Florida 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…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm’s Year in Review
Hickey Law Firm had a very busy year in 2023. We wanted to share some of the highlights with you today. Hickey Law Firm specializes in “life changing injuries”®. Call us first. Call us now. 800.215.7117 Hickey Law Firm fights for injury victims in Miami and throughout Florida, and for cruise ship injury victims across…
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