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Landmark Cases, Verdicts, & Lawsuit Settlements
 

Our attorneys have successfully represented clients in the courtroom for a combined total of more than 100 years, completing more than 300 jury trials. Each case is unique, and the result in one case does not necessarily indicate the quality or value of another case. Our mission is to aid and protect those who have been injured through the negligent actions of others. Our attorneys have been involved in a number of landmark cases. Some of these changed Florida law, had a significant impact on the personal injury field, and one case is even taught in law school. Below we share summaries of some of the results we have obtained on behalf of our clients.

Landmark Cases:

The attorneys at FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY not only protect the rights of victims, but also help to drive change by making our communities safer. Our landmark cases have changed Florida Law and are a major case of study in Florida Law Schools. Here are some of the landmark cases our firm has been involved in:

  • In the trial of West v. Caterpillar, we successfully broke new ground on a novel point in the Florida Supreme Court by establishing the doctrine of Strict Product Liability in Florida. As a result of our case, consumers and bystanders injured by defective products were for the first time able to hold the manufacturer or seller of such products liable without proof of negligence. This 1975 decision permanently changed the law in Florida in favor of persons injured by unsafe products and is studied in Florida's law schools.

  • In Goode v. Walt Disney World, we obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict in Orlando, Florida, for the parents of a 4-year-old child who drowned at Disney World. This case solidified the responsibility that amusement parks have to their patrons to provide a safe environment. This case was resisted with all the might of the Disney Corporation through two trials and four appeals over nine years of litigation. It ultimately resulted in payment of the highest jury award ever entered against any Disney park to that date, and was the subject of national news coverage.

  • In Schwartz v. H.B.A. Management, Inc. our advocacy established the right of plaintiffs' attorneys to contact and speak with the former employees of a defendant nursing home while preparing for trial. Although this was a nursing home case, it created a critical trial preparation tool for plaintiff attorneys against all defendant corporations. Before we won this ruling, plaintiffs could only learn what ex-employees knew by taking costly and time consuming depositions and only after they were debriefed by defense counsel.

  • In Powell v. Prudential, we secured an appellate opinion that insurance companies are always required to make good faith settlement offers even in the absence of a request or demand from the plaintiff. This case made it easier for all injured plaintiffs to recover damages against insurance companies.

  • In Webb v. Priest, we established important pretrial discovery rules requiring defendant doctors to disclose their opinions about their own conduct and that of their colleagues. This case helped break down the so-called "conspiracy of silence" among doctors.

The partners in the firm have a long history of landmark cases and protecting victims rights' in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, automobile accidents, and consumer fraud in State and Federal Courts throughout Florida, including Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard, Orange, Volusia, St. John's, Duval, Leon, Escambia, Alachua, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Lee and Collier counties, as well as in other states. Our personal injury attorneys are willing to handle and try a case anywhere in Florida or in any other state in association with out-of-state law firms.

Sample Jury Verdicts:

The attorneys at FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY have participated in hundreds of jury trials. Here are some of the more than 300 jury verdicts we have received for our clients.

Auto Accidents

  • $5,800,000 - Brain Damage - Vallescura v. Mitsubishi
  • $5,250,000 - Drunk Driver Accident - Levine
  • $3,900,000 - Drunk Driver Accident - Valle
  • $3,374,000 - Severe Arm Injury - Vetter v. Byron
  • $1,900,000 - Automobile Accident - Owens v. Prudential
  • $1,200,000 - Car Crash/Brain Damage - Harris v. P.T. Petrocorp
  • $640,587 - Scooter & Automobile Accident/Head & Leg Injuries - Adams v. Saavedra
  • $615,000 - Car Accident/Head Trauma - Levine v. State Farm
  • $478,000 - Car Accident - Boykins

Medical Malpractice

  • $38,000,000 - Philip Freidin and Randy Rosenblum along with co-counsel Mark Poses obtained a $38 million verdict for twin boys who were rendered blind due to the defendant doctor's malpractice after they were born premature. The lawyers at Freidin & Dobrinsky proved to a Ft. Myers jury that had the doctor properly screened and diagnosed the two infants, their sight would have been saved.  
  • $12,700,000 - Negligent Care/Brain Injury - M.N. v. Miami Children's Hospital
  • $2,200,000 - Failure to Disclose Malpractice - Goldberg v. Lipkin
  • $2,000,000 - Emergency Room Negligence - Soto v. Palm Springs Hospital
  • $1,800,000 - Infant Brain Injury - Louis v. Barhoush
  • $1,000,000 - Doctor Malpractice - Massar v. Phillips

Personal Injury / Wrongful Death

  • $1,100,000 - Carbon Monxide Poisoning - Calvin v. Metro-Dade

Premises Liability

  • $1,200,000 - Security Guard Injury - Dailey v. Eagle Army-Navy

Miscellaneous

  • $2,000,000 - Sexual Harassment - Griffin v. City of Opa Locka
  • $1,500,000 - Sexual Assault - J.W., a minor v. School in South Florida
  • $329,838 - Wrongful Termination of Employment - O.I. v. Building Solutions Company

The partners in the firm have a long history of achieving successful jury verdicts for victims of personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, automobile accidents, and consumer fraud in State and Federal Courts throughout Florida, including Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard, Orange, Volusia, St. John's, Duval, Leon, Escambia, Alachua, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Lee and Collier counties, as well as in other states. Our personal injury attorneys are willing to handle and try a case anywhere in Florida or in any other state in association with out-of-state law firms.

Sample Settlements:

Our excellent trial record has lead to significant out-of-court settlements. We are known among defense lawyers and insurance companies as being formidable opponents. Here are some of the settlements we have obtained for our clients:

Auto Accident

  • $1,200,000 - Wrongful Death Auto Accident - D.G. v. Rental Car Company
  • $1,000,000 - Bus/Bicycle Accident - C.R. v. Metro-Dade County
  • Settlement - Motorcycle Accident - DM v. Tourist & Rental Agency
  • Settlement - Airbag Injury - D.G. v. Chrysler

Insurance Bad Faith

  • $1,300,000 - Fail to Pay Life Insurance Policy - R.S. v. Prudential
  • $1,000,000 - Failure to Treat Menegitis Infection - B.W. a minor v. State Hospital
  • $725,000 - Prescription Medicine Overdose - T.W. v. Humana & Eckerd
  • $700,000 - Automobile Accident Injury - M.M. v. Insurance Company

Medical Malpractice

  • $3,000,000 - Child Birth Death - Estate of N.C. v. Hospital & Doctors
  • $1,875,000 - Wrongful Death of a Child - A.L. v. A local hospital
  • $1,400,000 - Brain Damage - C.M. v. Hospital
  • $1,000,000 - Failure to Treat Child - G.B. v. A Local Hospital
  • $1,000,000 - Medical Negligence - Bell v. Plantation General
  • $900,000 - Failure to Diagnose and Treat Cancer - Estate of L.A. v. USA
  • $825,000 - Failure to Treat Stroke - A.W. v. Doctor & Hospital
  • $800,000 - Infant Prenatal Injuries -T.S., a minor v. R.S. M.D. & Hospital
  • $700,000 - Patient Death - Estate of B.S. v. Hospital
  • Settlement - Heart Surgery Error - KG v. Hospital

Personal Injury / Wrongful Death

  • $1,075,000 - Car Accident - M.J.S. v. Various Companies
  • Settlement - Seaman Hand Injury - K.L. v. Commercial Cruise Ship
  • Settlement - Police Injury - O.W. v. Assisted Living Facility
  • Settlement - Pelvis Injury - L.S. v. Delivery Company
  • Settlement - Body Wars Injury - N.W. v. Walt Disney

Premises Liability

  • $1,800,000 - Security Wrongful Death - Estate of L.G. v. Security Company
  • $700,000 - Restaurant Parking Lot Injury - R.S. v. Denney's
  • Settlement - Slip and Fall Cruise Ship Injury - M.C. v. Cruise Ship
  • Settlement - Trip and Fall Injury - R.A. v. Condominium

Miscellaneous

  • $32,000,000 (Class Action) - Deceptive Sweepstakes Mailing - Class v. American Family Publishers (AFP)
  • $3,100,000 - Plane Crash - 3 Victims v. 2 Companies
  • $2,500,000 - Bedsores/Elder Abuse - Estate of I.C. v. Nursing Home
  • $930,000 - Nursing Home Negligence - F.L. v. Nursing Home
  • $827,000 - Airplane Crash - Estate of F.O. v. Airline Company & General Motors Corp
  • Settlement - Airline Crash - M.B. v. American Airlines

The partners in the firm have a long history of achieving successful settlements for victims of personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, automobile accidents, and consumer fraud in State and Federal Courts throughout Florida, including Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard, Orange, Volusia, St. John's, Duval, Leon, Escambia, Alachua, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Lee and Collier counties, as well as in other states. Our personal injury attorneys are willing to handle and try a case anywhere in Florida or in any other state in association with out-of-state law firms.
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