William Kratochvil and Joseph Bootka (Ft. Myers, FL) (Negligence/Appeal) prevailed at the Sixth District Court of Appeals, affirming the granting of the Final Summary Judgment for the Defendant Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The case focused on a negligence cause of action against DCF with a non-relative caregiver who had a previous criminal history, diagnoses of bi-polar… Read More
Timothy and Jackie Palmer v. Lanier Residential, Inc., JFM Plumbing, NGA, LLC, and LR Plumbing, LLC.
Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Negligence/Property Damage) obtained Summary Judgment on behalf of a defendant plumbing company in the State Court of Forsyth County, Georgia. The Plaintiffs sought over $250,000.00 in damages, plus attorney’s fees, relating to allegedly negligent plumbing performed during a home remodel. Subcontractors not named as defendants in the suit installed a manifold in the… Read More
Pena-Rodriguez, Pedro v. Clinica Las Mercedes, Inc. and Clinica Las Mercedes Transportation, Inc.
John P. Daly (Miami, FL) (Negligence) obtained a Directed Verdict on behalf of Clinica Las Mercedes in a personal injury lawsuit presenting several theories of recovery, including negligence and battery. The suit was brought by a 72-year-old former Clinic patient. The jury trial was held in Miami-Dade, Florida before Judge David Miller. For five years,… Read More
Berger, Nicholas v. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) and Mauricio Cabada
Amanda Brennan, Esq. and Kory Watson, Esq. (St. Petersburg, FL) (Negligence) obtained an order granting Final Summary Judgment on behalf of Defendant Mauricio Cabada in an action for gross negligence. The cause of action arose from a golf cart accident that occurred on May 22, 2019, when Defendant Cabada reversed a golf cart and struck Nicholas Berger in the leg while… Read More