In Re Y.V.
Jan 01, 2015OUTCOME: Appeal Granted
Appeal from Dismissal of Florida Dependency Matter
Creighton Preston Shafer's Legal Cases (10)
Saint Petersburg, FL
Litigation Lawyer at Saint Petersburg, FL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury ... +2 more
In re: Y.V., a minor
N/AOUTCOME: Appeal Granted
Appeal to First District Court of Appeal- Petition for Adjudication of Dependency.
S v J
N/AOUTCOME: substantial recovery; confidential settlement
Wrongful Death of Motorist (actual names withheld). Litigated, with co-counsel.
D.G.
N/AOUTCOME: verdict of $1.38 M
Ms. G was the victim of another automobile driver’s negligence for driving while distracted. As a result of this vehicle versus pedestrian collision, Ms. G’s leg was essentially crushed, leaving shatt ... ered bones and requiring multiple surgeries. Though thankful to be able to walk at all, Ms. G. will have a pronounced limp the rest of her life. After Mr. Shafer’s closing arguments at trial, a verdict was returned in favor of Ms. G, awarding her over $380,000.00 in past and future medical expenses, and one million dollars ($1,000.000.00) for her pain and suffering.
M v P
N/AOUTCOME: $500,000
Mr. M was involved in an altercation, where both he and the defendant claimed self defense. The defendant shot and wounded Mr. M, causing extensive internal injuries, and requiring him to undergo mult ... iple surgeries. After extensive litigation, the case was resolved for half a million dollars. With co-counsel.
J v L
N/AOUTCOME: $150,000
Mr. J., a professional truck driver, was traveling in the early morning hours along I-4 through heavy fog. A tractor trailer driver following Mr. J failed to reasonably take into account the heavy fog ... , and slammed into the back of Mr. J’s vehicle, and Mr. J. was then pushed into the tractor trailer driving in front of him. Mr. J suffered from post-traumatic headaches and stress, exasperation of a prior injury, and was unable to return to work. Early attempts at negotiating with the involved insurance companies proved fruitless. It was only after we threatened to file suit and did file suit, against both the negligent driver and the company he was representing at the time of the crash, did the insurance company come to the negotiating table to truly make our client whole. Settlement was reached shortly after filing suit.
G v C
N/AOUTCOME: $350,000
Ms. U, a retired resident of St. Petersburg, used to enjoy her morning walks along St. Petersburg’s beautiful waterfront. Unfortunately one fall morning, another errant driver, distracted by using his ... cell phone, failed to yield the right of way to Ms. U., and struck her, throwing her to the ground, where she sustained a broken hip and severe back pain. Orthopedic intervention and surgery replaced the hip, and Ms. U is now able to ambulate again, but she will need the use of a walker for the rest of her life. After the initial policy limits of the negligent driver’s insurance ($100,000.00) were obtained, Attorney Shafer was able to discover an umbrella policy, against which the claim was also made. This case settled in a mediation just prior to suit for an additional quarter of a million dollars ($250,000.00) bringing the total recovery for Ms. G to $350,000.00.
DOJ v P
N/AOUTCOME: Termination of Deportation - Granted U.S. Legal Permanent Residency- Granted
Mr. P, husband and father to 2 American children, was arrested and pled no-contest to a felony, which he vehemently denied committing. Upon his release from State custody, he was immediately taken int ... o ICE custody and charged with being Deportable. During the next nine month struggle, while Mr. P remained locked up in the Krome Detention Center in Miami Florida. We successfully obtained Citizenship for his wife, who then immediately filed a petition for her relative alien husband. After initial approval by USCIS, Mr. P’s freedom from deportation and ultimate reunion with his family were made possible after successful arguments were presented to the Immigration Judge, who returned a decision in favor of Mr. P.
B v Big Insurance Company
N/AOUTCOME: $100,000
Ms. B was the victim of the negligence of an un-insured drunk driver, who rear-ended her while she was stopped at a traffic light in Tampa. Her vehicle was totaled, and she sustained new injury to he ... r neck and back, and exasperation of a previous back condition. The risks of open back surgery were too great for Ms. B, and instead she elected to proceed with conservative care only. Ms. B thought she was on the road to recovery, until she found that her own Insurance Company refused to pay her claim for UM benefits. We filed suit directly against the Insurance Company for its failure to provide these contracted for benefits, and just before trial, with the real threat of a bad faith claim being brought after a successful trial, the Insurance Company relented and finally settled the case at mediation.
E v FD
N/AOUTCOME: Wages, attorney fees and costs paid by employer
Employer terminated client's employment but withheld his last week's paycheck, contrary to Florida law. After several demands for immediate payment, and the employer consistently dragging its feet, we ... filed suit. The employer then paid the held wages and paid for all of our attorneys fees and costs.
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