Ongoing Cases of Interest

Here are a few situations where our firm is representing people just like you who have been seriously injured in cases involving car/truck/motorcycle accidents, slip & falls, managed care abuse, personal injury and wrongful death. Contact our injury attorneys today for a free consultation and case evaluation. We are available 24/7 through e-mail or answering service.

Automobile Accidents

A North Carolina trucker was rear-ended on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami when he was slowing down for traffic which had backed up on the exit ramp. He had lumbar fusion surgery performed and has also had the implantation of an electrical stimulator device. He has been unable to work since the accident. The case is presently in suit in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Claim against Eagle Brands, the local distributor in Miami of Anheuser-Busch products, for a tragic auto accident which occurred when one of their tractor trailers, made a left hand turn in a residential neighborhood, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, striking a vehicle being driven by an 18 year old girl. The young lady was trapped in her car and had to be airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center. In the first 11 months since the accident, she has undergone 10 surgeries so far including the placement of rods in both of her thighs which were fractured in the crash. The case is currently in litigation and a trial is scheduled for May of this year, approximately 14 months after the date of the accident.
Automobile crash involving a Broward County executive who was driving his Mercedes automobile on Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale when an underinsured motorist pulled out from a shopping center causing a collision. The executive sustained a serious back injury requiring surgical intervention.
Case involving a young woman from Palm Beach County who was struck by a rental car causing her to undergo a cervical fusion. The case is presently set for trial in Palm Beach County in April.
Case involving the wrongful death of a husband and father of 5 whose car was struck head on by another vehicle attempting to pass on Krome Avenue in Miami. The case is presently set for trial in May of this year and it's the contention of the Plaintiff, that the defendant insurance company did not timely offer their minimal policy limits and as such is responsible to pay any excess judgment predicated under "bad faith."
Case where a 72-year-old man and his elderly mother, were traveling in Brevard County when a tractor-trailer pulled out from a rest stop blocking the eastbound lanes of a 4 lane divided highway. It was dark out and the decedent and his passenger did not see the trailer until right before the collision. Unfortunately, both the driver and passenger were killed instantly. The passenger's case has already settled, and the driver's case is proceeding to trial in Miami-Dade County, Florida where the Defendant driver and trucking company reside. Although this case happened less than a year ago, the case is presently set for trial in April of this year.
A Palm Beach resident was traveling southbound on I-95 in Palm Beach County, Florida when a truck carrying furniture for Rooms-To-Go caused a 3 car collision resulting in severe and permanent injuries to the Plaintiff. The case is presently in suit in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The Plaintiff, a 35-year veteran of the Miami-Dade County Police Department was traveling southbound on the Florida Turnpike, when a ladder flew off a truck causing the police officer to swerve. The ladder hit the police car and the police cruiser hit the guardrail. The police officer unfortunately sustained serious neck injuries which will require him to undergo a cervical fusion.
A Clearwater truck driver was severely injured when he was delivering goods to a warehouse and the hydraulic plate that connected the warehouse to his truck was accidentally dropped by a warehouse employee on his ankle causing substantial injuries. The case is presently set for trial in Pinellas County.

Motorcycle Accidents

The wrongful death of a Miami motorcyclist driver who was killed when a car, exiting an apartment complex, could not see him because of an overgrowth of shrubs at an apartment complex. The motorcycle driver left a wife and young child. The case is currently scheduled for trial in August of this year in Miami-Dade County.

Premises Liability

The Plaintiff was a guest at a hotel on Miami Beach. While walking down a corridor adjacent to the lobby area, he slipped and fell sustaining a serious knee injury which required surgery. Investigation revealed that potted plants in the corridor had been watered earlier in the day, and that water seeped out from underneath the potted plants, causing a wet and slippery floor. This in turn, caused the Plaintiff to slip and fall sustaining the serious injury. This case is presently set for trial in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
A young woman was carrying her infant son when she slipped and fell at a McDonald's Restaurant in Miami. She was caused to slip and fall because McDonalds' employees had recently mopped the floor, and failed to post "Wet Floor Caution" signs in the immediate area. The infant child sustained a traumatic head injury when he was thrown from his mother's arms as a result of the fall. The case is presently pending in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
A young Miami boy was brought to a church activity by his mother. During the activity, the church failed to supervise the young people in its care, allowing them access to a golf cart. While joy riding, the young man was thrown from the golf cart sustaining serious and permanent injuries to his knee. The case is currently in litigation.
The Plaintiff, a young man of 22 at the time of the incident, was on the Gravitron ride at the Miami-Dade County Fair when the ride catastrophically failed . The young man has sustained serious injuries to his brain, neck and elbow. He has undergone neck and elbow surgery The case is presently scheduled for trial in Miami-Dade County in April of this year.
A worker at a large hotel in the Florida Keys was electrocuted sustaining severe head and brain injuries when the bucket that he was riding in was put in a position which caused his head to come in contact with high voltage electrical power lines. The worker is totally and permanently disabled.
A deliveryman was delivering to a Downtown Miami office building when suddenly, a door fell off its hinge striking the man in the head causing serious and permanent head injuries. The case is currently in suit in Miami-Dade County and is set for trial.
A Palm Beach woman was a guest at a Boca Raton residence where she was caused to fall, sustaining a very serious injury to her shoulder requiring surgery. The fall was due to the fact that a paver in the front walkway was raised over ½ inch causing her to trip. The case is presently scheduled for trial in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Home Health Agency - Nursing Home Care

The tragic death of a 2 year old Coral Springs boy who was left by his parents for a short time in the care and custody of a home health nurse who failed to properly react when the child's air supply became disconnected. The boy subsequently died and his parents are in suit against the home health agency and the aide in Broward County.
A severely injured young Miami boy was being cared for by a home health nurse when the home health nurse placed him on a board which was intended to help him stand. Unfortunately, the nurse failed to properly secure the straps holding the child causing him to fall over and sustain severe fractures to both thighs. Regretfully, the fractures have resulted in a mal-union leaving the boy with severe permanent impairment.

Medical Malpractice

A Hialeah man went into a local Hospital emergency room because of complaints of pain. A surgeon was assigned by the hospital to treat him. The surgeon attempted to perform a laparoscopic gallbladder removal. The patient was discharged from the hospital but within days had signs and symptoms of a failed procedure. He once again went back to the hospital where the same surgeon attempted to repair damage which he caused during the first procedure. This attempted repair failed, as did a second attempted repair. Acid from bile burned the man's organs and skin. The patient then had to be transferred to a local teaching hospital where he was an inpatient for months. It was the local teaching hospital that saved his life. The case is presently in suit in Miami-Dade County.
A Coral Springs man was told that a biopsy performed on a soft tissue mass in his shoulder was malignant. As a result of this diagnosis, he underwent a very painful series of radiation treatments causing permanent injury to his shoulder. It was only after the radiation treatments were completed, that it was determined that the Miami pathologist who originally read the pathology slides had little or no experience diagnosing this type of soft tissue lesion and that when the lesion was shown to 3 pathology labs in the country who specialized in reading soft tissue tumor slides, each of them correctly diagnosed the mass as benign. The case is currently set for trial in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Medical Products Liability

A retired Boca Raton gentleman had a hip prosthesis implanted which sustained a catastrophic failure due to metal fatigue. As a result, this elderly patient has sustained numerous infections undergone a number of surgical procedures and has had to be hospitalized many times. The case is currently in suit.

Products Liability

The Plaintiff, a Miami businessman, purchased an articulating ladder from BJ's Wholesale Club in the 1990s. While using the ladder, which after it was sold was determined to have defective hinges , the ladder collapsed, causing the gentleman to fall from the attic to the garage floor sustaining serious and permanent injuries.