Top 50 Premises Liability Verdicts in Florida in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $7,556,438.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Chad K. Florin, Taylor D. Roebig of Florin Roebig |
| Case: | Mina v. Boca Ciega Resort & Marina Condo. Assoc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $4,877,775.85 |
| Attorneys: | Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Meranda M. Reifschneider of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Del Valle v. Winn-Dixie Stores |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curt D. Obront of Obront Corey, PLLC |
| Case: | Perez v. La Gran Senora Sea Food Restaurant, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,482,608.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lee Ann L. Kley of Kley Law, PA |
| Case: | Cossyleon v. Epic Rocks Grp. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Landlord-Tenant, Negligent Maintenance, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $3,855,754.42 |
| Attorneys: | Donny A. Owens of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Turner v. Piney Branch Motors |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $3,212,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marshall E. Rosenbach of Law Offices of Marshall E. Rosenbach |
| Case: | Hamilton v. Diamantebruto Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $2,705,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeanmarie Whalen, Fred A. Cunningham of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen |
| Case: | Nelson v. Palm Beach State College, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Structural Failure |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $2,585,723.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Moffett of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Shaw v. Orange County |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,180,044.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip M. Gerson, David L. Markel of Gerson & Schwartz, P.A.; Bruce L. Scheiner of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner |
| Case: | Anderson v. TBLM Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Dram Shop Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,423,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Estrella F. Gonzalez of Wald, Gonzalez & Graff P.A. |
| Case: | Furquet v. Hidalgo |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,211,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Chaffin, Nicholas A. Homan of The Chaffin Law Firm |
| Case: | Higg v. Costa Crociere S.P.A. Co |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,182,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Pastor v. 904 Las Olas Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,177,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Anthony J. Soto of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Sardinas v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,308.00 |
| Attorneys: | Casey D. Shomo of Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo |
| Case: | D’angelo v. PGA Mexx |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $907,212.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Mishael of David B. Mishael, P.A.; Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA; Steven H. Kassner of Law Office of Steven H. Kassner |
| Case: | Long v. East Coast Waffles Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $774,489.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Humphries of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Snider v. Kearns |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $745,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Panagakis of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Mazza v. Southern Pioneer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $735,611.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael M. Bell, Anna E. Engelman of Bell & Roper, P.A.; Donald Van Dingenen of Van Dingenen Law P.A. |
| Case: | Barton v. Hurricane Assocs., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $733,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Hanson, Joshua Heller of Gordon & Partners, P.A. |
| Case: | Ehlert v. Castero |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $697,530.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sharon C. Tiffany, Maria L. Rubio of Law Office of Maria L. Rubio |
| Case: | Martinez, et al. v. River Park Hotel & Suites, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $667,006.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer Aronfeld, Matthias M. Hayashi, Raul G. Delgado II, Javier Jerez of Aronfeld Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Lebron v. Royal Caribbean Cruises |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $626,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter G. Campbell, Jr., Brent M. Reitman of Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock |
| Case: | Rosado v. The Bride’s Choice |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $623,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William McAfee, Darren Odensnik, Christopher M. Caproni of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Barnes v. Boca Raton Regional Hospital |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $553,093.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brook Nutter of Law Office of N. Brook Nutter, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Discher v. Kohl’s Department Stores, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $500,672.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carl J. Wald, James G. Graver, Spencer T. Kuvin of The Law Offices of Craig Goldenfarb, P.A. |
| Case: | Ng v. Wal-Mart Stores East |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $482,384.54 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence J. Najem of Ossi & Najem, PA; Thomas D. Roebig, Jr. of Florin Roebig |
| Case: | Jenkins v. AMC Entertainment, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $455,575.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brad Salter of Salter, Healy, Bassett & Rivera |
| Case: | Terranova v. City of Pinellas Park |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $453,705.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip E. Holden, Michael A. Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm |
| Case: | Palma v. City of Miami |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Construction Defect, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $436,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin C. Smith of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath |
| Case: | Simonetti v. Walgreen Co., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $402,546.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth P. Carman of Carman, Beauchamp, Sang & Gonzales, PA. |
| Case: | Chapiewski v. Rivermill Homeowners Assoc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $383,350.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Linnehan of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Johnson v. Charlotte County |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $363,299.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karel Remudo of Law Office of Karel Remudo, P.A. |
| Case: | Porrata v. The Realty Assoc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $346,798.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick W. Lawlor of Lawlor & Associates |
| Case: | Landa v. Scoop Bar & Grill |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $336,358.40 |
| Attorneys: | Michael N. Roberts of Law Offices of Nooney & Roberts |
| Case: | Wells v. Shoreline Realty Services, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $307,168.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Magidson of Abramson & Magidson P.A. |
| Case: | Jones v. Caines |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William B. White of Bodiford Law, P.A. |
| Case: | Johnson v. Epicurean Ranch LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard P. Pravato, Brett J. Yonon of Law Office of Wolf & Pravato |
| Case: | Sokolow v. Latin House Grill LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $275,140.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. de Leon of Law Offices of Chavez & de Leon, P.A.; Glenn J. Holzberg of Holzberg Legal; Joe Jones, John Sloan of Sloan Firm |
| Case: | Clark v. North Gables Building LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $264,853.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven M. Singer of Law Offices of Steven M. Singer P.A.; Ken Sobel of Sobel Legal |
| Case: | Marcus v. Lang Mgmt. Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $237,768.67 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Peacock of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Vanlandeghem v. All 4 One Gas Service, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $228,667.61 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph T. Metzger, Kari A. Metzger of Metzger Law Group P.A.; Mark Wright of Jayson, Farthing, Skafidas & Wright P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Eaton v. The TJX Cos, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $222,264.14 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn A. Jiles of Jiles Law, P.A. |
| Case: | James v. 1st Kiddie Catering |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $217,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martha D. Fornaris of Fornaris Law Firm P.A.; H. Clay Roberts of Roberts, P.A. |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. SFLC Building 3 L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $206,827.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil P. Anthony of Steinger, Iscoe & Greene P.A. |
| Case: | Shade v. Village of Wellington |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $206,443.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. Retamar of Retamar & Millian, P.A. |
| Case: | Merzel v. Boca Bend |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $202,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Haas of Scott A. Haas, PA |
| Case: | Dobson v. Bohn Group, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $192,676.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Wilkerson of James D. Wilkerson, Jr. P.A. |
| Case: | Kelly v. Sheila Shine Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $182,591.53 |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Germain of Germain Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Nolen v. Blackmon, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $179,689.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jorge L. Fors, Jr. of Fors Attorneys at Law; Robert L. Parks, Gabriel A. Garay of The Law Office of Robert L. Parks |
| Case: | Amado v. Graham Cos. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $176,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Healy, R. Evan Bassett of Salter, Healy, Bassett & Rivera |
| Case: | Wall v. Stees, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $156,168.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Beckman, Maria Alaimo of Viles & Beckman, LLC |
| Case: | Ramos v. Perkins & Marie Callendars |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |