Verdict: Premises Liability

Timothy Kazee (Deland, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained a defense arbitration award and final judgment. The case was pending in Volusia County Circuit Court. Before trial, the Court referred the case for mandatory arbitration. The case arose from a physical altercation between residents of a senior apartment housing facility in Daytona Beach. The offending resident entered… Read More

Christopher Blain and Courtney Lucke (Tampa, Fl) (Premises Liability) obtained a Summary Judgment in this negligence action brought by the parents of a minor child who was injured on property owned by their client, who had leased the premises to a Daycare facility. The minor, who was an enrolled student at the Daycare, was injured while on the playground… Read More

William G. Hyland Jr. (Deland, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained a Dismissal pursuant to the Court’s granting his Motion for Summary Judgment. The Plaintiffs appealed the Dismissal and the 6th District Court of Appeal recently upheld the dismissal by a per curiam order/opinion dated January 14, 2025. The Plaintiff alleged that on March 13, 2018, she drove to Wawa store… Read More

Kimberly Sheridan and Dylan Annis (Atlanta, GA) (Premises Liability/Negligent Security) obtained Summary Judgment in Dekalb County, Georgia. Plaintiff alleged she tripped and fell on an unidentified wire or clothes hanger in a tow yard and impound lot. Plaintiff filed suit on a theory of premises liability and negligent security. Defendant filed its Motion for Summary Judgement on the grounds… Read More

G. Jeffrey Vernis and Natasha Coyle (N. Palm Beach, FL)(Premises Liability) tried the case of Passarelli v. The Cheesecake Factory in Palm Beach County, Florida from July 22-26, 2024 and beat the proposal for settlement filed almost 2 years earlier. This negligence claim involved an incident where the Plaintiff fell after an employee moved a chair 3 seconds before the… Read More