Tallahassee, FL
Car accident Lawyer at Tallahassee, FL
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
OUTCOME: Returned to circuit court for trial
Co-counsel in catastrophic injury case where insurance company denied coverage and won in district court of appeal, before plaintiffs triumphed in Florida Supreme Court over five years after the wreck. ... Rethell Byrd Chandler v. GEICO Indemnity Company, 78 So. 3d 1293 (Fla. 2011).
OUTCOME: Final judgment in favor of client
Client was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge after allegedly striking a man while sitting in his own vehicle. My client maintained the other man had grabbed his shoulder after following Mr. Wil ... son to his car. Mr. Wilson simply brushed the man's hand off his shoulder in self defense, and unintentionally struck him in the jaw. Mr. Wilson was arrested. We filed a motion to dismiss based on the stand your ground law, which extends to vehicles also. After a full-blown evidentiary hearing where we cross-examined the arresting officer and a witness, and presented Mr. Wilson's testimony, our motion to dismiss was granted and final judgment was entered in Mr. Wilson's favor.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlements
A tragic case, involving our lovely 22 year-old client, a car wreck, and a catastrophic shooting. Client was involved in a child custody dispute with father of 14 month old daughter. As she was leavi ... ng the premises, the boyfriend crashed his truck into our client's car, making it impossible for her to open the door and exit her vehicle. The boyfriend then walked over the hood of his truck after removing a rifle from the vehicle. He presented the weapon right next to our client's left cheek, threatening her not to leave. He did not believe the gun was loaded, so he pulled the trigger. Tragically, the rifle was loaded. The bullet traveled from our client's left cheek and exited from under her right eye. She was instantly and permanently blinded in both eyes. Their daughter, sitting in a baby seat only a few feet away, was thankfully uninjured. We reached a quick settlement for the automobile insurance policy limits maintained on the boyfriend's truck. However, a lawsuit was filed against the boyfriend and his mother, the owner of the premises. Case eventually settled for a confidential amount, including amounts for the daughter and an older son. Our valiant client has made great efforts to lead a full life despite losing her sight.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement in middle of re-trial
A young college student suffered a broken back, among other injuries, after falling into an elevator shaft through a negligently maintained elevator system. Defendant denied liability throughout and o ... nly resolved case after a $288,000 verdict (30% comparative negligence on client), a remittitur of future medical damages, and after jury selection in the re-trial on future medical damages only. Case was litigated over 4 years.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict
Hard-working client catastrophically injured in automobile wreck. Defendant challenged amount of damages. The case was tried before a Leon County jury, who awarded a $750,466,10 verdict. A 15% post- ... trial reduction of the verdict was agreed to by the parties as the plaintiff was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the wreck.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement shortly after filing suit
Elderly client with Alzheimer's disease was a long-time resident of a local nursing home. Nursing home knew that client exhibited signs of delirium, was prone to wandering, and recognized his potentia ... l for elopement, thus fitting him with a wanderguard. Client exited nursing home unattended through a door that was not alarmed and/or had an inoperative alarm, so that despite wearing a “wandergard†his departure did not trigger an alarm. Client roamed the vicinity of the nursing home for the next day unattended, disoriented, and exposed to inclement weather conditions, before suffering a fatal heart attack in a wooded area about a mile from the nursing home.
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