Melissa Siegel
November 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Jury Awards $5.6 Million to College Student Now Quadriplegic After Jumping Into Pool During PartyA college student who suffered a neck fracture when he jumped into a pool during a party was awarded a $5,632,421 verdict by an Alachua County jury.…
By Melissa Siegel
8 minute read
November 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Jury Renders Mixed Verdict in Lawsuit Over Medical Expenses After CrashA Palm Beach County jury awarded $22,000 to a young man who was injured in an accident with a sport utility vehicle. The award represented medical…
By Melissa Siegel
10 minute read
November 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Bar's Insurer Settles for $1 Million After Underage Patron Caused CrashPlaintiffs' counsel claimed that the driver had been to the bar in the past and had been introduced to the owner of the establishment.
By Melissa Siegel
7 minute read
November 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Defense Verdict for Miami Police Officer Who Denied Firing Stun Gun Into Man's EyeThe officer in question denied firing stun gun prongs into the plaintiff's eye.
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
October 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Police Officer Reaches Settlement After Slipping and Falling in Miami Parking LotThe defendants claimed that an oil leak happened shortly before the fall and the store had no notice of the dangerous condition.
By Melissa Siegel
5 minute read
October 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Walmart Customer Secures $1 Million Verdict After Tripping Over Parking Lot CrackThe defense presented surveillance video that supposedly showed the plaintiff walking normally, and disputed how much the injuries changed her life.
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
October 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Plaintiff Rear-Ended by County Employee Secures $2.5 Million VerdictThe jury only considered causation and damages, after the plaintiff's counsel moved for a directed verdict on negligence.
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
October 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Jury Sides With Hotel Guest Alleging Negligent Groundskeeping Led to InjuryPlaintiffs counsel claimed that the root from a tree in a grassy median grew into an irrigation box, and that this tree had been present for some 20 years.
By Melissa Siegel
5 minute read
October 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Defense Verdict in Federal Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unstable LadderThe lawsuit included products liability claims for strict liability design defect, strict liability manufacturing defect, negligent design defect and negligent manufacturing defect.
By Melissa Siegel
5 minute read
October 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Miami-Dade Jury Awards $4.5 Million Verdict After Smoker's Lung Cancer DeathThe estate of a woman who died from metastatic lung cancer was awarded $4.5 million in damages following a jury trial against two manufacturers of…
By Melissa Siegel
7 minute read
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