|
|
|
|
|
|
$110,000.00 - English Citizen visiting South Florida suffered a compression fracture of her lumbar vertebrae when the high speed tour boat she was riding in hit a wake in the bay which was created by the tour boat. She was hospitalized for two days where she had a Kyphoplasty procedure to repair the vertebrae.
|
|
$900,000.00 - lrish Citizen and her four children were passengers in a minivan rented
and driven by her ex-boyfriend in Orlando, Florida. As the ex-boyfriend attempted to
enter a four lane highway and after traveling across two lanes, he passed the median
and the third lane and cut in front of an oncoming auto causing a T-bone collision. All
passengers in both vehicles were taken to the hospital by ambulance. The ex-boyfriend
was issued a citation by the investigating officer for turning in front of an
approaching vehicle.
The Supplemental Liability Policy taken by the ex-boyfriend at the time of the rental in
the amount of $1,000,000.00 was ultimately tendered to the most seriously injured
child and the driver of the oncoming vehicle which T-boned the minivan. Additionally,
Barry Friedman was able to obtain for the most seriously injured child, the maximum
per person insurance benefit of $100,000.00 from the oncoming vehicle owners
insurance policy by establishing that he was also partly responsible and could have
avoided the collision had he been paying proper attention to the roadway. He was
also able to secure an additional $50,000.00 from the automobile owners' insurance
policy for the less seriously injured mother and the other three children.
|
|
|
$750,000 - South African citizen was a passenger in a rental vehicle, driving on the highway in Miami, Florida, which was struck from behind as traffic began to slow. She suffered several fractures and an aggravation of a mild brain injury from a childhood
automobile accident. Working
with experienced associate counsel in South Africa, the appropriate medical consults were obtained to maximize her recovery. The matter was resolved shortly after suit was filed.
|
|
|
$300,000 - English citizen was visiting the Florida Keys and arranged to rent a vacation villa in the area. She met the owner who had her Japanese Akita sitting next to her on the sidewalk in front of the villa. As the two were talking, the Akita lunged at our client biting the upper portion of her lip. She was rushed to the local hospital where she took 15 stitches and was left with a faint but permanent scar between her lip and nose. The matter was resolved for the full amount of the dog owners homeowners insurance policy.
|
|
|
$250,000 - English citizen tripped and fell in an Orlando, Florida shopping mall parking lot, when his foot came into contact with a metal cap protruding through the asphalt parking lot in front of a restaurant, where he and his family planned to eat dinner. He suffered a fractured femur requiring surgery at a local Orlando hospital.
|
|
|
$80,000 - English citizen visiting Orlando, Florida, tripped and fell at an Orlando theme park. The park was crowded forcing the client to the edgeof the walkway where she stepped on an unnoticeable reaised rounded edge of the walkway, which was the samecolor and texture as the flat portion of the walkway creating the illusion of a flat pathway which was also obstructed by the crowd. When the client stepped on the rounded curb, she suffered an ankle fracture requiring a surgery.
|
|
|
$27,000 - Australian citizen tripped and fell over a raised sliding glass door threshold at a villa she had rented in Orlando, Florida which was in excess of the local allowable standards, causing her to suffer a fractured wrist. Suit was filed against the homeowner, the building contractor, the sliding door company, and the concrete companywho laid the concrete for the sliding door company. The matter was settled shortly after the suit was filed.
|
|
|
$75,000 - Spanish citizen residing in the UK, was walking along the sidewalk just outside a local Orlando, Florida area shopping center, when she tripped and fell over a raised portion of the sidewalk/slab bordering the roadway. The fall occured at night and the area was poorly lit limiting the clients ability to see the defect. Fortunately, it was discovered that the sidewalk was owned by the shopping plaza owner and not the local governmental agency and pursuant a Lease Agreement between a restaurant tenant and the shopping plaza owner, the sidewalk was required to be maintained by the restaurant tenant in the strip center. The client suffered a fractured wrist and a dislocated shoulder.
|
|
|
|
|
|
