False Arrest Due to Mistaken Identity, 5 Days in Jail
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OUTCOME: Settled for substantial sum.
Client arrested due to mistaken identity due to County claiming there was a fingerprint match with a fugitive, which was a screw-up. Client was jailed 5 days and lost income and money to pay a criminal... attorney. Sued Miami-Dade County and two police officers, arguing they failed to take sufficiently prompt action to discover the numerous differences between client and the fugitive. The County settled with us for a substantial amount.
Personal injury
Car Striking Pedestrian - Ankle and Back Injury
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OUTCOME: Settled for a substantial sum with The Hartford Insurance.
Client was crossing the street at night when he was struck by a commercial vehicle, which caused him to fall down, causing lower back soft tissue injury, and the vehicle tire ran over his ankle.
OUTCOME: Won Federal Court jury trial and successfully defended against attempted appeal.
Hot-headed Miami cop pulled over African-American client driving sanitation truck on the 836 X-way. Cop said he was having a f***g bad day and called my client a n****r. Client, in fear, had truck r...adio mic. on for others to hear, and he refused to exit his truck unless other officers would be on scene. Cop yanked mic. out and roughed client up trying to get him out of truck. Client exited upon other officers' arrival, and he was falsely arrested for reckless driving. After that charge was dropped. Mr. Baron represented client in Federal lawsuit against City of Miami and Officer, and at trial, jury made substantial award. Officer tried to get award against him overturned on appeal, and Mr. Baron successfully defended the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals. Officer then tried to weasle out of paying by filing bankruptcy, and Mr. Baron persuaded Bankruptcy Judge to dismiss the bankruptcy due to the intentional wrongful acts.
Litigation
LEGAL MALPRACTICE CASE AGAINST ATTORNEY MISSING DEADLINES ON FALSE ARREST/POLICE BRUTALITY CASE
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OUTCOME: Settled during jury trial
Represented married couple who were victims of a BSO Deputy who perpetrated excessive force upon them (causing injury) as well as false arrest in front of their own home. The couple had hired an attor...ney to represent them on their civil rights claims, but that attorney negligently missed crucial deadlines, causing their civil rights claims to be forever barred. Mr. Baron filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against that attorney and his firm, which fought the case tooth and nail and refused to make a decent settlement offer. Mr. Baron took the case to jury trial in Broward Circuit Court and presented the evidence of both the lawyer’s negligence and the police brutality/injuries and false arrests in the underlying case, including expert witnesses on each issue. Seeing the writing on the wall, the law firm settled with us just before we were to present closing arguments to the jury.
