CLIENT VICTORIES
It Pays to Call Payer
$27.56
MILLION
Car Crash Accident
$3.10
MILLION
Ambulance Liability Settlement
$2.25
MILLION
Brain Injury Settlement
$27.56
MILLION
Motor Vehicle Crash
JURY VERDICT
Represented as co-counsel a woman who was struck by a vehicle traveling over 100 miles an hour on I-95 resulting in severe traumatic brain injuries
$10
MILLION
Work Injury / Truck Accident
JURY VERDICT
Represented a garbage truck helper who was run over by a co-worker who was driving the truck and ran a stop sign. We filed a negligence complaint and obtained a $10M jury verdict.
$2.69
MILLION
Electrocution of Tree Trimmer
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of case against FPL for failing to properly trim trees away from powerlines. Client was electrocuted while trimming a palm tree and sustained 3rd degree burns over 40% of his body, loss of his left eye and severe disfigurement.
$2.15
MILLION
Motor Vehicle Crash
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of a motor vehicle crash case against the uninsured motorist umbrella policy of the driver who lost control of the vehicle they were traveling in coming back from NC resulting in the client sustaining a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) that required multiple surgeries, weeks in the hospital and lengthy rehab to regain his pre-accident physical abilities.
$1.87
MILLION
Forklift Accident
SETTLEMENT
A warehouse supervisor was seriously injured when a defective stand-up forklift failed to stop, running over his left foot and trapping him beneath the wheel. He suffered multiple crush fractures, compartment syndrome, and faced the very real possibility of a below-the-knee amputation. Payer Law pursued both a workers’ compensation claim and a civil products liability case against the forklift supplier and maintenance company — securing a total recovery of $1,879,000 for our client.
$1.48
MILLION
Work Injury
JURY VERDICT
Represented a worker who was not provided the appropriate safety goggles and was struck in the eye with a nail from a nail gun while working for an uninsured contractor. Injuries included a detached retina requiring surgery and a long recovery.
$1
MILLION
Work Injury
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of a work accident case for a client who was a warehouse worker for a large aviation company (bought out by Boeing) when he tripped and fell over a pallet striking the back of his head on the concrete floor resulting in TBI and severe spinal cord damages that resulting in mylopathy that limited his ability to walk. We also got him $536,000.00 in medical and lost wage benefits prior to settlement.
$875,000
Vehicle Crash into Dentists Office
SETTLEMENT
After suffering catastrophic injuries that left her in a coma for more than a week, our client spent nearly a month hospitalized, followed by several weeks in a rehabilitation facility and two years of physical therapy. We filed suit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court and aggressively litigated the case, taking depositions of all responsible parties and relying on expert testimony to build a strong claim. Following extensive discovery and just prior to trial, the case resolved for $875,000. The settlement compensated our client for unpaid medical expenses, physical injuries, pain and suffering, lost income, loss of enjoyment of life, and surgical scarring, and included $100,000 for her husband’s loss of consortium. The recovery helped our clients address mounting medical bills and ultimately purchase their own home.
$736,655
Car Accident/Door Dash
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of a car accident case where our client, Patrick, sustained multiple herniated disks in his lumbar and cervical spine, as well as ulnar nerve entrapment with a lesion in his right arm, after being struck at a high rate of speed by a delivery driver who failed to stop at a stop sign. Despite the case being initially dropped by another firm due to the at-fault driver’s lack of personal automobile insurance, we uncovered that the driver was making a delivery for DoorDash at the time of the collision. We secured surgical repair of the ulnar nerve and scar tissue removal, along with appropriate medical care for his back and neck injuries, allowing Patrick to regain significant function. Following suit in Polk County Circuit Court, we obtained a settlement of $736,655.78, far exceeding the pre-suit offer of $200,000.00.
$675,000
Work Injury
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of a workers’ compensation case where my client sustained a multiple herniated disks in his lower back that caused foot drop and neuropathy into his lower extremities. The initial surgery performed by the workers’ compensdation doctor was a failure and I was able to get my client to a spine surgeon iat the University of Miami Spine Institute to perform corrective surgery that allowed him to regain most of his bodily funhctions and avoid permanent paralysis. Also got him $670,658.00 in medical and lost wage benefits prior to settlement.
$675,000
Motor Vehicle Incursion
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of lawsuit filed against a strip mall as a result of a vehicle being driven into a dentist’s office and nearly killing my client, for their failure to install bollards in front of the parking area to prevent vehicles from being able to be driven into the stores in the mall. Her injuries (fractured spine, broken nose, bilateral wrist fractures and a collapsed lung) were life threatening and she was in a coma for a week and required multiple surgeries to save her life.
$675,000
Workers’ Compensation
SETTLEMENT
On his first day on the job, a delivery driver was a passenger in a box truck traveling about 60–65 mph when it struck the rear of a dump truck that was merging into their lane from the shoulder. Rescue crews had to cut him out of the truck, and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. His injuries included a right proximal subtrochanteric fracture requiring IM nailing, a left SI joint fusion, a bilateral pelvis fracture with fixation of the pubic rami, a right tibial plateau fracture, a left proximal tibia fracture, a left distal femur fracture with PCL avulsion, and lumbar and thoracic radiculitis with sacral pain. The case resolved for $150,000, in addition to $525,000 in benefits paid.
$675,000
Workers’ Compensation & Motor Vehicle Accident
SETTLEMENT
A flood restoration and water remediation worker was driving his company truck and trailer home after a full day of work when an oncoming driver crossed the grass median and struck the rear driver’s side of his vehicle. The at-fault driver died in the crash. His truck then hit the right-side barrier and rolled onto its side. His injuries included cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine injuries, bilateral shoulder, knee and wrist injuries, two surgeries (left shoulder and left wrist), bilateral knee procedures, and a possible future need for spine surgery. The workers’ compensation claim resolved for $275,000, in addition to $275,000 in benefits paid. The motor vehicle claim resolved for 125,000, the policy limits from two policies (25K BI and $100K UIM).
$360,000
Workers’ Compensation
SETTLEMENT
A welder was steadying one end of a large metal drainage pipe for the Miami I-395 bridge project while a forklift lowered it onto a sawhorse. The operator lowered the pipe too quickly, and the sawhorse tipped onto the welder’s leg, causing multiple fractures to his right tibia and fibula. He needed surgery to implant plates and screws, and a second surgery to remove the hardware once the bones healed. The statutory employer initially denied the claim, so we filed a civil lawsuit against his employer. After litigation, the correct workers’ compensation carrier came forward and accepted the case. It paid more than $50,000 in past lost wages and all of his outstanding medical bills, in addition to the $210,000 settlement.
$360,000
Workers’ Compensation
JURY VERDICT
A truck driver was stopped in standstill highway traffic when another semi-truck rear-ended him after about 10 minutes. His injuries included a cervical herniation at C5-6, a left shoulder SLAP tear requiring surgery, a lumbar disc herniation, a right hip labral tear, and left hand and wrist sprains/strains. The case resolved for $125,000, in addition to $235,000 in benefits paid.
$347,000
Workers’ Compensation
SETTLEMENT
A maintenance/groundskeeper was driving a utility vehicle collecting trash bags when a truck crossed his path at a four-way stop intersection and collided with him. He was thrown from the vehicle and lost consciousness. His injuries included cervical spine herniated discs, a closed head injury with brief loss of consciousness, a thoracic contusion, a fractured nasal bone, and facial lacerations. The case resolved for $176,000, in addition to $171,000 in benefits paid.
$310,000
Workers’ Compensation
SETTLEMENT
A construction worker fell 10–12 feet from a wall while doing concrete wall and support beam work on new homes. He fractured his right wrist and left elbow and had surgery the day of the accident. His injuries included a comminuted distal radius fracture with intra-articular extension, a comminuted proximal ulna (olecranon) fracture, a radial neck fracture, and a displaced intra-articular forearm fracture. The claim was initially denied because several subcontractors were on the job and it was unclear who his employer was. We spent more than 200 hours taking eight depositions of subcontractors and witnesses to establish the employer. We then went to trial before a Judge of Compensation Claims and prevailed on his lost wages claim. The case resolved for $200,000, in addition to $110,000 in benefits paid.
$300,000
Work Injury
SETTLEMENT
Settlement of a workers’ comp case where we represented a woman who tripped and fell in a warehouse while retrieving parts resulting in spinal cord injuries. Initially her employer and its insurance company denied the case and the cause of her injuries and need for medical treatment but we litigated the case and obtained the necessary expert to prove before the judge that her injuries were the result of her accident at work.
$268,000
Premises Liability
JURY VERDICT
I represented a woman against a big box retailer (WalMart) who sustained injuries to her foot when a peice of a coffee grinder fell off of a shelf onto her foot requiring surgery to repair a microfracture to her left foot.
$175,000
Workers’ Compensation
SETTLEMENT
A truck driver was removing 80–100 lb chains from heavy machinery on a lowboy trailer when he twisted his body and injured his lower back. He suffered herniated discs at L2/3 and L4/5 with radiculopathy into his legs. The carrier accepted the claim, but we had to litigate to get him the treatment his authorized doctors had prescribed, including pain management, injections and EMG testing. The case resolved for $100,000, in addition to $75,000 in benefits already paid.