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Alleging Landlord Ignored Recurrent Puddles, Tenant Secures $800K For Broken Ankle

Defense counsel contended that the accident was a result of the tenant having failed to exercise due caution, given that he had been aware of the recurrent presence of puddles.
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Daily Business Review

Coral Gables Attorneys Reach $2M Settlement for Victims of Graduation Party Mass Shooting

"The only thing that revealed any potential liability by the landowner was the calls for service and all the calls for service were due to the hookah lounge because the rest of the establishments in that shopping center were closed," John C. Lukacs, a partner at Raposo & Lukacs, said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorneys Reach $6M Settlement in 'One of the Most Difficult Jurisdictions to Sue'

"Keys residents are very protective over places where people gather," said Michael Haggard, managing partner at the Haggard Law Firm. "It may be an hour from Miami, but it's a different world."
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Daily Business Review

South Florida Homeowners Prevail Against Insurer, Alleging It Wrongly Denied Storm-Damage Claim

The defense contended that the roof's damage was a result of wear and tear not related to a storm and therefore was not covered by the homeowners' policy.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Attorney Lands $500K For Man Allegedly Knocked Off Truck

The plaintiff claimed that he was standing in a pickup truck's cargo bed, that he was resultantly propelled onto the ground, and that he suffered injuries of his back and neck.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Litigators Reach $4.2 Million Settlement in Negligent-Security Lawsuit

Behind the $4.2 million settlement were attorneys from Flanagan & Bodenheimer and the Haggard Law Firm.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Keeping 7 Figures on the Table: How a Florida Lawyer Scored a $2 Million Arbitration Award

"We gave Angels Senior Living every opportunity to resolve this case fairly, even after the award, yet they persisted in trying to vacate it. Now that the award has been confirmed by the court, my clients look forward to the closure they deserve," plaintiffs counsel said.
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Daily Business Review

Controversial Lawyer Acquitted: Federal Jury Sides With Florida Board of Education Chair on Federal Charges

A federal jury in Miami acquitted the chair of the Florida Board of Education, recently known for sanctioning school districts to prevent mask mandates.
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Daily Business Review

Miami Jury Awards $300M in Damages on 1 Surviving Allegation: 'The Easiest Count to Prove'

A trio of Coral Gables attorneys picked up $300 million in a federal jury verdict for their transport network client in a cautionary tale that balanced power and legal strategy.
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Daily Business Review

'The Jury Came Up With the Value': $2.96M Miami Verdict After 71-Year-Old Cancer Patient's Death

"The jury understood the testimony of our urology expert that at 71 years of age and with a low grade and low aggression cancer a guy who had a lot of medical issues going on was a bad candidate to take into surgery where more than the usual amount of bleeding was expected,'' Mariano Garcia said.
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