The following are just a brief sample of results of the more than 4,000 personal injury, crime victim's rights and wrongful death cases our office has handled. In no way do they guarantee results on future cases as each case is unique.

Automobile Accidents

• Excess of $1,000,000.00 for the family of a young girl who died of head trauma and another passenger following a car accident.



• $100,000.00 policy limit from Liberty Mutual for a mother who underwent a percutaneous discectomy.



• $100,000.00 policy limit for a young lady who underwent spinal surgery.



• $250,000.00 policy limit from State Farm after our client was severely injured and underwent a spinal fusion after being hit by a drunk driver.
The insurance company settled for all available insurance coverages.


• $100,000.00 policy limit for our client against a drunk driver and the insurance company. Our client sustained a hernia in the accident that was not diagnosed until two years after the accident. The defendant hired their own doctor who confirmed that our client sustained a hernia in the accident.



• $75,000.00 for our client who was diagnosed with a bulging disc following a moderate impact automobile accident. She underwent a course of physical therapy and had no surgical recommendation.

Negligent Security

• Policy limits from two different insurance companies for the family of a man who was accidentally shot and killed by an acquaintance. The police declined to press charges against the shooter. Jason was able to recover the insurance policy limits from the homeowner where the shooting occurred and also from the shooter's homeowner insurance.



• Confidential Settlement for the Estate of a 29 year old man who was shot and killed at a gas station as he was waiting for his gas. We filed a Writ of Mandamus to compel the police to turn over the entire investigation file. After conducting our investigation, we were able to show that this was a high crime area and the shooting could have been prevented if the gas station would have taken even minimal security measures.

Sexual Assault

• Policy Limits for a 7 year old autistic girl who was molested by a school employee at a private day school. Our investigation revealed that the employee had been warned by the school a year prior to stop harassing young girls. The employee also had a prior DCF investigation for making inappropriate sexual comments to another minor child. The employee was found "not guilty" in the criminal case because of her inability to identify the sexual predator. Jason was able to recover the actual 911 call from another teacher who reported that she found the employee in the janitor's closet with the minor child. The insurance company settled within 24 hours of receiving a copy of the tape.



• Policy Limits for a teenage girl who was repeatedly molested by a family friend. The teen used to hang out at her friend's home where the friend's father and grandparents lived. Our investigation found that the grandparents knew that their son had a prior conviction for child molestation. We argued that they had a duty to warn our client and her parents of this known danger and failed to protect our client. The insurance company settled for the policy limits within 21 days.



• $250,000.00 for a young girl who was molested by her neighbor in a mobile home park. The complex advertised that the community was safe and even took an application fee to run background checks on all applicants. Our investigation found that the corporate office never actually performed the background checks even though they kept the application fees. We conducted a simple background check on the neighbor and found that he was arrested three months prior to this incident for molesting his own daughter.



• Confidential Settlement against a national hotel chain on behalf of a female college student who was raped on a private hotel's beach. The hotel advertised that it was a private resort and provided 24 hour security. Our client was raped by a trespasser who gained access to the resort through malfunctioning security gates in the rear of the resort. The trespasser was then served alcohol at the hotel bar before going to the beach where he assaulted our client.



• Confidential Settlement against a car dealership after an employee tried to put his hand up our client's skirt while she was trying to buy a car. Our client had sensitive skin and developed a rash in her inner thigh from the salesperson's wedding band. We were also able to locate a police report from one year prior to the incident where another patron reported that this same salesperson tried to sexually assault her at the same exact car dealership. This evidence was important in proving that the dealership knew about this salesperson's propensity to commit sexually offensive acts, yet they failed to take any precautions to protect the public.



• Confidential Settlement against a church where a pastor molested our client during a church sanctioned event. The church knew about the incident and tried to cover it up. They even put our client in a church-sponsored mental health program which was actually run by the molesting pastor. The case was settled prior to us filing a lawsuit.

Fire and Burn Claims

• Confidential settlements from three separate homeowner's policies for the family of an infant who died in a mobile home fire. The mother of the infant also died in the fire. After being rejected by several law firms due to inconsistent reports on how the fire started from the State Fire Marshall and the County Fire Marshall, the father of the baby called Jason for help. After conducting a thorough investigation for the family, we were able to prove that the fire was an accident waiting to happen and both the tenant and the landlord knew there were unsafe outlets and outlet covers in the mobile home.

Premises Liability

• $175,000.00 for a woman who underwent knee surgery after tripping and falling down steps. The insurance company argued that they inspected the steps minutes after our client fell and found nothing wrong with them. Our client argued that the carpet on the steps were old and caught her shoe, causing her to tumble to the ground.



• $75,000.00 for a man who was bumped by an unknown patron at a night club and fell down the steps. He suffered injuries to his head and wrist. We argued that the nightclub was overcrowded and they also failed to have adequate lighting in the stairwell.

Dram Shop

• $125,000.00 against a bar on behalf of our client's family following a high speed car accident where our client was ejected from the car at an estimated 100 MPH and died on impact. Our client was a passenger in a drunk driver's vehicle and was also under the influence of alcohol. We learned that our client used a fake ID to gain access to the bar even though he was only 19 years old. The ID, however, was so fake that any reasonable person would know it was not real. Our client was only 5'6" and the ID showed a man 6'2", among other glaring differences. Under Florida's Dram Shop Act, the bar owner is liable for damages arising out of their serving a minor alcohol.

Wrongful Death

$1,000,000+ - Passenger was killed in Miami when the driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into a wall. The Defendant argued that she would not have died if she was wearing a seat belt.

Policy limits from 4 insurance companies - Young girl was killed when she fell in the street in a small town in Florida and was run over by four vehicles. We argued that it was not possible to determine which vehicle killed our client and all vehicles were liable.

Policy limits from 3 homeowner's policies - 3 year old boy was killed when he burned to death in a fire. The boy was staying overnight at a family friend's house when an electrical cord backed up and sparked a fire. We argued that the landlord failed to maintain the electrical outlets and the tenant negligently placed the cord under a table which caused the outlet to overheat.

Policy limits from 2 homeowner's policies - Young man was shot and killed when another man allegedly tried to pass a gun to him. The police refused to prosecute the shooter. We proved that the gun was illegally stored in a home and was then taken by the shooter who was a guest in the house. The shooter claimed the gun accidentaly discharged. Even though the State Attorney did not prosecute the case, we were able to pursue a civil claim and obtained a significant amount of money for our client's mother.

Confidential Settlement - Man was killed when another vehicle slammed into the rear of his car. He died of multiple fractures and trauma.

Confidential Settlement - Young man was shot and killed at a gas station in Ft Lauderdale as he waited in his car. We proved that the crime could have been prevented if the gas station had adequate security.

Car Accidents and Personal Injury

Confidential Settlement - Handicapped man was injured when his van was struck head on by a drunk driver. The drunk driver died on impact. Our client sustained brain damage and several fractures in the crash.

$100,000.00 - Young girl underwent a series of injections for back pain. Her injuries were caused when a driver struck her vehicle.

$100,000.00 policy limit - A lady had back injuries and underwent surgery after her car was struck from behind by another vehicle.

$250,000.00 - Man had back surgery after his vehicle was hit by a drunk driver.

Confidential Settlement - Client had a laminectomy following a fall at a rental car facility.

$175,000.00 - Client underwent a knee arthroscopy after falling down steps in a Miami hotel.

Crime Victim's Rights

Confidential Settlement - 7 year old girl was molested by her neighbor in a mobile home park. The park advertised a safe community and conducted background checks on all residents. Our investigation found that the molester had a prior arrest for molestation. The park then recanted its story and claimed that it "intended" on conducting background checks, but had not implemented its policy.

Confidential Settlement - Young handicapped girl was molested in day care by the school's janitor. A teacher caught the janitor in the act and called the police. The State Attorney dropped charges against the janitor because our client was not competent to stand trial. Despite this, we were able to prove the molestation through the teacher and recovered a significant amount of money for our client.

Confidential Settlement - A female customer at a car dealership was sexually assaulted by a car salesman. The State Attorney did not prosecute the case. However, our investigation revealed that another customer complained of similar sexual misconduct against the same employee just one year prior at the same dealership.

Confidential Settlement - Client was hit by a drunk driver as she passed through an intersection. The drunk driver tried to beat the light and cut in front of our client. Our client sustained serious back injuries.

Bad Faith Settlement - Client sustained disc bulging and underwent physical therapy after being struck by a drunk driver. The insurance company paid more than the policy limit after we proved that they acted in bad faith by failing to settle the case for the policy limit when they could have done so.