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• $20 million settlement for a six year old girl who entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room. This young girl had problems with her airways as a result of thick mucus. She was in the hospital for several days and woke up with labored breathing, expressed severe anxiousness and congestion. After continuous problems she awoke again coughing up large amounts of mucus. She had a major arrest almost three days after she was admitted to the hospital. Unfortunately this young, beautiful six year old girl suffered a hypoxic brain injury and remained severely damaged and most likely will remain that way the rest of her life. Read more about this case.
  
   
• $3.6 million verdict for two men working as temporary employees at a Miami construction site at 2157 NW 18th Terrace, helping a crane operator as a crane lifted large concrete beams to be used on an apartment building in December 2006. The operator allowed the cable on his crane to come in contact with an electrical line, shocking Mejia and Garcia. More on this case.
  
  
• Attorneys for the victim of a July 26 construction accident at Mystic Pointe in Northeast Dade have filed a $1 million negligence suit against an equipment manufacturer. Attorney Brett Panter said the accident almost severed Johnson's ankle. Johnson was released Thursday from Parkway Regional Medical Center and will continue physical therapy as an outpatient. More on this case.
  
  
• The suit, filed Wednesday in Dade County Circuit Court, accuses Delaware Concrete Pump Sales Inc. of Newcastle, Del., of inadequate testing, supervision and inspection of the pump.
  
  
• Willie Johnson, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, fell through the fifth floor of a building when a concrete pump snapped and crashed down where he and four other workers were standing.
  
  
• A woman recovered a $345,000 settlement after her husband died as a result of a perforated bladder caused during or after prostate surgery. Click here to read more about this case in one of our newsletters.
  
  
• A 75-year-old man recovered $313,202 for a rotator cuff injury suffered in an elevator accident. Click here to read more about this case.
  
  
• An 85-year-old woman recovered a $300,000 settlement against a nursing home for negligent treatment resulting in dehydration, sepsis, osteomyelitis, cellulitis, and stage IV decubitus skin ulcers. Click here to read more about this case in one of our newsletters.
  
  
• A construction worker received a $250,000 product liability settlement for injuries he suffered when a concrete pumping boom collapsed and hit him on the back, causing a herniated disk. Click here to read an article about this case.
  
  
• A 12-year-old girl died after her pediatrician failed to diagnose her with myocarditis, inflammation of the heart, after complaining of chest pains and indigestion. When her family discovered the pediatrician had limited insurance coverage, they settled for the $240,000 policy limit. Click here to read more about this case in one of our newsletters.
  
  
• Injuries sustained by auto accident victims resulted in recovery of $200,000 in settlements. Click here to read more about these cases in one of our newsletters.
  
  
• A victim who tripped and fell in a church parking lot recovered $200,000 for her injuries with the help of a meteorologist. Click here to read more about this case in one of our newsletters.
  
• A 35-year-old man suffered a cervical spine injury after an improperly installed air curtain fell on him. This case was settled after mediation for $162,500.00. Click here to read more about this case.
  
  
• The family of a 71-year-old man who died from head injuries suffered after falling off his porch recovered a $150,000 settlement against the owner of the premises. Click here to read more about this case from Jury Trials and Tribulations, Inc.
  
  
• A woman who suffered a severe burn and permanent scar on her face recovered a $95,000 settlement against the surgeon who left a cauterizing instrument near her lip during gallbladder surgery. Click here or here to read more about this case from one of our newsletters and from Dade County.
  
  
• Minor child recovered a confidential settlement against a local school board for failing to protect her from sexual assault and battery committed by other elementary school students. Click here to read more about this case in one of our newsletters.
  
  
• A 22-year-old man who was shot inside the Pinecrest Stir Crazy Lounge pursued a claim against the establishment for failing to have adequate security. Click Here to read more about this case.