The amounts listed for cases represent gross verdicts and settlements obtained on behalf of clients over the last 45 years, without adjustment for fees, costs, or medical liens. In some cases, verdicts were amended or appealed, or were not fully recoverable due to the insolvency of defendants.

Accounts of recent trials, verdicts, and settlements contained on this website are intended to illustrate the experience of the firm in a variety of litigation areas. Each case is unique, and the results in one case do not necessarily indicate the quality or value of any other case. Omitting clients’ names and/or defendants’ names are the result of requests for anonymity.

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• $675,000 settlement reached in motor-vehicle rear-end collision
• $700,000 Settlement; Traffic Signal Timing Errors Contribute to Pedestrian Fatality
• $823,342 Verdict for Construction Worker Injured by Dumpster
• $1 million settlement for neck injuries suffered for years after traffic accident
• $1 Million Settlement; High School Student Suffers Brain Injury in Truck-Auto Crash
• $1.1 Million Awarded to Young Athlete for Damages in Collision with School Bus
• $1.2 Million Settlement for Painful Injuries to Couple Caused by Malls Failure to Maintain Escalator$1.35 Million Settlement for Damage Resulting from Lack of Monitoring During Surgery
• $1.55 million jury verdict won against negligent surgeon
• $2 Million Settlement for Fatal Crash Caused by Inattentive and Irresponsible Truck Driver
• $2 Million Settlement for Incompetent Surgeries, Missed Diagnoses, and Delays
• $2.1 million settlement for truck/pedestrian collision
• $2.4 million verdict for extensive injuries caused by botched colorectal surgery
• $2.5 Million Awarded for Death Resulting from Nicotine Addiction
• $3.25 million settlement for catastrophic injury caused by management indifference
• $3.4 Million Awarded in the Fifth SDSBS Engle Case Filed Against Tobacco Industry
• $3.9 Million Settlement: School Bus Rams Into Van Causing Severe  Spinal Injuries to Firefighter/Coach
• $4 Million settlement in motorcycle crash permanently disabling police officer
• $4 million settlement in tragic boat crash
• $4.25 Million Settlement for Repeated Failures to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer
• $5 million settlement in case of sexual assault by employee
• $5.5 Million Awarded to Family of Smoker with 40-year Addiction
• $5.8 Million Awarded in the Tenth SDSBS Engle Case Win Against Big Tobacco
• $6 million claims bill signed into law to help provide medical care and some stability
• $6 million settlement for van passenger severely injured in hit-and-run crash
• $6.2 Million award for horrific injuries caused by motorcycle crash
• $6.4 Million Verdict: Negligence Resulting in Permanent Spine Damage During Boating Accident
• $7.8 Million Verdict Against Big Tobacco
• $8 Million Verdict in Boy’s Death as Result of Medical Negligence
• $8.5 million awarded for medical service’s negligence, fraud, and false advertising
• $10 Million Verdict for Injuries Caused in Multi-Vehicle Accident
• $13.1 million award in SDSBS’s 14th verdict against Big Tobacco
• $15.5 million award in SDSBS’s 13th verdict against Big Tobacco
• $15+ million settlement in product liability and medical negligence case
• $16 Million Award for Two Misdiagnoses that caused permanent blindness and paralysis
• $21 Million Verdict Won After Proving Tobacco Companies Intended Nicotine Addiction
• $23.1 Million Jury Award for Victim of Police Shooting
• $25.8 Million Verdict Against Walgreens in Prescription Error
• $31 Million for Post-Surgery Infection Cases
• $80 Million Verdict Over Big Tobacco – 4th SDSBS Victory In Smoking Battle
• $256 Million Verdict Rendered
• $1 billion national settlement reached in Stryker hip replacement lawsuits
• $1.58 billion – SDSBS Teams Up to Win Landmark Victory
• 18 SDSBS attorneys in 2019 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
• 26-year-old college student permanently paralyzed in truck accident
• 90 mph Runaway Car Kills Two, Injures Another
• 91-year-old dies from fall after wandering outside of assisted living facility at 3:30 in the morning
• A Story of Betrayal Without a Happy Ending
• Accident victim battles his own insurance company and uninsured motorist
• Active Senior Injured by Grocery Store Carts
• After 42 Years, Kevin Sidaway Finally Found Justice
• After More than 13 Years, Floridas First District Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment Against Shands at Live Oak
• After Son’s Death, Mother Becomes Advocate for Organ Donor Organizations
• Air Crash Victim Receives Recovery of $1.1 Million
• Ambulance Firm, Hospital Pay $3.6 Million for Brain Damage to Professor
• An Advertised Stroke Hospital Proves to be no Such Thing
• Appeals Court Affirms $4.4 Million in Securities and Accounting Negligence Case
• Appellate Court Upholds Multi-Million Dollar Decision Against Walgreens for Negligence
• At-fault driver’s insurance carrier tries to avoid claim for injuries in motorcycle accident
• Attorney Chris Searcy’s Passion for Justice Achieves $100 Million in Jury Trial Verdicts for Four SDSBS Clients in 2007
• Attorneys Reach Confidential Settlement in Estate Battle
• Attorneys’ Fight for Paraplegic Man Wins $3 Million
• Author Uses SDSBS Case to Show Impact of ‘Morally Hazardous’ Government Policies that Reward Reckless Corporate Behavior
• Auto Crash Case Yields $1 Million Dollar Verdict
• Award of $1 Million for Massive Injuries Caused by Speeding SUV
• Baby Client Receives $4.6 Million Despite State Caps
• Bank’s Auditor, Ernst & Young, Ordered to Pay $17.2 Million for Accounting Malpractice
• Bausch & Lomb Lens Cleaner Cases: Dangerous Eye Infection Alert
• Be Your Own Advocate
• Big Tobacco Finally Compelled to Pay After Lengthy Appeals
• Big Tobacco’s Glass House of Deceit Continues to Crumble As Two More Engle Progeny Judgments Are Affirmed
• Birth Injury Results in $9.3 Million Settlement Just Prior to Trial
• Bizarre Chain of Events Results in Woman’s Brain Injury
• Blinded Woman Recovers $1 Million Against Ophthalmologist
• Boca Aviation v. Proskauer Rose
• Botched Surgery Results in Temporary Blindness
• Brain-injured Child Makes Strides Against All Odds
• Brain Injury After Collision Leads to Confidential Settlement for Woman
• Brain Injury Caused by Failure to Provide Timely Medical Care
• Breach of Contract by Life Insurance Company Draws Confidential Settlement
• Breach of Contract, Business Relationship Suit Against Van Lines Wins $15 Million
• Breakdown in Procedures and Failure to Act by Medical Staff Proves Deadly
• Breast Implant Cases Update: Proposed Global Settlement
• Brother and Sister Drown in Unprotected Pool
• Bus runs stop sign, hitting bicyclist, causing severe damages
• Car Accident Turns Costly for Developer in Confidential Settlement
• Car Insurer Allegedly Backdates Policy
• Car Insurer Settles for $1.1 Million Over Backdated Policy
• Car seat fails to protect child in auto collision
• Car v. Pedestrian: $600,000 Settlement for the Pedestrian
• Car Wash’s Negligence Results in $3 Million Verdict
• Cardiac Symptoms Ignored, Woman Dies
• Career Woman Hindered Because of Car Accident
• Careless Anesthesia Plan and Negligent Resuscitation Result in Death of Newlywed
• Careless Trucker Causes Horrific Crash
• Case of Severe Brain Damage Ends with Confidential Settlement
• Chain of Medical Mistakes Causes Tragic and Preventable Death from Chicken Pox
• Champlain Towers collapse, the civil justice system does work!
• Child Dies Following Misdiagnosed Infection
• Chiquita Brands, an American Corporation, Admits Financial Support of Colombian Terrorist Groups
• Chiquita Brands International again faces suit over terrorist murders in Colombia
• Claims Bill Passes, Awarding $7.6 Million Balance in Rape of Retarded Woman
• Class Action Settlement Raises Questions about the Deceptive Practices of Other Propane Providers
• Clients Have Wins Against Two Major Car Insurers
• Client With Videotape Proof Gets Confidential Recovery
• College student killed in collision
• Collision prompts battle between insurance company and policy holder
• Collision results in serious injury and a battle between insurer and policy holder
• Combined $3.5 million settlement for two families with newborns
• Commercial Litigation Case Yields Verdict of $3.3 Million
• Communities Failure to Honor Contract Results in $4 Million Settlement for Developer
• Community’s failure to heed warnings about boardwalk guardrails results in $9.4 million settlement for injuries
• Community police department fails to search past history before hiring sexually violent predator
• Confidential Settlement for Incontinence, Multiple Surgeries After Hysterectomy
• Confidential Settlement for Man With Catastrophic Injuries, Indomitable Spirit
• Confidential Settlement for Vietnam Veteran Over Rights of Disabled, Public Accommodations
• Confidential Settlement in Man’s Death in Horrifying Multi-Vehicle Crash
• Confidential settlements on SDSBS mass tort actions involving defective drugs and medical devices
• Confidential Settlement Negotiated in Negligent Tank Truck Driver Case
• Confidential Settlement Reached After Two Student Nurses Drop Patient
• Confidential Settlement Reached for Botched Surgery
• Confidential Settlement Reached in Mom’s Death from Drug Reaction
• Confused and disoriented patient dies when ignored by rehab facility staff
• Consumers Get Confidential Settlement for Contaminated Health Food
• Couple Battles Insurance Company for Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Protection
• Court Awards $12.4 Million in Delay Damage Case Over Patent Rights
• Court Says Growers Can Continue Fungicide Lawsuit Against Dupont
• Courts Award Local Company $4 Million Against Halliburton for Defective Equipment
• Coverup After Death of Wife and Mother Results in $3.3 Million for Malpractice Suit
• Crash Death Results in $12.5 Million
• Crushing Injury to Minor Results in Over $2 Million Settlement
• CSX Liable for $50 Million in Punitive Damages
• Curb Stop Causes Woman’s Fall in Parking Lot
• Dangerous Herbal Supplement Damages Liver of Healthy, Active Woman
• Dead Man’s Estate Gets $1 Million After Cardiologists Misread EKG
• Death from Massive Aneurysm Produces $1.7 Settlement
• Death of Young Pilot as Plane Breaks Up Yields Confidential Settlement
• Defective Camping Heater Causes Two Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Deaths
• Defective Component is Responsible for Eye Infections
• Defective Product Case in New Jersey – Partial Settlement In Excess of Eight Figures
• Defective Seat in SUV Causes Permanent Injuries
• Delay in Care Renders Man a Paraplegic
• Delayed Diagnosis of Toddler Brings $2 Million Settlement
• Delays in Care Cause Massive Brain Injury to Newborn
• Delays, Misdiagnosis Lead to Daughter’s Death, $1 Million Recovery for Mother
• Delivery Driver Ignores Signs, Strikes Pedestrian
• Deputy Recovers $500,000 After Favorable Judgment
• DePuy Hip Implants: Another Johnson & Johnson Recall
• Derailed- The Angel Palank Story ($56.1 Million Verdict)
• Despite Catastrophic Injuries, Man’s Indomitable Spirit Inspires All
• Despite Maritime Law Limits, Jury Awards $5.6 Million for Man’s Electrocution
• Despite Numerous Doctor Visits, Man Diagnosed with Cancer
• Disabled Man Wins $4.8 Million Jury Award
• Disbursement of $13.5 Million Concludes Class Action Suit for Racial Discrimination
• Disregard of Physical Therapy Evaluation Results in Neurological Impairment
• Diving Instructor’s Negligence Yields $1 Million for Drowning
• Doctor Dies After Tooth Infection Ignored
• Doctor’s Lack of Caution Results in Irreversible Brain Damage
• Doctor Leaves, Nurse Fails To Get Help, $5.5 Million Settlement
• Doctor Performs Surgery on Woman Without her Consent
• Doctor, Hospital Reach $7.5 Million Settlement for Young Girl’s Coma
• Doctor’s Failure to Recognize Symptoms Results in $1.2 Million Settlement
• Doctors’ CT Scan Errors Cause Death, Result in Confidential Settlement
• Doctors’ Disregard for Patient Results in Death
• Doctors’ Disregard of History, Symptoms Yields $1 Million Settlement
• Doctors’ Lack of Urgency Causes Man’s Death, Family Gets $1.1 Million
• Doctors Fail to Diagnose and Treat Deadly Infection
• Doctors, Hospital Liable for $2.5 Million for Brain-Damaged Baby
• Doctors, Hospital Settle for $1.5 Million Over Brain-Injured Baby
• Doctors performed cardio-version procedure without blood thinners
• Dreadful Things Happen When Vendors Sell Alcohol to Minors
• Driver suffers damaging stroke following motor vehicle collision
• Drunken Driver Causes Injuries for Young Student
• Early Hospital Discharge Results In $6,050,000 Settlement
• Eighth SDSBS Victory in Engle Progeny Trials
• Emergency care facility fails to diagnose clear indications of spinal damage
• Emergency room doctor ignored signs of vascular injuries leading to amputation of young patient’s leg
• Employee Gets $2 Million for Injuries Due to Rain, Speed and Unscreened Driver
• Error in Anesthesia During Routine Surgery Causes Tragic Results
• Errors, Misdiagnosis in Enlarged Heart Death Draw $1.7 Million Settlement
• Event management’s failure to comply with safety procedures results in death of power boat racer
• Exactech Medical Device Update 
• Expert Medical Testimony Results in $1 Million Settlement
• Failed Lasik Surgery Ends in $900,000 Litigation Success
• Failure by Doctor and Hospital to Provide Proper Evaluation Results in Coma for Young Girl
• Failure by Medical Experts to Detect Massive Aneurysm Results in Death
• Failure to detect serious infection, results in permanent and total paralysis
• Failure to Diagnose and Treat Infection Causes Father’s Untimely Death
• Failure to Diagnose and Treat Infection Leads to $1.7 Million Recovery
• Failures to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer Bring $4.2 Million Settlement
• Failure to Monitor Antibiotic Therapy at Nursing Facility Results in Death
• Failure to Monitor Care Results in Amputation for Newborn Twin
• Failure to Monitor Mother and Baby During Labor Results in Severe Damage
• Failure to Monitor Oxygen Level During Surgery Results in Permanent Blindness
• Failure to Record Vital Signs Masks Clues to Deadly Infection Costing Toddler’s Life
• Failure to Replace Protection Barriers Causes Fatality
• Failure to Test for Genetic Disorders Results in Second Child with Severe Birth Defects
• Failure to yield right-of-way results in horrific crash
• Failure to yield right-of-way results in serious collision
• Fall on unsafe stairs causes injuries to elderly man
• Families of Seven Guatemalan Workers Killed in Car Accidents Reach Settlement After Years of Litigation
• Family Awarded $21.6 Million in Fatal Crash Caused by Cell Phone Distraction
• Family Awarded $30.6 Million for Crippling Birth Injuries
• Family Gets $2.5 Million Settlement for Brain-Damaged Toddler
• Family Gets $600,000 in Worker’s Death Caused by Improper Welding
• Family of Newborn with Impaired Motor Skills Gets $3.5 Million for Hospital’s Negligence
• Family of Teen Killed by Driver with Multiple Violations Gets $8.7 Million
• Family Recovers $3 Million When Doctor Dies After Tooth Infection Ignored
• Family Recovers $542,500 for Nursing Home’s Negligence in Mother’s Death
• Father suddenly and violently killed walking across a highway
• Faulty Sea Plane’s Fatal Crash Produces Confidential Settlement
• Federal Express Driver’s Wrong Turn Yields Confidential Settlement for Injured Woman
• Federal judge signs order to aid settlement over defective Stryker implant
• Fetus Suffers Brain Damage Because of Hedge Obstruction, Confidential Settlement Reached
• Firm Settles Case for Nearly 20 Times the Policy Limits
• Firm Settles Fatal Crash Case for $2 Million, Nearly 20 Times Policy Limits
• Florida Jury Finds Aviation Services Giant Liable for $4.3 Million
• Florida Jury Returns $4 Million Verdict for Widow in Medical Negligence/Wrongful Death Case
• Florida Legislature Passes Senate Bill 1360, ‘The Pharmacy Technician Act’
• Florida regulates commercial parasailing industry for the first time
• Florida Settles $10 Million Child Abuse Case
• Florida Supreme Court Affirms $50 Million Verdict For Cooper City Woman
• Florida Supreme Court issues landmark decision on tobacco case
• Forged Auto Title Exposes True Liability
• Frayed Cable Breaks, Dumping Two Tons of Cement Blocks on Worker
• Garbage Truck Brakes Fail, Family Receives $6.9 Million for Serious Injuries
• Gas Price Relief
• Gas Station Repeatedly Ignored Leaking Pump Despite Numerous Warnings of Danger of Explosion
• GM Ordered To Pay $25 Million To Motorists
• Grocery Store Errs on Safety
• Groom’s Death in Motorcycle Crash Brings Confidential Settlement for Injured Bride
• Guidance counselor successfully challenges school district because of supervisor’s sexual harrassment
• Gunshot Victim Receives Settlement Despite Unpaid Insurance Premium
• Head-On Collision Causes Brain Injury, Leads to $1.3 Million Recovery
• Head-On Collision Leaves Daughter in Coma, Parents Settle for $2.1 Million
• Head-On Collision Takes One Life, Leaves Young Woman in Coma
• Helicopter Disaster Due to Maintenance Error Prompts Confidential Settlement
• Help Stop Government Waste
• High Speed Chase Ends in Tragedy, $8.5 Million Recovery
• High Speed Chase Leads to Devastating Injuries; Sheriff’s Office Settles for $2.5 Million
• High Speed Impact Causes Spinal Fracture
• Hit by Drunk Driver, Woman Suffers Effects
• HMO Liable for Doctor’s Negligence Agrees to Confidential Settlement
• Holiday Medicine and Unqualified Doctor Dooms Baby’s Brain
• Holy Cow! $1 Million Settlement After Bull Attacks Man
• Honoring Justice Barbara Pariente – Fla’s advocate for children and justice
• Horrific accident kills grandparents; three-year-old sole survivor suffers severe trauma for years
• Horrific Crash Caused by Tired Truck Driver Results in $17.5 Million Settlement for Family
• Hospital Disposes of Evidence After Baby’s Death
• Hospital’s failure to report CT scan information causes months of pain and suffering for patient
• Hospital Fails to Protect Visitors
• Hospital Ignored Teen’s Hypertension, Causing Permanent Eye Damage and Loss of Both Kidneys
• Hospital Miscommunication Causes Tragedy for Newborn, Family Gets $17 Million
• Hospital misdiagnosed woman’s life-threatening drug reaction after knee replacement surgery
• Hospital negligence results in horrific burns on newborn baby
• Hospital Settles Emergency Room Negligence Case for $1.6 Million
• Hospital Settles for $1.7 Million After Man’s Tragic Death
• Hospital Tragedy Results In Confidential Settlement and Fire Code Revisions
• Hospital, Clinic Negligence Leads to $6.7 Settlement for Disabled Child
• Hospital’s Lack of Timely Care and Proper Treatment Causes Brain Damage
• Hospital’s Use of Life Threatening Drug Results in Brain Damage for Newborn
• Hotel Fails to Warn Family About Ocean’s Deadly Undertow
• Hysterectomy Leads to Incontinence and Multiple Surgeries
• Ignored nursing home patient falls, later dies
• Ignored or disabled ventilator alarm results in death
• Ignored Symptoms Lead to $3.4 Million Recovery in Woman’s Death
• Ignoring Patient’s End of Life Directives Costs Nursing Home $150,000
• Ignoring Precautions Results in Fatal Crash Moments After Safety Meeting
• Ignoring Warnings of Severe Infection, Hospital Proceeds with Elective Surgery
• Impaired driver rear-ends vehicle resulting in $750,000 in damages
• Improper Electrical Wiring Results in Worker’s Death
• Inadequate Pedestrian Barriers Create Dangerous Fall Situation at Retail Store
• Injured Boy’s Recovery From Developer, Contractor $2.7 Million for Pond Defect
• Injured Mother Gets $20 Million for Fiery Crash that Killed Husband, Children
• Injured Worker Gets $1 Million for Defective Paper “Guillotine”
• Insurer’s bad faith leads to six-figure, extracontractual settlement in clear liability auto collision
• Insurance Company insolvency leaves garbage company uninsured in truck-bicyclist fatal accident
• Insurance company forced to come to terms after previous litigation of traffic accident
• Insurance Company Tries to Avoid Good Faith Claim
• Insurance Company Tries to Avoid Obvious Liability for Severe Auto Accident
• Insurance Covers $1 Million for Pre-Natal Injuries in Woman’s Tragic Crash
• Insurance Limit of $1.2 Million Paid for Child with Kawasaki Syndrome
• Insurance Settlement for Billy Hungerford: A Profile In Courage
• Insurance Settlement of $1 Million for Physician’s Negligence in Cardiac Death
• Interstate Highway Crash Results in $2.7 Million for Permanent Injuries
• Judge Swats Down Gag Order Request by “Buggy” Hospital
• Judgment of $10 Million Against Big Trucking Company for Motorcyclist’s Injuries
• Jury Awards $10.4 Million for Injuries from SUV Seat Defect
• Jury Awards $15 Million to Club Customer for Injuries from Bartender’s Beating
• Jury Awards $21.6 Million Verdict in Cell Phone Related Accident
• Jury Awards $23.5 Million Verdict in Wrongful Birth Case
• Jury Awards $3.773 Million for Woman’s Death
• Jury Awards $3.8 Million For Woman’s Death in Tractor Trailer Crash
• Jury Awards Dentist $3.2 Million for Trooper’s Negligence in Tragic Accident
• Jury Awards Family $25.8 Million for Walgreens Prescription Error
• Jury Awards Inventors $2 Million Against Johnson & Johnson
• Jury Finds Racial Bias at Citrus Company, Awards $13.5 Million
• Jury Holds Builder and Developer Liable for $2 Million in Worker’s Death
• Jury Renders $30.6 Million Verdict Against Broward Sheriff’s Office
• Kidney Transplant Patient Dies from Tuberculosis, Confidential Settlement Reached
• Kimberly Godwin Claims Bill Passes
• Known Defects in SUV Cause Tragic Crash, Yield Confidential Settlement
• Laboratory Fails To Diagnose Melanoma, Confidential Settlement Agreed
• Lack of basic physical and mental care results in death of Florida prison inmate
• Lack of Guidance on Operation and Safe Use of Rental Equipment Results in Serious Injury
• Lack of Preventive Care by Hospital Staff Results in Elderly Patient’s Fall
• Lack of Road Maintenance and Safety Procedures Results in Deadly Crash
• Landmark National Settlement Reached in Styker Hip Replacement Lawsuits
• Landmark Settlement of $3 Million Reached for Metal Pipe on Guardrail
• Large Settlement Procured Despite Insurer’s Attempt to Cap Damages
• Law professor awarded $222,717 for breach of contract
• Leasing Company Agrees to Confidential Settlement with Family of Dead Child
• Leasing Company Found Liable for Young Woman’s Tragedy
• Legislature Approves Funds for Injured Infant in Confidential Settlement
• Legendary racehorse trainer injured in vehicle collision
• Litigation Updates
• Local Doctors Strike $1.5 Million Blow Against HMO for Patients Everywhere
• Long Legal Saga of Noel Berk Ends Successfully with $3.3 Million
• Man Becomes Disabled Due to Physician Assistant’s Misdiagnosis
• Man Dies After Emergency Personnels’ Errors
• Man Dies Because of Doctors’ Lack of Urgency
• Man Dies of Cancer Despite X-ray Findings
• Man Dies While Vacationing in Florida
• Man Falls to Death Due to Negligent Construction, Family Recovers $1 Million
• Man Gets $950,000 Settlement for Injuries from Defective Chair
• Man Injured by Newspaper Van Driver Wins Settlement of $5.5 Million
• Man Who Lost Job After False Claims Gets $90,000
• Man’s Cancer Death Produces Confidential Settlement
• Man’s Estate Wins $1.5 Million in Suit Against Kentucky Hospital
• Man’s Death in Airline Crash is Huge Loss for Family, Charities and Community
• Man’s Death in Horrifying Multi-Vehicle Crash Caused by Negligent Driver
• Man’s Death Results from Nurse Ignoring Clear Signs of Curable But Life-Threatening Condition
• Man’s Estate Wins Suit Against Kentucky Hospital
• Man’s Leg Crushed by Heavy Equipment
• Massive Injuries Caused by Huge SUV Speeding in Parking Lot
• Mass Tort highlights for 2nd quarter 2017
• Mediation Settlement of $1.1 Million in Fatal Crash After Truck Safety Meeting
• Medical Delay by Doctors and Hospital Results in Child’s Death
• Medical Delays in Child’s Death Prompt Confidential Settlement
• Medical Experts Failure to Detect Malfunction Results in Child’s Death
• Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospital, Doctors Settles for $1.4 Million
• Medical Malpractice Case Settles for $3 Million Total
• Medical negligence results in tragic death of one-month old baby
• Medical Staff’s Failure To Act Prompts $2.4 Million Settlement
• Mentally Disabled Young Man Sent to Jail by Hospital Staff with Tragic Results
• Million Dollar Settlement for Brain-Injured Newborn in Government Hospital
• Misdiagnosed Quadriplegic Gets Settlement of $3.2 Million
• Misdiagnosed Shunt Malfunction Results in Death
• Misdiagnosis Causes Christmas Eve Death, Family Recovers $2.2 Million
• Misdiagnosis Causes Woman to Suffer Stroke, Recovery Is $1.1 Million
• Misdiagnosis, Delayed Treatment Result in $1.1 Million for Woman
• Misdiagnosis, Miscommunication Lead to $3.5 Million Malpractice Settlement
• Misfilled Methadone Prescription Causes Woman’s Death
• Misfilled prescription causes serious damage to newborn baby
• Mom’s Untimely Death Attributed to Psychiatrist’s Arrogance
• Mother and Unborn Child Die in Crash with Commercial Vehicle Resulting in Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
• Mother of Three Dies Needlessly From Undiagnosed Ectopic Pregnancy
• Motorcycle crash permanently injures professional marine captain
• Motorcycle Drive Turns Tragic for Newly Married Couple
• Mrs. K v. West Coast Hospital
• Multi-Million Dollar Confidential Settlement in Toxic Shock Syndrome Case
• Multi-Million Dollar Verdict Increased on Appeal
• Neck and spinal injuries caused by auto accident initially appeared to be minor and manageable
• Negligence by Hotel and Contractor Causes Deadly Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Negligence by property management company results in $12 million award to boys family
• Negligent Care and incompetent diagnosis leads to patient’s death
• Negligent Delay in Diagnosis Results in Death from Easily Treatable Form of Cancer
• Negligent Security at Apartment Complex Blamed for Visitor’s Violent Death
• Negligent Truck Driver Caused Traffic Accident, Severely Injuring Other Driver
• Negligent Use of IV Causes Damages
• Newborn Becomes Blind While Under the Care of Pediatricians in Two Separate Hospitals
• Newborn Twin’s Leg Amputated, Parents Recover $2.2 Million for Negligence
• Ninth SDSBS Victory in Engle Progeny Trials
• Nonregulation access ramp causes severe injuries
• Nursing Home Ignores Patient’s End-of-Life Directives and Wishes
• Odyssey on Behalf of Brain-Damaged Child Concludes With $7.7 Million Settlement
• Orkin Gets Tangled in Lawsuits, Inquiry
• Over $13 Million Awarded for Death Caused by Fuel Truck Collision
• Over $3.2 million in settlement for drunk driver’s damaging crash
• Paralyzing Neck Injury Prompts $1 Million Recovery
• Paraplegic Gets $$1.7 Million for Delay In Care
• Paraplegic in Motorcycle Accident Recovers $5.9 Million from Hospital
• Parents Decline $22 Million Offer (see Settlement of $57 Million for Family’s Loss)
• Parents Get $6 Million for Newborn’s Brain Damage from Life-Threatening Drugs
• Parents Reach Confidential Settlement Against Hospital That Disposed of Evidence in Baby’s Death
• Parking lot accident results in injuries requiring surgery and months of nursing care and therapy
• Patent Suit Nets $2 Million for Inventors Against Johnson & Johnson
• Patient loses eyesight when medical center fails to protect him
• PBC Sheriff ‘s Office Settles High Speed Chase Case for $2.5 Million
• Pedestrian HIt by Baseball Club Van Driver Wins $3.5 Million Settlement
• Permanent Damage Caused by Kava Product Yields $4.2 Million Settlement
• Pharmacy Error Results in $1.8 Million Settlement for Hearing-Impaired Baby
• Physician Assistant’s Misdiagnosis Results in Confidential Settlement for Disabled Man
• Physician Ignored Medical History and Symptoms, Causing Woman’s Death
• Physician Ignores Patient’s Allergic Reaction to Allopurinol, Resulting in Death
• Physician Incompetence Exposed In $8.2 Million Settlement
• Physician Liable for $1 Million in Ignoring Symptoms, Causing Woman’s Death
• Plane Crash Kills Three
• Post-Surgery Infection Cases Settlement $31 Million
• Post-surgical Infections: Request for Information from Holmes Regional Patients
• Potentially Lethal Combination of Drugs Used to Treat Spider Bite Caused Permanent Damage
• Prescription Error Causes Devastating Injuries, Produces $3.5 Million Recovery
• Profoundly Handicapped Woman Awarded $7.6 Million for Years of Abuse
• Property management companies and homeowners associations are held responsible for compliance with local traffic and other safety regulations
• Publix Settles for $1.2 Million for Boy’s Eye Loss
• Punitive Damages of $50 Million Awarded in Train Derailment
• Push-button ignitions: dangerous if driver is inattentive
• Radiologist misreads medical images and fails to diagnose artery blockage
• Rapid IV replenishment of sodium results in baby’s death
• Rear End Collision Causes Spine Injury and Chronic Pain
• Recent studies on roof crush injuries show that proposed industry standards are still inadequate for public safety
• Reckless Assumptions and Miscommunications by Medical Personnel Lead to Patient’s Untimely Death
• Reckless Indifference and Failure to Provide even Basic Mental Health Care Result in Patient’s Tragic Suicide
• Reconstruction of Fatal Accident Proves Responsibility
• Record $10 million jury verdict for wrongful death
• Record-Breaking $9 Million Verdict Leads to Safer Highways
• Recovery $2.3 Million for Plane Crash That Killed Three
• Recovery of $1.1 Million for Young Boy’s Injuries at School Stop
• Recovery of $1.3 Million for Deadly Crash in Road Maintenance, Safety Case
• Recovery of $4 Million for Nerves Damaged by Back Surgery
• Red-light runner “t-bones” another car, seriously injuring its driver
• Renting a vacation home?  Be wary!
• Repeated Errors by Doctors in Viewing CT Scan Result in Man’s Death
• Roof Crush Defect in SUV Causes Horrific Brain Injury
• Roofing Companys Failure to Provide Jobsite Safety and Supervision Results in Severe Injuries to Worker
• Rotted Tree Falls During Storm, Injuring Woman
• Routine Auto Accident Causes Years of Litigation
• School district held accountable for choking death of autistic student 
• SDSBS and friends assist Bahamians displaced after storm destroys homes
• SDSBS Attorneys Pursue Justice for Victims of Defective Drugs and Medical Devices
• SDSBS attorneys reconstruct accident details to prove how it happened, resulting in $1.5 million settlement
• SDSBS: 3, Big Tobacco: 0
• SDSBS Obtains Over $7 Million Verdict for Injuries in Vehicle Crash
• SDSBS part of team in $1.021 billion class action settlement for deadly Florida condominium collapse
• SDSBS reaches beyond insurance policies deliberately designed to limit liability of wrongdoers
• SDSBS Wins Case of Negligence by Property Management Company and Condo Association
• Searcy Denney Attorneys Tackle Defective Products that Cause Serious Injury or Death
• Searcy Denney Attorneys Tackle Manufacturers of Life-Threatening Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices That Cause Harm to Many
• Searcy Denney reached a settlement for $4.5 million on an insurance policy with a $1 million limit
• Searcy Firm Files Another Suit Against Orkin, This Time for Forged Contract
• Semi-Truck with Two Loaded Trailers Smashes into Vehicle, Crushing Hopes for Bright Future
• Serious hip fracture in slip-fall accident results in long, difficult recovery
• Seriously Injured Bicyclist Learns the Importance of Having Uninsured/Underinsured Motor Vehicle Insurance
• Severe arm injuries suffered in automobile collision dramatically limit personal services worker
• Settlement Approved by Court of $13.5 Million in Landmark Discrimination Case
• Settlement for policy limits in case against tire shop for negligent wheel installation
• Settlement from Obstetrician, Hospital $5.5 Million for Brain-Damaged Newborn
• Settlement of $1.3 Million Against Doctors Who Treated Fracture, Missed Cancer
• Settlement of $2.4 Million Obtained Despite Vigorous Defense
• Settlement of $4.25 Million in Road Safety Defect Case
• Settlement of $57 Million for Family’s Loss in Catastrophic Crash
• Settlement of $6.5 Million Reached in Hospital’s Overdose to Child
• Settlement Provides $1 Million for Child’s Death Due to Misdiagnosed Infection
• Settlement Reached in Botched Thyroid Surgery
• Settlement reached on behalf of Bradley Edwards against billionaire child molester Jeffery Epstein
• Seven-figure settlement in case reached before lawsuit was filed
• Seven-figure settlement in case against VA Medical Center for wrongful death due to negligent medical care
• Seven-Month Delay in Diagnosis Results in Loss of Breast
• Severely Disabled Patient Wins Confidential Settlement Against Hospital
• Shoddy Work and Lack of Inspections by Orkin Expose Homeowners to Dangers
• Simple Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery Burns Cornea and Leaves Woman Blind in One Eye
• Simple Gallbladder Surgery Turns Into A Battle for Life
• Six-figure settlement for collision helps defray medical expenses and loss of vehicle
• Slip on uncleaned spill causes a permanently damaged ankle resulting in six-figure settlement
• Software Entrepreneur Settles Breach of Contract Suit for $3 Million
• Speeding SUV runs red light causing collision resulting in $1.25 million settlement
• Staff Leasing Company Found Liable for $2 Million for Employee’s Injuries
• State Trooper Injured by Reckless Truck Driver
• String Of Errors Leads To Legal Malpractice Settlement of $675,000
• Student Drowns During First Open Water Dive
• Student Injured by Drunk Driver Gets $100,581 Recovery
• Substandard car repair results in brake failure
• Substantial Changes in Neurological Conditions are Ignored, Resulting in Severe Brain Damage
• Substantial seven-figure settlement for serious injury and damage from semi-truck crash
• Suit Against Hospital for Brain Damage Due to Lack of Timely Care Results in $5.7 Million
• Suit Yields $ 4 Million Against Arthur Young & Company
• Super Bowl Weekend Ends in Tragedy
• Surgeon erroneously removes “abdominal mass” in patient, which turns out to be a perfectly good kidney
• Surgeon’s use of improper heart valve during surgery results in death
• SUV abruptly turns across bicyclists path causing collision, serious injury
• SUV Roof Crush That Caused Brain Injuries Reaches Confidential Settlement
• Talented Young Driver with Racing Future Killed in Road Crash Caused by Wanton Recklessness
• Three SDSBS Attorneys Appointed to Court Committees Aiding National Litigation of Birth-Control Pill Claims
• Tractor-trailer/minivan collision results in $5 million settlement
• Traffic Crash Victim recovers claims under uninsured motorist coverage from reluctant insurance company
• Tragic Manatee County Medical Malpractice Case Settles for $6 Million
• Tragic Results of Anesthesia Error Lead to $4.7 Million Recovery
• Tragic Results for Newborn Due to Hospital Miscommunication
• Train Derailment Eerily Similar To Palank Case Won By SDSBS
• Trouble drives through open gate
• Treatable Neck Injury Turns Into Paralysis
• Truck Driver with Devastating Injuries in Crash Gets $1.1 Million Settlement
• Truck Driver’s Failure to Warn Traffic Causes Crash
• Truck/sedan collision results in severe injuries
• Truck tire explodes causing fatal multiple-vehicle crash on I-95
• Trucking Accident Victim Gains Confidential Settlement
• Two Major Cases Against Car Insurers Conclude with Shared $6 Million Settlement
• Two Student Nurses Drop Patient
• Unattended Resident Dies from Fall in Nursing Home
• Uncleaned Floor Causes Woman to Slip and Fall
• Undetected Problem at Birth Results in Brain Damage
• Undue Influence to Disabled Woman in her Estate Trust Decisions Results in $3.75 Million Settlement
• Uninsured Driver Hits and Kills Intoxicated Pedestrian – Jury Awards Estate Over $1.75 Million in Damages
• Uninsured motorist coverage provided protection for accident victim
• Uninsured motorist policy helps recovery for neck injuries in traffic accident
• University student suffers brain injury from car-pedestrian accident
• Unlicensed, uninsured drive borrows car
• Unlit tractor towing a feeder causes horrific accident
• Unnecessary Use of Force at Birth Damages Newborn
• Unprovoked Dog Bite in Face Results in $295,000 Settlement
• Unqualified Doctor’s Liability for Brain-Injured Newborn Produces Confidential Settlement
• Unreported Chest X-rays Result in Inoperable Cancer
• Unrestrained Dog Creates Mayhem Causing Injury to Neighbor and Liability on Owner
• Unstable Barstool collapses, Causing Injury
• Untreated Infection Leads to Brain Injury
• Untreated Side Effects from Anesthesia During Surgery Cause Permanent Brain Damage
• Update on Exactech Hip and Knee Implant recall
• UPS semi-trailer truck rear-ends dump truck killing driver, passenger
• Urologist’s negligence during prostate surgery: $2.9 million verdict
• USAir Crash in Charlotte NC Reaches Confidential Settlement
• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Big Tobaccos Request to Reverse SDSBS Wrongful Death Case
• Use of Outlawed Forceps Delivery Results in $63 Million Verdict
• Vacationer’s Injuries Due to Rental Car’s Worn Tires Prompt Confidential Settlement
• Victims of uninsured motorist’s car crash reached settlement with their own insurance company
• Vehicle Collision Results in Permanent Spinal Cord Injury, $2.1 Million Settlement
• Verdict $25.8 Million Against Walgreens in Prescription Error
• Verdict Against Ford Motor Company $10.4 Million in Faulty Seatback Case
• Verdict Against Insuror is Nine Times the Settlement Offer for Uninsured Motorist Claim
• Verdict in Railroad Death $6.1 Million for Surviving Wife, Children
• Verdict of $1.4 Million Awarded in Brother, Sister Drowning
• Verdict of $2.1 Million Awarded for Death Caused by Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
• Verdict of $23.5 Million for Failure to Test for Genetic Defects
• Verdict of $50 Million Affirmed by Judges Against CSX
• Verdict of $8 Million for Profoundly Retarded Woman Raped in Group Home
• Verdict Rendered Against Doctor “Frozen in Inactivity”
• Verdict Rendered in Tragic Crash Is $256 Million for Family
• Veteran’s Retirement Dreams Permanently Smashed by Negligent Tank Truck Driver
• Virginia Man Faces Major Medical Setbacks
• Violent car crash leaves victim in hospital and rehabilitation facility for almost six months
• Volunteer Thrown From Golf Cart Gets $1 Million Settlement for Injuries
• War Hero Receives Justice for Loss of his Loving Wife
• Wife Recovers $1 Million Against Tampa Hospital for Husband’s Death
• Woman and Baby Die During Childbirth
• Woman commits suicide just hours after being released from Baker Act hospital admittance
• Woman Expires After Delay in Diagnosis
• Woman Falls Into Coma After Outpatient Surgery
• Woman Gets $1.2 Million for Breast Loss Due to Delayed Diagnosis
• Woman in Coma from Cosmetic Surgery Gets $3.5 Million
• Woman in Coma Recovers $3 Million from St. Mary’s Hospital
• Woman Injured in Fall in Winn Dixie Gets $400,000 Settlement
• Woman Loses Life After Birth of Child
• Woman wins verdict against underinsured driver and insurance companies
• Woman’s Brain Injury Results in $1.25 Million Settlement
• Worker’s fall in unmarked elevator shaft causes permanent brain damage
• Worn Tires on Rental Vehicle Cause Severe Injury to Vacationer
• Wrong prescription of pain medication results in death
• Young Boy Suffers Serious Injuries at School Stop Sign
• Young girl seriously injured in fall from horse with violent history
• Young Mother Killed in Crash Caused by Driver Distracted by Cell Phone
• Young Teen Killed by Driver with Multiple Violation History
• Young Woman Dies in Auto-Truck Collision
• Young Woman’s Legacy Lives On After Truck Accident Brings Confidential Settlement