Melissa Siegel

Melissa Siegel

November 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $5.6 Million to College Student Now Quadriplegic After Jumping Into Pool During Party

A 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 Crash

A 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 Crash

Plaintiffs' 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 Eye

The 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 Lot

The 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 Crack

The 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 Verdict

The 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 Injury

Plaintiffs 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 Ladder

The 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 Death

The 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