Florida Verdicts and Settlements

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From nursing home abuse cases to motor vehicle accidents, the firm of Steve Watrel has fought for and won both significant settlements as well as jury awards for clients who have been injured wrongfully. We have the resources and experience to handle large cases, yet retain the right level of service for smaller cases.

View some of our Florida verdicts and settlements:

• $3.1 million settlement for a mentally disabled resident of a mental hospital who was paralyzed by an aide who threw him into a wall.
• $2 million policy limits legal malpractice settlement against law firm for mishandling an individual personal injury lawsuit.
• $1.7 million verdict for a motorcyclist who suffered cracked vertebra and broken kneecap when struck by a car fleeing the police.
• $1.7 million in a case that a client injured in a motorcycle accident prevailed over the defendant’s insurance company, which refused to tender the $10,000 limits of insurance to the client in a timely manner.
• $1.2 million in the death of an 82 year old nursing home client due to infection from stage IV bedsores. The case in which a Medicare HMO was forced to pay damages for denying care to a nursing home resident was one of the first of its kind.
• $1.1 million settlement for the husband of a deceased nursing home resident who died from sepsis related to stage IV bedsores.
• $1.1 million settlement for the adult children of parent who died at a nursing home from sepsis related to stage IV bedsores.
• $1 million policy limits settlement against trucking company for the wrongful death of a 25 year-old father.
• $750,000 settlement for individual who underwent neck surgery as a result of an automobile collision with security vehicle.
• $700,000 settlement for adult children of parent who died from medication error.
• $500,000 settlement for surviving spouse of nursing home resident who died as a result of septicemia from bedsores.
• $500,000 settlement for adult children of parent who died from bedsores, malnutrition and dehydration.
• $500,000 settlement for adult children of parent who died from abuse and neglect at a nursing home.
• $500,000 settlement for adult children of nursing home resident who died from fatal urinary tract infection.
• $350,000.00 bodily injury settlement for woman who underwent cervical disc fusion as a result of a rear-end motor vehicle collision.
• $300,000.00 bodily injury policy limits settlement for a woman who underwent cervical disc fusion surgery as a result of a head-on motor vehicle collision.
• $300,000 homeowner’s insurance policy limits settlement for teenager whose eye was permanently damaged when a neighbor’s child poked him in the eye with a karate sword.
• $235,000 verdict for 82 year-old woman who suffered broken hip after being knocked down by a malfunctioning electronic door at hospital.
• $225,000 settlement in trial for woman who had neck surgery due to motor vehicle collision.
• $200,000 nursing home neglect settlement for nursing home resident who was subject to numerous indignities while a resident of a local nursing home, including Stage III bedsores and a tear of his penis from a fall.
• $200,000 settlement for individual who was injured in a trucking collision and suffered bulging discs in the neck and shoulder impingement syndrome.
• $200,000 settlement for individual who underwent neck surgery as the result of an automobile collision with minimal property damage.
• $164,000 verdict for woman who suffered disc bulge in trucking accident.
• $162,500 settlement for a woman who underwent shoulder rotator cuff surgery and suffered bulging disc in the lower back as a result of a rear-end motor vehicle collision.
• $150,000.00 bodily injury settlement for man who suffered a bulging disc in the lower back as a result of being side-swiped by a commercial tractor-trailer on I-95.
• $150,000 settlement for abuse of a nursing home resident who was punched in the face by an agency nurse.
• $150,000.00 partial settlement of a nursing home abuse and neglect claim against physical therapy group affiliated with a local nursing home facility.
• $125,000 settlement for minor child who suffered a broken leg in an automobile accident with a drunken driver.
• $125,000 policy limits settlement for woman who had neck surgery due to injury in automobile accident.
• $116,000 settlement for man who underwent shoulder surgery as a result of being rear-ended by a company dump truck.
• $115,000 trucking collision settlement for non-operated disc protrusion in neck.
• $100,000 automobile collision settlement for non-operated disc protrusion in the lower back.
• $100,000 policy limits uninsured motorist insurance settlement for man who suffered herniated disc in the neck as a result of a rear-end motor vehicle collision.
• $100,000 policy limits uninsured motorist insurance settlement for woman who suffered herniated disc in the neck as a result of a rear-end motor vehicle collision.
• $95,000 bodily injury settlement for woman who suffered a bulging disc in the lower back as a result of rear-ended by a commercial recycling truck.
• $90,000 automobile collision settlement for non-operated disc protrusion in neck.
• $90,000 dog bite settlement for minor child who was bitten in the cheek by his grandmother’s dog while at a family picnic. The settlement was paid by the grandmother’s homeowner’s insurance company.
• $80,000 settlement for whom who fell and fractured left foot and arm while attending wedding reception.
• $80,000 automobile collision settlement for non-operated disc bulge in lower back.
• $75,000 bodily injury settlement for shoulder rotator cuff surgery as a result of a low-speed motor vehicle collision.
• $70,000 settlement for shoulder injury by adult who was injured in auto collision.
• $70,000 settlement for adult who suffered a herniated disc in automobile accident.
• $65,000 automobile collision settlement for a permanent aggravation of pre-existing congenital spondylolisthesis in the lower back.
• $55,000 slip and fall settlement for elderly man who fell at a local dog track while getting up to make a bet and re-injured his shoulder which had been recently operated on.
• Confidential significant malpractice claim against real estate appraisal company involving victims of a local mortgage fraud scheme for investment properties.
• Confidential significant wrongful death settlement against a nightclub and mall owner for the death of a 21 year old man who was struck by an automobile while attempting to cross the street to attend a concert promotion.
• Confidential significant wrongful death settlement against retailer of a recreational product which malfunctioned during regular use and caused the tragic death of a father and husband.
• Confidential significant settlement against landlord of residential home and pool construction company involving the near-drowning of minor child in a residential pool.  Minor child made a remarkable recovery from the incident.