**Prospective clients may not obtain similar results. Amounts stated below are before deductions for fees, cost of attorneys and third party providers such as medical providers.**

 

Automobile Accidents

Our firm has also successfully litigated and settled hundreds of claims involving all types of motor vehicle accident cases, including: pedestrian/auto; bicycle/auto accidents; multiple car crashes and crashes resulting from the defendant being distracted while using a cell phone.

Following is a listing of our more notable automobile accidents:

BUSTOS v. LEIVA & DYKE INDUSTRIES

$21 Million – Verdict Cell phone related auto accident.

The plaintiff, a 78-year-old woman, was seriously injured when a driver negligently struck the car she was riding in. The driver of the other car which caused the accident was distracted because he was conducting business on his cellular phone while driving. The plaintiff’s attorneys proved the driver was using his cell phone after subpoenaing his cell phone records. This influenced the jury’s decision and as a result the plaintiff was awarded the largest single personal injury verdict in Miami-Dade County history at the time.

COOPER v OTTO GENER & BELLA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

$4.25 Million - Settlement Wrongful death/auto.

Plaintiff, a 45-year-old Bahamian woman and employee of the port of Freeport, was killed when struck head-on when defendant’s delivery truck lost control and crossed the median. She left a husband, two adult children and one minor child.

MORENO v. XYZ ELECTRIC CO.

$4 Million – Settlement Wrongful death / auto accident.

Action brought forth by the family of a man who was killed in an auto accident caused by an employee of the electric company. The employee, who was driving his own car but conducting company business at the time of the accident, ran a red light causing the fatal accident. Witnesses at the scene claim that the employee of the electric company was too distracted and made no attempt to break when he saw the light turn red. The victim spent most of his life caring for his daughter with special needs as his wife worked to support the family. The daughter was in the passenger seat when the accident occurred.

NAVARRO v. FLORIDA AUTO RENTAL, et al

$3.6 Million – Verdict Wrongful death/auto accident.

Action against rental car agency and defendant driver by deceased plaintiff passenger’s personal representative after hit-and-run automobile accident.

GARCIA v. DANNY CONSTRUCTION

$2.3 Million – Settlement Auto accident.

Action against truck driver and owner for leg injuries sustained by plaintiff garage owner when he was pinned against garage wall by defendant’s vehicle.

EAFORD v. DUNHAM

$1.9 Million – Verdict Auto accident.

Plaintiff, a 21-year-old Florida State University football player, was nearly killed when struck head-on by a drunk driver. Plaintiff sustained a shattered leg and was in a coma for four days. Plaintiff’s football career was immediately ended.

ORTEGA v. STATE FARM

$1.3 Million – Settlement Automobile accident.

A wrongful death suit brought by the husband and surviving children of a woman killed in an automobile accident in a Miami intersection. The victim, who was a passenger in her friend’s car, was killed when their car was broad sided by a speeding vehicle as they were attempting to make a left turn at an intersection. The case settled for insurance policy limits.

MILES V. NESBITT

$1.26 Million – Settlement Automobile/Motorcycle accident.

The plaintiff was catastrophically injured when the defendant made an illegal left turn and violently collided into the plaintiff as he was riding his motorcycle. The plaintiff is now a permanent paraplegic who also had to have his left leg amputated below the knee.

NEWMAN v. DETORE

$1.1 Million - Settlement Auto accident.

Minor Plaintiff was thrown from back of pickup truck and sustained life threatening injuries. Defendant driver was intoxicated at time of accident. Plaintiff sustained multiple fractures of cervical vertebrae resulting in minimal neurological deficit. Settled for policy limits.

MALDONADO v. RISHER MINING et al.

$970,000 – Settlement Car Accident.

Plaintiff was a passenger in a car involved in a traffic accident with a tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer ran a stop sign causing the accident. It was discovered the driver for the trucking company had prior traffic offenses on his driving record and the trucking company still allowed him to drive their tractor-trailers. The plaintiff suffered a multiple injuries including a fractured hip, a torn trachea and damage to her chest cavity.