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Personal Injury | Complex Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury

Grossman Roth attorneys have obtained substantial recoveries on behalf of their clients over the years, including:

  • A $37 million jury verdict against Florida Power and Light on behalf of the family of a teenage girl who died in a car accident in Pinecrest after an FPL crew cut power to a major intersection after a minor lawn fire.  After an FPL crew member disconnected power to the wire that supplied the traffic signal, our client’s car was hit by another vehicle.  She was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where she died hours later.
  • A $23.5 million jury verdict against the University of Florida on behalf of a woman who suffered a massive stroke when a medical procedure to ease her migraines went wrong.
  • A $12.5 million jury verdict on behalf of the family of two young children and their grandfather, who were killed in an accident involving a truck.  The trucking company appealed, and the case was settled during the appellate process for $8.5 million.
  • A $10 million settlement for the family of our client, who was killed when a transport truck failed to stop and crashed into his car.
  • A $9.8 million settlement for a husband and wife whose twins failed to received the special attention they needed from Coral Springs Medical Center and doctors from the Omega Gynecology & Obstetrics Center.  Numerous signs indicating the need for special attention during labor and delivery were overlooked.  As a result of the negligence of these defendants, one of the couple’s twins suffered severe brain damage, rendering the child permanently disabled. The settlement will pay for the lifetime of medical expenses and other needs of our client’s baby.
  • A $6 million settlement for a little girl who lost her legs and one of her arms, and the use of her other arm, as a result of a misdiagnosed case of meningococcal meningitis at a United States Naval Hospital in Maryland.
  • Settlements totaling $3.1 million on behalf of a boy who suffered brain and other injuries as a result of repeated abuse at the hand of his caregiver, after various state agencies and medical personnel failed to intervene on his behalf.  The settlement will provide a lifetime of care and educational assistance for our client.
  • A $2.75 million judgment against the City of Miami for improperly restraining an autistic young man, leading to his death.
  • A $2 million verdict for the family of a mother killed when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailer she was living in after Hurricane Andrew failed to protect her during a subsequent storm.
  • A $2 million settlement on behalf of the family of a Broward Sheriff’s Office Detective who was killed by a suspect during a raid of the suspect’s home.
  • A $1.75 million judgment in Volusia County on behalf of a Miami doctor who was permanently injured as a result of an automobile accident.
  • A $1.3 million verdict on behalf of the family of a child killed when he was run over in his driveway by a United States Postal Service truck.
  • A $1 million settlement for a child injured by medical malpractice while being treated at a United States Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • A $890,000 jury verdict on behalf of a former Major League Baseball star against an ophthalmologist for negligence in the removal of a cataract and implantation of an artificial lens in our client’s left eye.  After surgery, our client’s retina detached, something that would not have occurred had the doctor monitored the situation more closely.  Further, we showed the jury that the doctor should not have implanted the controversial multifocal intraocular lens, which is now off the market, since it was known to create night-vision problems. Our client was awarded money for pain, suffering and loss of income as a result of the harm he suffered.
  • A confidential settlement for a husband and wife who were temporarily paralyzed when a doctor injected the two with botulism toxin, a serious and life-threatening bacterium, instead of its low dose therapeutic derivative, Botox. The case made national news and was featured on Dateline NBC.
  • A confidential settlement for the son of an agricultural worker born without arms or legs as a result of improper application of pesticides.  The boy’s mother, who was employed in the tomato fields for Ag-Mart, was repeatedly sprayed with pesticides while working in the fields. Our investigation uncovered numerous violations by Ag-Mart including smuggling and unacceptable working conditions. As a result of the settlement, our client will receive a lifetime of financial support and medical care.
  • A confidential settlement for a teenage girl paralyzed after falling from an amusement park ride called Terminal Velocity, where the ride operator failed to insure that the gear designed to prevent riders from falling to the ground was properly deployed.
  • A confidential settlement for a teenage girl seriously injured after being ejected from the Gravitron ride at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair.  Our investigation discovered that a sheared bolt on the ride failed to keep a panel secured, causing the failure and accident that injured our client and her friend. The same ride had a history of problems, and the company operating it had poor inspection and maintenance practices.
  • A confidential settlement for the surviving spouse and six minor children of a business man who died when Baptist Hospital and the ER physicians group failed to timely diagnose and treat our client for an evolving heart attack.  The defendants offered to arbitrate the damages, and the case was settled within one year of Grossman Roth’s retention.
  • A confidential settlement for the family of an electrical worker killed by an explosion in a manhole in downtown Miami.
  • A confidential settlement on behalf of our client, who was sexually assaulted for a period of seven years by a youth counselor at an international ministries program. Criminal charges were brought against the offender and he is currently serving time in prison.  These cases are particularly troublesome because these offenders take advantage of their parishioners and congregation, and the institutions often do not do enough to protect the victims.
  • A confidential settlement for a two-year-old girl suffered brain damage injuries as a result of negligence by an MRI employee.  The Baptist Hospital employee failed to recognize that the toddler had become extubated while in the MRI machine, resulting in brain injuries. Defendants offered to arbitrate the damages and the case was settled for a confidential amount prior to hearing and within 10 months of Grossman Roth’s retention.
  • A confidential settlement for the family of a practicing attorney who was left with severe brain damage as a result of a medical mistake.  Left in a continual vegetative state following kidney stone removal, the attorney subsequently passed away, leaving behind his wife and two sons.
  • A confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a baby who suffered brain damages after a delay during delivery resulted in fetal distress.  We assisted the family in settling the case and in setting up a life-care plan funded through an annuity to care for their child.
  • A confidential settlement on behalf of a man paralyzed as a result of a defect in a Dodge Ram truck allowed it to roll over during an accident.  The settlement we obtained will enable our client, who is paralyzed from the neck down, to pay for his lifelong nursing care.
  • Grossman Roth attorneys represent the family of a 34-year-old construction worker who died when the One Bal Harbour condominium collapsed during construction.  Our client died along with several other construction workers after they were buried alive in quick-drying cement. This case marked the beginning of the intense scrutiny of condominium construction that continues today, and is in active litigation.
  • Grossman Roth attorneys represent the family of a passenger in a car crushed by a speeding fuel tanker on I-595.  After the truck crashed into another vehicle, it rolled over and into a car holding our client and three others and then exploded. The evidence disclosed reckless behavior and numerous other violations by the tanker’s driverand his employer, and is in active litigation.
  • Grossman Roth attorneys represent the devastated family of a father and his two year old daughter who were struck and killed by a drunk driver on Interstate 95.  The family, on their way home from Butterfly World, was struck and killed by a drunk driver on his way home from a Miami Dolphins football game. The case is in active litigation.

Complex Commercial and Class Action Litigation

Grossman Roth attorneys represent individuals and corporations in complex commercial and class action cases throughout Florida and around the United States, and have achieved results including:

  • A $410 million settlement on behalf of Bank of America individual account holders who suffered additional overdraft fees as a result of the bank’s policy of re-sequencing debit transactions from highest to lowest.
  • An $80 million verdict on behalf of three Cuban migrants forced to work at a Curaçao drydock company.
  • A $39 million settlement on behalf of a class of Florida property owners assessed unlawful windstorm deductibles by Lloyds of London.
  • A $36 million settlement on behalf of Union Bank individual account holders who suffered additional overdraft fees as a result of the bank’s policy of re-sequencing debit transactions from highest to lowest.
  • A $19 million jury verdict on behalf of residents of Palm Beach County, Florida, whose citrus trees were cut down by the state as part of its program directed toward the elimination of citrus canker.
  • A $18.3 million settlement on behalf of Commerce Bank individual account holders who suffered additional overdraft fees as a result of the bank’s policy of re-sequencing debit transactions from highest to lowest.
  • A $13 million settlement on behalf of Associated Bank individual account holders who suffered additional overdraft fees as a result of the bank’s policy of re-sequencing debit transactions from highest to lowest.
  •  A $5 million jury verdict in Nevada federal court against Vision Airlines to recover unpaid hazard pay on behalf of the pilots and flight attendants who operated Vision’s Air Bridge into the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • A confidential settlement for a Florida bank which suffered significant losses when the supposedly high-quality mortgage loans it purchased from the defendant, a major national mortgage lender, turned out to be poorly-underwritten, low quality loans.