An impatient utility van driver sped up behind and swerved around Mr. & Mrs. L but failed to clear their vehicle before turning back into their lane. The impact shoved our clients’ vehicle into the grass median where it nearly fell onto its left side. This caused our driver to strike his head against the … Continue reading “Mark and Sandra L. v. Utility Company”
Yolande D. v. Condo Complex
Sometimes even a known hazard can be so dangerous that injuries are inevitable. A Miami-Dade condo complex had removed a tree from an isthmus jutting out into the parking lot near our client’s unit, but they left a stump and the network of roots that protruded up as high as 8 inches in spots. There … Continue reading “Yolande D. v. Condo Complex”
Head-on Collision in Florida Keys Settles for $260,000 Policy Limits
One holiday evening, Perry B. was out at a popular restaurant in the Florida Keys. The driver of his car crested a drawbridge so far into the other lane that they crashed head-on into a large pickup truck coming the opposite direction. Mr. B broke every rib, broke his occiput, and broke his neck in … Continue reading “Head-on Collision in Florida Keys Settles for $260,000 Policy Limits”
The Facts about Trucking Incidents
The lawyers at Coffey McPharlin know: Getting into an accident can be a frightening experience – especially when that accident involves a truck. Incidents that occur between a regular sized vehicle and a tractor/trailer or semi-trucks are often fraught with disaster. In the USA, around 500,000 incidents including trucks take place in a single year. … Continue reading “The Facts about Trucking Incidents”
Recovered Insurance Policy Limits
Coffey McPharlin recovered insurance policy limits for a driver that suffered a neck injury requiring anterior cervical discectomy and fusion due to a serious motor vehicle accident. JF, a 39-year-old female residing in Hollywood, Florida had a medical history that included prior neck surgery from a motor vehicle accident. She was re-injured in a subsequent … Continue reading “Recovered Insurance Policy Limits”
Settlement of a Pharmacy Malpractice
Coffey McPharlin is pleased to announce the confidential settlement of a pharmacy malpractice claim prosecuted for the Estate of CM. The identities of the parties and the amount of the settlement are confidential as requested by the defense. The accident involved the consumption of oxycodone pills in combination with Xanax that led to the untimely … Continue reading “Settlement of a Pharmacy Malpractice”
Verdict Report Krusteva v. Atomic Boom Nightclub
Milena Krusteva with the help of Sam Coffey of Coffey McPharlin obtained a jury verdict in excess of $4.7 million from a Broward County jury on July 8, 2014. Ms. Krista have a sustained a very serious ankle injury from a fall down accident at a nightclub in Wilton Manors breaking three different bones and … Continue reading “Verdict Report Krusteva v. Atomic Boom Nightclub”
Truck Accident Lawyer Settlement
Truck Accident Lawyer Settlement – Forklift accident, spinal cord injury, herniated disk, epidural steroid injections, $575,000.00 settlement Ted S. is a truck driver for the Broward County School Board that on the day of his accident was operating a forklift to reload a rejected order of bleach bottles on pallets receive from a distributor in … Continue reading “Truck Accident Lawyer Settlement”
Jennifer S. v. Uninsured Motorist Insurer
Knee arthroscopy, motor vehicle accident, settlement policy limits Jennifer S., a 19-year-old college student, was rear ended by a driver near the university that she attended in Davie, Florida. Her knee hit the dashboard and she had to undergo arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus twice as a result of the accident. The other driver … Continue reading “Jennifer S. v. Uninsured Motorist Insurer”
Evelyn R. v. Shopping Center
Premises liability, trip and fall, ankle fracture, trimalleolar fracture, open reduction and internal fixation Evelyn R., an 82 year young lady, went to a shopping center in Sunrise, Florida to attend a matinee at the local movie theater with a friend. As she attempted to get out of the car she stepped into a pothole … Continue reading “Evelyn R. v. Shopping Center”
