UPDATE: Boater Who Fatally Struck Teen Has Been Identified
NBC reports that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has identified the hit-and-run boater who fatally struck a 15-year-old girl in Biscayne Bay this past weekend. Carlos Guillermo Alonso of Coral Gables was, apparently, the only person on the vessel at the time. Per NBC News, the Commission’s “one-page report lists Alonso as the…
Read MoreLyft Can Be Sued for Failing to Protect a Child from Sexual Abuse
A federal court has said that Lyft can be held liable for the sexual abuse of a teenage girl. Per Law360, “The suit… claims that on Jan. 3, 2022, co-defendant Christopher Harvey called a Lyft driver to pick up Doe, then 14, and drive her to New York, where she was sexually abused. The suit…
Read MoreHusband Sues Disney for Wrongful Death of His Wife
Disney is facing a lawsuit for the wrongful death of Kanokporn Tangsuan, who had an allergic reaction to food she ate at a restaurant in Disney Springs. She told the restaurant she had food allergies. They claimed those foods were not in their meals. That was not the case. Tangsuan’s death was completely avoidable, and…
Read More$1.48M Verdict Against Dollar General in Slip and Fall in Port Orange, FL Is Affirmed
Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal affirms a verdict for the Plaintiff in a slip and fall inside a Dollar General Store in Port Orange, Florida. The Court held that there certainly was sufficient evidence of notice to the store of the dangerous condition, the heavy rain which had caused the store to put up…
Read MoreMinnesota Orthopedic Center No Longer Has to Pay $110 Million After Mishandling a Patient’s Leg Surgery
In 2019, man named Anuj Thapa filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Minnesota orthopedic center, and in 2022 was awarded $110 million for pain and suffering damages by a jury. A federal magistrate judge, however, has deemed that award excessive. According to an article published by Law360, Thapa is expected to have ongoing pain…
Read MoreNEWS: Florida Federal Court Order Denies Target’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall Case
A man named Michael Eddings was on his way to check out at Target, but as he approached the checkout lane with his cart, there was a plastic bag in his pathway, causing him to slip and fall. As a result, he filed a lawsuit against Target Corporation for negligence. According to Law 360, there…
Read MoreAbout the Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures Collision Lawsuit
Hickey Law Firm announces it has filed a lawsuit in connection with the Thriller speedboat collision that happened on February 11, 2024 off of Port Miami. The collision injured 29 and sent 13 to the hospital. The Thriller speedboat and a charter vehicle collided close to 3:15pm. One of the boats involved was Thriller Miami…
Read MoreNEWS: Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Ship Collision
In a terrible story out of Maryland today, rescue workers are searching for as many as seven people after a bridge collapse in Baltimore. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a container vessel. CNN posted a video of the collapse, reporting: The ship, which hit the bridge just…
Read MoreURGENT UPDATE: Dept. of Homeland Security Involved in Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Sea Investigation
The Dept. of Homeland Security is now contacting the families of the child victims and making them aware that their children were filmed and photographed on the Royal Caribbean (RCCL) Symphony of the Seas cruise ship. Hickey Law Firm is speaking with multiple parents of children who were on board the ship. If you were…
Read MoreURGENT ALERT: Were You a Passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas?
If you were a passenger on the Royal Caribbean (RCCL) Symphony of the Seas cruise ship and had as your room steward Arvin Joseph Mirasol (see photo), you may have been illegally videotaped in your own cabin, including your cabin bathroom. This room steward is charged with placing cameras inside of cabins of the very…
Read MoreFour of the Biggest Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Awards of 2023
Law360 has listed some of the top personal injury and medical malpractice awards of 2023. Among them include a $1.2 billion award in a revenge porn case, and an $980 million jury verdict in Pennsylvania. 1. Houston woman awarded $1.2 billion in a revenge porn suit In Harris County, Texas, a jury awarded $1.2 billion…
Read MoreMarch Is Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is important. Why? Because we all should know that the consequences of even a “mild” TBI can be devastating to the person who suffers it and to their friends and family. The person who has suffered a mild to moderate TBI may walk…
Read MoreNEWS: Florida Federal Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Walmart Slip and Fall, Remands Case to Lower Court
Recently, the Florida Federal Court reversed and remanded a summary judgment in a case involving a slip and fall in Walmart. The lower court issued a summary judgment in Walmart’s favor, but James Deakins – the injured party – appealed that decision. The Federal Court agreed with Deakins. The case will now go to trial…
Read MoreNEWS: Woman Sexually Assaulted on Norwegian Cruise Lines
According to a federal lawsuit, a woman aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was sexually assaulted at the hands of a security guard last July. Fox News reports: The passenger, identified as Jane Doe, said she was drunk after partying at the heavily promoted Hip Hop Comedy Show and “became lost and confused” as she…
Read MoreUPDATE: Hickey Law Firm Files Lawsuit in Thriller Miami Boat Crash Incident Boat Crash Involving Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures Tour Boat Caused at Least 29 Injuries
Hickey Law Firm has filed lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered head trauma and a traumatic brain injury in a boat collision. Stephanie Camarato and her husband, Matthew, were both on the Thriller Miami tour boat when a charter boat hit the tour boat. Stephanie is still be treated for her injuries. We…
Read MoreA Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $1.8 Million Was Recently Thrown Out by a Court
A court in Texas recently threw out a woman’s award for punitive damages after she filed a sexual assault lawsuit. Some people may have been shocked by the court’s decision to toss the woman’s compensation out the door, but the reason that they gave for doing this is because the law in Texas does not…
Read MoreFlorida Court Reverses Trial Judge’s Award for Medical Malpractice Damages
Florida’s 4th DCA has reversed a trial judge who awarded damages in a medical malpractice case. The case is against Holy Cross Hospital, among others. The plaintiff accuses the hospital and doctors of not ordering a scan on a woman fast enough which according to the suit resulted in the woman’s death. The hospital and…
Read MoreNEWS: Nearly 30 Injured in Miami Boat Crash
Nearly 30 people are recovering from injuries sustained after a tour boat collided with a private vessel on Sunday near Port Miami. The crash sent 13 people to the hospital, with another 16 sustaining injuries. No fatalities were reported, but the extent of the victims’ injuries is unclear as of Monday. Per CBS News: Around…
Read MoreNEWS: Two Kentucky Women Drugged and Assaulted on Carnival Cruise
Cruise lines have a duty under maritime law to warn passengers of risks and dangers that the cruise lines know or should know, for places where passengers on cruises are reasonably expected to go. The State Department recently issued an advisory about the violence in the Bahamas. But the cruise line failed to warn its…
Read MoreTesla’s Knowledge of Defective Autopilot System Could Mean Punitive Damages
A Florida judge has ruled that there is “reasonable evidence” indicating that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other managers knew about a defective Autopilot system in the company’s vehicles but still allowed them to be driven unsafely. The ruling is a setback for Tesla after winning two product liability trials earlier in the year. The…
Read MoreNEWS: Chrysler Disputes Need for Recall of Headrests in Florida Trial
Plaintiffs are alleging in a case against Chrysler that their active head restraints (AHRs) are deploying suddenly and without warning, causing the risk of accidents and head injuries. Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, and Ram have issued a Service Bulletin explaining that the active head restraint is held in place by what Law 360 calls a…
Read MoreNEWS: New York State Jury Awards a Record $120M Medical Malpractice Verdict
In the biggest medical malpractice verdict in Westchester County history, a New York jury found a local hospital liable for negligent care given to a stroke patient, resulting in catastrophic brain damage. The jury awarded Lee and his representatives $9.4 million for past and future pain and suffering, $51 million for past and future lost…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Files Two Sexual Assault Lawsuits Against MSC Cruises
Hickey Law Firm has filed two separate sexual assault lawsuits against MSC in federal court in Florida. One lawsuit alleges an assault by a crewmember; the other lawsuit cites a passenger as the perpetrator of sexual abuse of a child. “This seems to be a pattern,” attorney John H. (Jack) Hickey told Law360. “These sexual…
Read MoreNEWS: Jury Awards Highest Malpractice Award in Arizona History
This past November, an Arizona jury awarded a family $33 million in damages, the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history. The jury found Banner Health Hospital liable for a newborn’s birth injury. Greyson Griepentrog suffered a brain injury called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy from oxygen deprivation. The lawsuit alleged that hospital employees spent 14 hours administering…
Read MoreOpioid Use and Abuse Affects Attorneys, Too
Opioids can destroy lives. While many attorneys have fought to hold drug manufacturers accountable for those lives, others were struggling – often alone and in silence – with addictions of their own. Recently, the Daily Business Review reached out to 21 lawyers who had been disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for reasons related to…
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