March 31, 2023 Premises Liability
Jeffrey Vernis (N. Palm Beach, FL) and Timothy Kazee (Deland, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained a Defense Verdict after a week-long trial in Volusia County, Florida, in a case in which the Plaintiff demanded more than $1.3 Million. In 2019, the Plaint… Read More
March 9, 2023 Premises Liability
Jeff Gill (Pensacola, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained Final Summary Judgement in Leon County, Florida in the case of Wiggins v. Whataburger. Plaintiff Bettie Wiggins, a 77-year-old female, tripped and fell over a “crumpled” entrance mat sustaining si… Read More
February 9, 2023 Property
Carl Bober and Paulette Fouts (Hollywood, FL) (Property) obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of their client, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, in a first party property breach of contract action brought by Plaintiff against her homeowners insu… Read More
February 7, 2023 Governmental Law
William Kratochvil and Joseph Bootka (Fort Myers, Florida) (Governmental Law) obtained Final Summary Judgment for Defendant Florida Department of Children and Families, an agency of the State of Florida, against Plaintiff Kacey Chiddister, as father an… Read More
January 30, 2023 Automobile Negligence
Kory Watson and Lori Conklin (St. Petersburg, FL) (Vicarious Liability/Automobile Negligence) obtained Final Summary Judgment for Defendant Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC, d/b/a Hilton Singer Island Ocean Front/Palm Beaches against Plaintiff Alici… Read More
December 28, 2022 Appeal
Tim Kazee and Matthew Bernstein (Deland, FL) (Appeal) The Plaintiff parked in the drive thru lane of our client, Wells Fargo bank. Plaintiff then walked across the street to a bar. Upon returning to his vehicle, he was shot in the head. Plaintiff surv… Read More
December 12, 2022 Commercial Auto
Michelle Hendrix and Gregory Harris (Mobile, AL) (Commercial Auto) recently tried the case of Mitchell v. Childress and Walley Electric Company in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama. Childress was driving a Walley Electric Company vehicle fo… Read More
December 15, 2022 Commercial Auto
James Merritt (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of the Defendant towing company after a 3-day jury trial in a personal injury case in Glynn County. The Plaintiff claimed that the defendant tow operator had improperly… Read More
December 2, 2022 Property
Carl Bober and Tamar Hoo-Pagan (Hollywood, FL) (Property) obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of their client, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, in a first party property breach of contract action brought by Plaintiff against her homeowners ins… Read More
November 10, 2022 Voluntary Dismissals
Terrence Lavy, William Kratochvil, Andrew Hocott and Nicolas Umana (Ft. Myers, FL) (Voluntary Dismissals). Over the summer of 2022, the Fort Myers, FL office has had several successes wherein Plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed their actions rather t… Read More