I settled a case for $100,000 (gross) for my client who claimed that a car crash caused his a herniated disc in his neck (C5-C6).
All settlements in this article are before deduction for attorney’s fees and expenses. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. [Read more…]
This is not my case but there was a $12 Million dollar verdict for the parents of a boy who was killed when his mother claimed that he was hit by a minivan. Rather than just provide the facts of the case and verdict, I explain why I think the verdict was so high and my opinions on the verdict. [Read more…]
In this article I discuss the pain and suffering award in a verdict. This is not my verdict, though I have settled many Florida car accident cases with herniated disc injuries.
$536,700 was awarded for the pain and suffering component of the claim. A woman who claimed 2 herniated discs were caused by a Duval County car accident. [Read more…]
Actual Case (not my case): $100,000 for pain and suffering for each adult child (I assume that they are all 25 or older) for the death of their mother who was a resident of St. Joseph’s ALC (Vista LLC) in Palm Beach County, Florida. The children alleged inadequate care in this nursing home wrongful death lawsuit. [Read more…]
Do you have a case if you trip on tile that is raised or even and you fall and injured yourself in Florida? [Read more…]
Updated: October 2017
A vehicle hit a car that my 30-year-old client was driving. It happened in Miami, Florida. The negligent driver made a left hand turn in front of the car that my client was driving.
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Just because an insurance card is given to a police officer at the time of an accident, it does not mean that the driver has insurance. [Read more…]