Melissa Siegel
September 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review
In Florida Tobacco Case, Jury Sides With Cancer Sufferer's FamilyA jury awarded damages of $850,000 to the estate of a man who died from laryngeal cancer, which was allegedly caused by cigarette smoking. After calculating…
By Melissa Siegel
9 minute read
August 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Dadeland Mall Shopper Loses Premises Liability Suit After Slipping on Spilled DrinkA woman who slipped and fell at a Miami mall lost her premises liability case against the owner of the mall and the company that provided janitorial…
By Melissa Siegel
6 minute read
August 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Jury Sides With Defendant After Warehouse Worker Fractures Wrist, Femur While Unloading TruckA jury found in favor of a logistics company and its driver after a warehouse worker suffered fractures while attempting to unload the company's…
By Melissa Siegel
6 minute read
August 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Jury Renders Defense Verdict for Surgeon That Performed Lobectomy on Lung Cancer PatientThe plaintiff contended that surgeon should have opted for a less invasive treatment option.
By Melissa Siegel
6 minute read
August 16, 2022 | Daily Business Review
No Damages for South Florida Man Burned While Fueling Portable Generator After HurricaneA jury rejected a man who suffered burns on his face, hands and legs while attempting to fuel a portable generator. On Sept. 12, 2017, plaintiff…
By Melissa Siegel
5 minute read
August 12, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Miami Jury Awards $8 Million to Estate of Driver in Head-On CollisonThe defendants did not respond to the lawsuit, so default judgment was entered. The matter proceeded to a trial that addressed damages.
By Melissa Siegel
3 minute read
August 12, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Morgan & Morgan's South Florida Team Secures $800K Verdict for Non-Fatal CrashA jury awarded more than $800,000 to a man who claimed that he suffered spinal injuries in a motor-vehicle accident in 2019. On June 27, 2019, plaintiff…
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
August 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Miami Jury Awards Damages to College Student Hit by Police OfficerThe officer claimed he was responding to an emergency, and he also claimed that his vehicle's siren and emergency lights had been activated.
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
August 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Jury Awards $2.5 Million to Man Struck by Golf CartThe plaintiff claimed that he fell forward and landed face-first in a grassy area.
By Melissa Siegel
6 minute read
August 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Plaintiff Secures Arbitration Award Over Wet SidewalkThe defense argued that the accident was a result of the plaintiff having failed to exercise due caution and attentiveness.
By Melissa Siegel
4 minute read
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