Karen Jean Haas's Legal Cases (5)

Appeals

BP Products N.A. v. Alvarez, 25 So. 3d 567 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)

N/A

OUTCOME: On eve of trial, with punitive damages going to jury, case settled.

Group of high school students purchased beer from a gas station convenience store known for not asking for ID. The teens drank at several parties and later that night crashed their vehicle, resulting i ... n death to the passenger, and traumatic brain injury to the driver.

Civil rights

Seraphin v. Paparella, 489 F. Supp. 2d 1354 (S. D. Fla. 2007)

N/A

OUTCOME:

1983 Excessive force claim

Appeals

Walt Disney World v. Blalock, 640 So. 2d 1156 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)

N/A

OUTCOME: Won at trial, appeal by Disney, new trial, case settled.

Passenger's hand injured when boat bumped into another boat at Pirates of the Caribbean.

Appeals

United Automobile Ins. Co. v. Otero, 39 So. 3d 563 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)

N/A

OUTCOME:

Failure to pay PIP benefits, pending in Fla. Supreme Court

Appeals

Kapila v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 973 So. 2d. 600 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)

N/A

OUTCOME: Appellate court reversed, holding it was premature to declare provider of wireless telephone services the prevailing party while case ongoing.

Plaintiff amended complaint, dropping federal and state antitrust claims, other claims remained. Defendant obtained award of attorney's fees as prevailing party.

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