Hickey Law Firm Accident and Injury Trial Lawyers Gets Results

Dive boat backs over two of its own divers causing head and brain injuries.

Ship’s sudden movement caused a bread trolley to fall over and strike crewmember’s back. As a result, crewmember suffered an injury to spinal cord which led to central pain syndrome, a permanent condition which is difficult to control and medicate.

Crew member assaults and batters and sexually batters Passenger in cabin.

Slip and fall resulting in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) requiring leg amputation above the knee.

Van ran SUV off expressway causing driver of SUV to be quadriplegic. Officer at scene reported that our client caused the accident.

Cruise organizer sponsored an excursion which was an excursion in Cozumel which was a party with unlimited drinking and diving from a seawall into the ocean. Client dove in, hit his head, and became a quadriplegic.

Obtained award for Estate in wrongful death claim.

Slip and fall in condo building. Plaintiff suffered several disc herniations and a complex tear of the meniscus of the left knee, rotator cuff tear with impingement. These injuries required multiple surgeries.

Cruise ship orchestra platform lowered then Master of Ceremonies directs passenger to walk across stage and into orchestra pit. Passenger suffers massive internal injuries and traumatic brain injury.

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal on September 5, 2018 entered a PCA (per curiam affirmance) of the trial court’s order. That court on October 17, 2018 denied Defendant’s Motion for entry of an option making the PCA final. The verdict stands, and the insurance company was required to pay the verdict amount plus post judgment interest for a total of $5,087,699.93 Hickey said: This may not be the largest verdict in the world. But it is the largest verdict in the world for an 89-year-old woman who was involved in a car crash and died 4 1/2 years later of unrelated causes. The case then became a “survivor action” which is for the pain and suffering of a woman who never set foot in the courtroom and whose deposition was not taken. She was brought to life in the courtroom through the photos of Maria “the energizer bunny” before the crash, the medical records, and the testimony of Maria’s daughter and granddaughter. I am proud of the result and happy for my clients. Read More

Obtained award for Estate in wrongful death case.

Medical malpractice resulting in septic shock, organ failure, and a stroke among other life-altering conditions.

A jury in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court awarded $3,384,185 to a former cruise ship first officer against Royal Caribbean Cruise Line for claims of negligence and unseaworthiness.

Federal Judge Ursula Ungaro awarded $2,998,155.70 to a Carnival cruise ship passenger who was injured in a slip and fall accident.

Personal injury case on cruise ship resulting in post-concussive syndrome, complex partial epilepsy, and seizures.

Jury verdict against the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Central Parking for the negligence of a valet driver pinning a pedestrian, a lawyer from Brazil, between cars.

Awarded in a maritime law case in Tampa, Florida, to a seaman from Honduras who suffered burns on his hand and arm when a welder in a shipyard lit paint on fire and then spilled it on the seaman.

Obtained award for client in cases against the HOA.

Crewmember sexually assaulted passenger.

Slip and fall resulting in fractured knee requiring surgery with plate and screws.

Jury verdict against a Roadhouse Grill restaurant in favor of a woman who injured her hand on a bench, requiring multiple hand surgeries.

Crewmembers sexually assault passenger.

Slip and fall resulting in fracture of wrist and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) requiring multiple surgeries.

Wrongful death on cargo ship

Obtained award on behalf of Estate in wrongful death claim.

Bench collapsed and caused back injury to passenger requiring surgery.

Awarded in a car accident lawsuit in Miami, Florida, to the driver of a van hit by a tow truck.

Cruise ship passenger suffered severe damage to her rotator cuff, necessitating multiple surgeries, doctors' visits, and physical therapy.

Slip and fall resulting in occipital skull fracture, intracranial bleed, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Sexual assault of passenger by crewmember

Awarded in a personal injury lawsuit against the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, to a University of Miami student who sustained multiple orthopedic injuries after she was hit by an uninsured motorist while she was participating in a scavenger hunt organized by the university.

Plaintiff was struck by a falling crane boom and cable resulting in multiple fractures and injuries throughout his body. His right shoulder, arm, and hand were crushed.

Received in a medical malpractice case against a cardiologist who misdiagnosed a heart attack, which resulted in the patient’s death.

Crewmember suffered back injury and broncospasm due to chemical exposure.

Slip and fall resulting in fractured leg and severe injury to right ankle.

Settlement on the final day of trial for a cruise ship passenger who suffered injury from a loose seat in a cruise ship spa. The passenger was seated on a stool at the spa when, because of negligent maintenance and inspection, the loose seat came off, causing her to fall 4 to 5 feet to the ceramic floor and suffer through nearly 8 years of extensive medical treatment for her back, as well as what is likely a lifetime of chronic back pain.

Obtained award in medical malpractice claim.

Plaintiff fell off stage while participating in a charity event.

Obtained award for car accident case.

Sexual assault resulting in aggravation of serious psychological and psychiatric condition.

Cruise ship excursion bus accident.

Received for a slip and fall on a cruise ship, which resulted in permanent mid-carpal ligament damage to the right hand of a chiropractor.

Slip and fall resulting in fractured arm among other injuries.

Awarded in a personal injury lawsuit against Sunrise Music Theater in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to a woman who injured her knee in a slip and fall, which required arthroscopy and a knee replacement.

Wrongful death settlement for a construction accident involving hydrogen sulfide poisoning, confined space and OSHA violations. Martinez v. Florida Power & Light Co., Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, case number 04-2817 CA 21. Florida Power & Light Co. (FP&L) owns and is responsible for maintaining the manholes into which it runs cable. That includes the manhole at 18th Street and Bay Road in Miami Beach, Florida. On October 10, 2002, employees of a subcontractor of Florida Power & Light Co. went into the manhole not realizing that the manhole was filled with hydrogen sulfide gas. At high levels of concentration, the gas numbs the olfactory nerves that allow us to have the sense of smell, and the hydrogen sulfide becomes undetectable without gas detection equipment. The men apparently failed to use gas detectors or other required safety equipment. FP&L also failed to provide these men with the safety training and the information on the incidence of hydrogen sulfide in manholes in Miami Beach, which FP&L provides its own employees. FP&L utilizes the same subcontractor on a regular basis. One of the men on the job went into the manhole. The supervisor (and person in charge of safety on the job), Osvaldo Martinez, went down to rescue his buddy. Both of them died in the manhole. The estate of the decedent Martinez recovered $600,000, even though Martinez was the supervisor on the job. FP&L had a duty to the employees of its contractors to keep the workplace safe.

Cruise passenger slip and fall resulting in torn meniscus.

Slip and fall resulting in tear of the meniscus of right knee, injured cervical discs with nerve root impingement, and back injuries.

Client fell down the stairs.

Cruise ship excursion bus accident.

Awarded in a personal injury lawsuit in Miami, Florida, to a Honduran maintenance man injured by a ditch digger that jumped out of a trench and climbed up his legs. Plastic surgeries required.

Awarded in Miami, Florida, in a medical malpractice case in which the hospital misdiagnosed a woman who suffered from Lupus and performed unnecessary surgery on her.

Cruise passenger wrongful death.

Obtained award in medical malpractice case.

Faulty rental equipment resulting in permanent injuries.

Seaman receives traumatic brain injury, open skull fracture. John Doe v. ABC Corp. and XYZ Corp. The plaintiff was a crewmember of a small fishing boat in Key Largo. The boat was engaged in fishing with a net. The captain of the boat threw a lead weight into the water to scare the fish into the net. Instead of going into the water, the weight hit the plaintiff on the side of the head, crushed in his skull and threw him into the water. Plaintiff was pulled out of the water, administered CPR and taken to shore, from where he was flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s trauma center. He underwent a craniectomy (brain surgery), and then seven months later, he underwent surgery to apply a plate to the fracture area. The surgeries were performed by Dr. Phillip Villanueva. The defendants contended that the plaintiff was employed by a small company that had no insurance and no assets, except for the fishing boats. We plead and obtained documents that indicated there was a joint venture between this company and the company that owned the fishing boat. The issue on damages included the extent of the brain injury. Both sides had retained neuropsychologists and neurologists.

Traumatic brain injury involving a closed head injury with no loss of consciousness and no economic loss. Jane Doe and John Doe v. South Florida Stadium Corp. (Pro Player Stadium). Jane Doe was with her husband standing at a window to purchase tickets at Pro Player Stadium when an employee of the stadium pulled down a metal sign from above where the plaintiff was standing. The sign hit the head of the plaintiff. She went for treatment by the emergency medical team onsite. There was no loss of consciousness. Plaintiff suffered headaches constantly after that. She was treated by a neurologist and by a neuropsychologist. Plaintiff was starting a new job, coincidentally, the day after the accident. At that job, she made more money than she did prior to the accident.