Top 40 Premises Liability Verdicts in Florida in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $41,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Thomas P. Angelo, James W. Carpenter of Angelo & Banta, P.A.; Crane A. Johnstone of Johnstone Law P.A. |
| Case: | Schnurr v. J.L. Property Owners Association Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Ronan, Anthony D. Brown of Lavalle, Brown & Ronan |
| Case: | Archibald v. GFM Operations |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alejandro M. Garcia, Todd L. Baker of Steinger, Greene & Feiner |
| Case: | Dorvilier v. Boker LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,783,748.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe, James C. Blecke, Michael A. Haggard of Haggard Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Oliver v. Pride of St. Lucie Lodge 1189 Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,548,283.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Caproni, William J. McAfee of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Kivitt v. Lennar Homes L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Fischer, Ian G. Ward, II of Fischer Redavid PLLC |
| Case: | Paris v. Schumacker Recreation Co. LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $2,076,759.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald David Rodman of Friedman Rodman Frank & Estrada, P.A.; Stephen S. Nuell of Nuell & Polsky |
| Case: | Neloms v. Miami Property Group Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,930,704.34 |
| Attorneys: | James G. Biggart II of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Jenkins v. Siraji Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,804,696.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nelson E. Baez of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath |
| Case: | Hernandez v. G.S. Obler inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Supervise, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,487,979.78 |
| Attorneys: | Keith R. Mitnik, Matt T. Morgan, Nicholas 'Nick' F. Russo of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Fields v. Primera Owners Assoc., Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,440,768.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Daniel W. Courtney, P.A. |
| Case: | Casimir v. Unity Investments & Rentals Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Landlord-Tenant, Burn Injury, Intentional Tort, Negligent Maintenance, Fraudulent Transfer, Negligent Tort, Smoke Inhalation, Bad Faith |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,424,231.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neal L. Sandberg of Simon, Schindler & Sandberg LLP |
| Case: | Berggen, et al. v. North Miami Bagels, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,767.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Kaplan, Todd Cash Alofs, Elizabeth Parker of Kaplan & Parker LLP |
| Case: | Suchoff v. BRE/Baton Operating Lessee LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler B. Everett of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Kemp v. Tallahassee Med. Ctr. inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $992,722.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curt D. Obront of Obront Corey, PLLC; Anthony C. Hevia, Kai P. Thompson of Vargas Gonzalez Hevia Baldwin, LLC |
| Case: | Robinson v. Lincoln Fields LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $790,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam J. Bair, Robert A. Robbins, Neil Rose of Robbins & Reynolds P.A. |
| Case: | Chea v. Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $787,509.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dan Cytryn, Edgar Velazquez of Law Offices Cytryn and Velazquez, P.A. |
| Case: | Volin v. Gulfstream Park Racing Assoc. inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $770,189.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shaun T. Plymale, Louis N. Larsen of Treasure Coast Legal |
| Case: | Camacho v. Kohlhas |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $517,128.21 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Christopher Rodems, Harold S. Velez of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Cruz v. Trader Joe’s |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $512,908.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward H. Zebersky, Lee G. Cohen of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP; Scott D. Alexander of Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke, Piper & Hochman P.A. |
| Case: | Steinberg v. Broward County |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $512,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordan M. Kirby, Miriam Fresco Agrait of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Puentes v. North Lauderdale Supermarket |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $502,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Meranda M. Reifschneider, Miriam Fresco Agrait, Ramon O. Crego of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Baluja v. Tropical Supermarket No. 12 Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathaniel E. Green of Law Offices of Nathaniel E. Green P.A.; Julie A. Hager of The Law Offices of Julie A. Hager LLC |
| Case: | Skorup v. Albertson’s LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $477,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett M. Rogers of The Rogers Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Quarterman v. Palm Avenue Hialeah L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $396,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip M. Gerson, Nicholas I. Gerson, David L. Markel, Edward S. Schwartz, Raul G. Delgado II of Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. |
| Case: | Butler v. Carnival Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Maritime Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $390,511.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard K. Slinkman, Ryan J. Wynne of Slinkman, Slinkman & Wynne, P.A. |
| Case: | Gately v. Resorts World Omni |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $361,171.61 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Waks, Jennifer C. Thompson of Waks & Barnett P.A. |
| Case: | Belanger v. Resorts World Bimini, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Maritime Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $355,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Varun Ramnarine of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Hunt v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $355,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Eriksen of Eriksen Law Firm; Brett Field of Stromberg Stock P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Farris v. Carnival Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Maritime Injury |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $354,252.98 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan D. Caulfield, Dane Heptner of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes |
| Case: | Schaefer v. Lana’s Red Lion Pub, Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Stabbing |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $299,637.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Christopher Rodems of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Poczik v. Avalon Park Property Owners Assoc., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $253,371.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Madalon, Susan E. Lee, Douglas E. Ede of The Madalon Law Firm |
| Case: | Williams v. Broward County, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $199,795.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Rogers, Jr. of The Rogers Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Viveros v. Dolgencorp |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $188,138.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Doug Martin of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Franklin v. Stursberg., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $180,369.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Scott Davis of Boone & Davis, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Quist v. AFT Management Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Devin P. Tison of Reinfeld Cabrera Tison; Robert J. Fenstersheib, Jason R. Manocchio of Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Donadei-Blood v. Condo Management Alternative Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $169,804.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gal Sinclair of Gal Sinclair P.A. |
| Case: | Martinez v. Sunrise Mills Limited Partnership |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $135,362.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Andeer of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Rivera-Deleon v. Chadi Barakat Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $115,515.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Schwencke, Carter W. Scott of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Roland v. Waffle House Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $112,161.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Powell, K. Mitchell Espat of MattLaw |
| Case: | Trujillo v. Moffitt, et al. |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |