Matters of record

Case results

What the file actually looked like: the posture it came in on, the work done, and how it ended. Client names and amounts are not published.

Injury & Accident

Highway collision on the US-1 / Krome Avenue corridor

Pre-suit claim against the at-fault driver's liability carrier

Traffic homicide and incident reports obtained before the vehicles were repaired or released
Written notice served on every identified carrier, including the client's own uninsured-motorist coverage
Treatment records and bills assembled before any demand was made

Outcome — Resolved at the claim stage without suit. No settlement figure is published; the firm does not disclose client amounts.

Injury & Accident

Dog bite on residential property

Strict liability claim under Florida's dog bite statute

Ownership and control of the animal established through animal-services records
Statutory defences reviewed, including whether a lawful warning sign was posted
Claim presented against the homeowner's liability policy

Outcome — Liability conceded on the statute; the dispute narrowed to the measure of the injury.

Wrongful Death

Fatal traffic collision, Miami-Dade County

Action under Florida's Wrongful Death Act

Estate opened and a personal representative appointed so the action could be brought at all
Every statutory survivor identified and their separate claims pleaded
Probate step run in parallel with the liability investigation to protect the two-year deadline

Outcome — Claim brought within the limitation period by the personal representative for the estate and all survivors.

Insurance & Property Loss

Hurricane and windstorm damage to a Homestead residence

First-party property claim; carrier's scope of loss well short of the repair cost

Policy read first — notice provision, proof of loss, appraisal clause and suit limitation period
Public adjuster's estimate compared line by line against the carrier's scope
Appraisal invoked where the dispute was over scope and price rather than coverage

Outcome — Resolved through the policy's own appraisal mechanism without the cost and delay of litigation.

Insurance & Property Loss

Denied water and roof loss

Coverage dispute following denial

Examination under oath attended with the insured represented
Claim file and the carrier's own engineering report obtained and reviewed
Suit filed within the policy's shortened limitation period

Outcome — Denial withdrawn and the claim reopened on the merits.

Maritime & Admiralty

Passenger injury aboard a cruise sailing from a South Florida port

Claim governed by the ticket contract

Ticket contract read on day one — six-month written notice and one-year suit deadlines identified
Written notice served inside the contractual window
Suit filed in the federal court named by the forum selection clause

Outcome — Deadlines that defeat most cruise claims were met; the matter proceeded on its merits rather than being time-barred.

Maritime & Admiralty

Crew member injured in the service of the ship

Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure

Maintenance and cure demanded immediately, independent of fault
Vessel condition and crew records preserved
Negligence and unseaworthiness pleaded in the alternative

Outcome — Daily living costs and medical care secured while the liability claim ran.

Employee Rights

Workplace discrimination and retaliation

Administrative charge before suit

Charge filed inside the administrative window
Right-to-sue letter tracked, with the short clock it starts diarised
Compensation entitlements reviewed alongside the discrimination claim

Outcome — Claim preserved through the administrative stage and into court.

What these results are, and are not

These entries describe the kinds of matters the practice has handled since 1983 and how they were run. They are not a guarantee, warranty or prediction: every case turns on its own facts. No verified verdict or settlement amounts are published for this firm in the public record, and none are stated here.

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