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Jefferson vs. Miami Elevator
Award:
$4,500,000.00
Detail:
The largest injury jury award of the year in Dade County was given to a construction worker who was injured.View All Cases
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Medical Malpractice

Not all results are provided, the results are not necessarily representative of results obtained by the lawyer, and a prospective client’s individual facts and circumstances may differ from the matter in which the results are provided.

Medical Malpractice

verdict

$2.9 million award

Medical malpractice case – death of baby due to doctor’s failure to attend mother in delivery room after a delayed wait. Jury awards 2.9 million.

Medical Malpractice

verdict

$2.1 million award

Hospital and OB/GYN negligent delivery resulting in death to fetus.

Medical Malpractice

verdict

$1.7 million award

Dade County – Death of a newborn child, for doctor’s failure to appropriately manage mother during labor - $1.7 million.

Medical Malpractice

settlement

$900,000.00 award

Settlement resulting from the death of an unborn fetus, based upon doctor’s failure to appropriately attend mother - $900,000.00 – Dade County.

Medical Malpractice

verdict

$900,000.00 award

Hospital nurse’s negligence in care of elderly patient resulting in bedsores - $900,000.00.

Johnson v. Villa and Sons

settlement

$769,300.00 award

Herniated disc involving surgery to a 31 year old Plaintiff. Goldberg & Rosen obtained Summary Judgment as to liability, causation, and permanency, which was instrumental in obtaining a $769,300.00 settlement on the eve of trial.

Rowe v. Lee Memorial Hospital

Year: 1983

$600,000.00 award

Largest award at that point on medical malpractice in Lee County, Florida. Death of a child waiting in the emergency room waiting for medical treatment and dying in the emergency room. The Court awarded fees for work in this case and thereafter the Florida Patient Compensation fund filed an Appeal. This case set the standard for the Load Star Award based upon a contingent factor and the results obtained in the case of Florida Patient Compensation Fund v. Rowe. It is now a landmark case in the State of Florida, which was tried by Glen Goldberg

Bullard v. Maxim Healthcare

settlement

$300,000.00 award

This was a medical malpractice case involving negligence on behalf of a Home Healthcare provider. The Plaintiffs proved that the defendant Home health provider failed to supervise our client who was recovering from a hip surgery. The client overdosed on pain medications and the case was eventually settled for $300,000.00.

Medical Malpractice

settlement

$195,000.00 award

Judd Rosen represented the Valdez family against Cedars Hospital for bed sores and the case was resolved for $195,000.00.

Medical Malpractice

settlement

$100,000.00 award

Premature delivery resulting in death of baby - $100,000.00 settlement. This was a medical malpractice case against two (2) uninsured doctors who failed to detect the signs and symptoms of pre term labor. The case was settled to $100,000.00.

Medical Malpractice

settlement

$100,000.00 award

Medical malpractice case involving inter-operative burns. The Plaintiff sustained second and third degree burns to her buttocks during a gynecological procedure in which the treating doctor placed a heated speculum on her buttocks. The Plaintiff had minimum scarring but endured several months of discomfort as a result of the incident.

Medical Malpractice

settlement

Confidential settlement

Plaintiff received improper prescription from the Defendant pharmacy and suffered emotional injuries.

Personal Injury

Jefferson v. Miami Elevator Co.

Year: 1982

$4,500,000.00 award

Elevator accident to construction worker, Dade County.
(Largest jury award of the year).

Personal Injury

year: 1999

$3.5 million award

Dade County construction worker sues harness company when the harness fails to save him from falling from a three story building.

Campbell v. Twico Products & Broward Welding Supply

year: 1992

$2,000,000.00 award

in favor of Dade County man involved in a welding tool accident, wherein the welding tool was designed defectively, largest welding took award in the State of Florida. Campbell v. Twico products and Broward Welding Supply

Personal Injury

year: 2002

$600,000.00 award

Swimming pool accident – death of a child Homeowner’s policy surrendered in 2002 - $600,000.00 (policy limits) Dade County pool owner held to be responsible for the drowning victim.

Personal Injury

settlement

$510,000.00 award

Slip and Fall injury resulting in foot injury - $510,000.00.

Personal Injury: Ft. Myers Florida

verdict

$300,000.00 award

Electric Transformer causes injury to child, playing near the transformer box which was unlocked - against Electric Co.

Personal Injury

settlement

$200,000.00 award

The Plaintiff, a fifty three (53) year old refugee from Cuba tripped and fell at the hotel premises where she was staying one (1) day after arriving to the United States. The Plaintiffs were able to prove that the building construction of the walkway did not conform to the standards of our community and were able to obtain a $200,000.00 settlement for the Plaintiff who suffered a fractured knee cap.

Personal Injury

verdict

$125,000.00 award

Water burns to an infant minor. This case involved an infant minor who was being bathed by his grandmother in an apartment complex building. The water in the building was excessively hot and caused second and third degree burns to the infant minor. The minor made a wonderful recovery and had no permanent scarring.

Personal Injury

verdict

$100,000.00 award

Trip and fall at a Miami Beach night club – fractured ankle -$100,000.00. The Plaintiff was injured while attending a night club in Miami Beach when a fight including shooting broke out and the plaintiff tripped over an exit door and broke his ankle.

Personal Injury

verdict

$100,000.00 award

Policy limits for herniated disc unoperated.

Wrongful Death

verdict

$100,000.00 award

$100,000.00 settlement – policy limits - for the wrongful death of the Plaintiff.

Personal Injury

verdict

$100,000.00 award

Plaintiff sustained carpal tunnel syndrome and torn meniscus of her knee.

Williams v. Sears

settlement

confidential

Confidential settlement in excess of six (6) figures. The Plaintiff, then 13 year old, Joey Williams, was exposed to carbon monoxide gas inside his home. Goldberg & Rosen sued Sears because of work allegedly performed by a Sears authorized contractor for roofing at the Williams home. The roofers negligently failed to reinstall an exhaust vent that would have allowed carbon monoxide to exit the family home. This was an extremely contested case in which the Court entered $70,000.00 in sanctions against Sears for failing to provide Discovery. The Plaintiffs were able to prove exposure to carbon monoxide gas by the existence of parakeets inside the Plaintiff’s room that died during the time period of exposure.

Personal Injury

verdict

$36,000.00 award

$36,000.00 verdict – The Plaintiff was injured when punching an arcade machine punching bag and sliced a tendon in his hand. Products liability case was filed and tried against the manufacturer of the arcade machine and the owner of the arcade machine.

Accidents

Automobile Accident

verdict

$2.6 million award

Automobile accident resulting in disabling injury to survivor - $2.6 million.

Airplane Accident

verdict

$1.9 million award

Plane crash resulting in serious injuries to passenger in Puerto Rico - $1.9 million.

Automobile Accident

year: 1979

$1.7 million award

Hendry County – automobile accident involving private car being rear ended by truck – Plaintiff lost partial use of arm – Dade County jury awards $1.7 million.

Dau v. Ramirez

verdict

$1.5 million award

Mr. Rosen tried this case before a Dade County Jury on behalf of the Dau family who was seriously injured when the defendant struck their car from behind on the Palmetto expressway. The $1.5 million verdict represents recovery for three (3) injured parties.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$1.2 million award

Car collision resulting in death - $1.2 million.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$1.1 million award

Pedestrian struck by car resulting in knee injury
$1.1 million.

Pollitzer v. Enterprise & Aviva Samuels

verdict

$800,000.00 award

$800,000.00 recovery for an elderly gentlemen seriously injured in an intersectional collision. The case involved multiple claims. The first claim was brought against our client’s uninsured motorist carrier. Initially the insurance company denied the claim and stated that no uninsured motorist coverage existed. After months of negotiations, the insurance company eventually paid $250,000.00 when their policy had no listing for uninsured motorist coverage. This was because Florida law requires the uninsured motorist company to provide a signed rejection of uninsured motorist coverage which in this case the Hartford Insurance Company was unable to do so. Goldberg & Rosen secured the remainder of the settlement from the rental car company and the renter for the at fault party.

Robinson v. XYZ Rental Car Company

verdict

$800,000.00 award

This case involved the tragic death of the plaintiff’s mother, step father and younger sister which occurred in North Carolina. Goldberg & Rosen were able to obtain the maximum statutory amount of recovery under Florida’s Rental Car Statute.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$750,000.00 award

$750,000.00 settlement auto accident. The Plaintiff, a 67 year old lady was struck by a vehicle while she was walking in a parking lot in West Palm Beach, Florida. Although the speed of impact was estimated at 5 miles per hour, the Plaintiff sustained a hard fall and eventually required back surgery.

Drunk driving

verdict

$675,000.00 award

Plaintiffs filed suit in Dade County against the Defendant tortes who was arrested and charged with DUI as a result of an accident/car crash involving the Plaintiffs. One of the Plaintiffs suffered a shoulder injury and the other carpal tunnel syndrome. During the lawsuit, the Plaintiffs took discovery and eventually amended their complaint to include a count for punitive damages. This was instrumental in obtaining the significant settlement where the medical bills were under $100,000.00.

Accident

verdict

$500,000.00 award

The Plaintiff was riding a GoPed when he was chased by a dog and fell off the GoPed and sustained life ending injuries. The Defendant homeowner’s insurance tendered their policy limits of $500,000.00.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$400,000.00 award

Car accident resulting in back injury - $400,000.00.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$370,000.00 award

Car accident Plaintiff suffered a herniated disc. Plaintiff filed suit against the premises owner and employer of the Defendant driver who caused the accident.

Automobile Accident

settlement

$325,000.00 award

The Plaintiff was struck by a semi-tractor trailer while driving on the Palmetto Expressway. Although the damage to the vehicles was minor, the Plaintiff suffered a herniated disc, a torn rotator cuff and torn meniscus for which surgery was required. This case settled on the courthouse steps for $325,000.00.

 

Automobile Accident

settlement

$310,000.00 award

Auto accident – Broken finger/torn meniscus – total settlement $310,000.00. The plaintiff, a 21 year old college student was injured with a vehicle with only $10,000.00 of insurance ran a red light. The plaintiff recovered the policy limits from the underinsured negligent driver and settled with two (2) underinsured motorists insurance carriers for a total settlement of $310,000.00.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$250,000.00 award

The Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by an SUV. The Plaintiff was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a fractured knee cap. The Defendants raised the seat belt defense, however, after suit was filed they tendered their $250,000.00 policy limits.

Steen v. Encinosa

Verdict

$214,000.00 award

Trial – verdict of $214,000.00. This was a rear-end auto negligence case involving an unoperated herniated disc to the lumbar spine of the 41 year old Plaintiff. Ten years prior to the accident at issue, the Plaintiff had fallen from a helicopter while serving our country in the United States Marines. The defendants in the case attempted to blame the entire accident on the helicopter fall, but the jury didn’t buy it. Specifically, the defendants hired doctors which were paid in total over $450,000.00 in the ten years leading up to the crash. The Plaintiff was able to discover these payments and bring them to the jury’s attention, and completely discredit the expert witnesses hired by the defendants. This case is significant because prior to the case proceeding to trial, the Plaintiff had formally offered to settle the entire case for less than $10,000.00. The insurance company refused to tender, and a bad faith lawsuit is currently being explored, including motions to tax attorney’s fees and court costs for the defendant’s failure to settle.

Auto Accident

settlement

$170,000.00 award

Plaintiff was injured in a motorcycle accident, sustained a torn ACL.

Automobile Accident

verdict

$150,000.00 award

Auto crash. The Plaintiff was a passenger in a taxi coming home from the Hard Rock Casino and Night Club. The taxi driver apparently ran the stop sign which was twisted during Hurricane Wilma. This case settled for the policy limits of the taxi driver and the other vehicle involved in the crash.

Ortiz v. Confidential Airline

settlement

$155,000.00 award

Our client was traveling on plane to Puerto Rico that crashed. She suffered a herniated lumbar disc and emotional damages. The case settled for $155,000.00 prior to filing a lawsuit. Ortiz v. Confidential Airline.

Accident

settlement

$125,000.00 award

The Plaintiff, a local Dade County attorney, was attempting to make a U-turn, when a speeding car struck him in a T-bone collision. The case settled for the policy limits of the driver of the vehicle and the uninsured motorist policy limits for the Plaintiff in the case.

Maria Toledo v. Diamond Cab

settlement

$112,000.00 award

$112,000.00 plus attorneys’ fees pursuant to Offer of Judgment. Attorney Judd Rosen tried this case before a Dade County jury and obtained a judgment of $112,000.00 and recovered attorney’s fees for an offer of judgment that was filed in the case. The plaintiff suffered a torn meniscus which was unoperated. The defendant’s top offer before trial was $12,000.00 and the plaintiff offered to settle the case for the defendant’s insurance policy of $50,000.00. The defendants refused to tender their policy and the verdict was obtained. After the verdict was obtained the case was settled for an amount well in excess of the defendant’s insurance policy.

Automobile Accident

settlement

$100,000.00 award

$100,000.00 settlement for a fractured forearm where the Plaintiff was cut off by the Defendant on the Palmetto Expressway and crashed into the rear of the Defendant’s vehicle.

Motorcycle Accident

settlement

$100,000.00 award

Motorcycle accident – broken arm - $100,000.00. The plaintiff was traveling on his motorcycle when he was hit by a vehicle with a $100,000.00 policy. The policy was tendered prior to lawsuit.

Motorcycle Accident

settlement

$100,000.00 award

$100,000.00 settlement – policy limits – for knee injury in a motorcycle crash.

Auto Accident

settlement

$100,000.00 award

Uninsured motorist – policy limits – for Plaintiff who sustained carpal tunnel and herniated disc from a car accident.

Automobile Accident

settlement

$100,000.00 award

Plaintiff sustained a fractured orbital from an automobile accident case.

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