.00

Automobile. 83 year old husband and 80 year old wife suffered non-operated orthopedic injuries in automobile collision.

John Doe v. Virgilio Valdes
Settlement – $1,234,766.00

Automobile. Collision resulting in broken bones.

John Doe v. Allied Roofing
Settlement – $1,120,000.00

Premise Liability. Failure to properly maintain work site leading to fall from roof with resulting injuries.

Estate of Jane Doe v. Garay. et. al
Offer – $0
Settlement – $1,100,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Improper performance of laporascopic gall bladder surgery.

Estate of Alfredo Villoldo v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Wrongful death of 74 year old patient who became septic and died following improper reversal and follow-up of colonoscopy.

Jane Doe v. General Motors
Settlement – $900,000.00

Automobile. Rear-end collision resulting in a lumbar herniated disk injury.

Estate of Richard Williams v. USA
Settlement – $900,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat pulmonary embolism in V.A. Hospital.

Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $875,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to properly interpret a mammogram resulting in the failure to timely diagnose and treat breast cancer.

John Doe, a minor v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $850,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to properly administer anesthesia during delivery.

Salem v. Marine International Diesels, Inc.
Settlement – $825,000.00

Maritime Injury. Sling on hoist broke causing outdrive slip from harness resulting in crush injury to hand of 40 year old self-employed businessman.

Jane Doe v. Nordqvist M.D.
Settlement – $800,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat colon cancer.

Jane Doe v. Ameripath
Settlement – $800,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Misdiagnosis of biopsy resulting in loss of eye in 74 year old patient.

Jane Doe v. C.H.R.
Settlement – $800,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat.

Jane Doe v. Healthsouth
Settlement – $800,000.00

Medical malpractice. Failure to properly initiate IV in arm resulting in nerve damage.

Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $750,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat.

Rosemarie Marin v. Ricardo Estape M.D., et. al
Offer – $0
Verdict – $650,000.00

Medical malpractice. Misdiagnosis of cervical biopsy resulting in performance of unnecessary hysterectomy.

Akca Darici v. ABC Corp.
Settlement – $550,000.00

Automobile. Vehicle ran over foot of 64 year old man causing ankle fracture and post-traumatic arthritis.

Anthony Perez v. Riviera
Settlement – $2,357,725.15

Premise Liability. Failure to maintain outside stairway near pool resulting in fall on accumulated water/algae with injury to a 10-year-old boy.

Trickey v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $1,600,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat cerebral aneurysm which ultimately ruptured and caused injury.

John Doe v. ABC Hospital
Settlement – $875,000.00

Medical Malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat cardiac changes shown on EKG resulting in death.