http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. en-us 2009-06-15T17:01:33-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/06/crime_victims_at_low_income_ho.html Crime Victims Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2009-06-15T17:01:33-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/05/1200000_jury_verdict_for_lifet.html Just last week we received a $1,200,000 jury verdict for the widow of a lifetime cigarette smoker who died in 1993. The tobacco industry used every available appeal to delay justice for our client. Now, 76 she finally received an... General Litigation Issues Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2009-05-27T17:25:04-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/04/proposed_bill_attempts_to_incr.html Earlier this month, our firm along with the the Florida Justice Association traveled to Tallahassee, FL to lobby the the Florida legislature. One proposed bill of particular interest would increase the minimum amount of automobile insurance coverage a convicted felon... Car Accidents Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2009-04-14T18:01:55-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/02/six_figure_settlement_reached.html Gerson and Schwartz PA, recently obtained a six fix figure settlement against the owner and operator of an apartment complex.Our client was was the innocent victim of a violent crime. After 2 years of litigation and just minutes after closing... Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2009-02-19T18:16:49-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/02/240000_settlement_for_assault.html Gerson and Schwartz, PA recently obtained a $240,0000 settlement for our client who was assaulted in her apartment complex. Our client, had returned home one evening and parked her vehicle in her assigned space in the parking lot area in... Crime Victims Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2009-02-17T17:59:45-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/12/jury_verdict_nullification_hea.html Our client expected justice – instead he got judicial error. We’re working to fix that. Back in 2001, the plaintiff, a 24-year-old man, suffered a partial hearing loss and a mild brain injury after he was beaten with a beer... Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2008-12-11T18:47:49-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/12/falling_deck_and_inspectors_fa_1.html Gerson and Schwartz PA, along with co-counsel obtained a $2.5 million jury award for our client, who suffered severe – and permanent – injuries when the deck of a house she was visiting collapsed from under her. The house –... General Litigation Issues Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2008-12-09T18:25:13-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/misdiagnosed_brain_tumor_settl.html It was only after our client began suffering visual disturbances and went to another doctor, an ophthalmologist,that she received the correct — and sobering — diagnosis: An MRI revealed a baseball-size tumor, called a hemangioma, growing outside her brain. While... Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2008-06-17T18:05:14-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/rollover_settlment_reached.html A private road may only be open to certain drivers, but when it is inadequately designed and constructed, danger isn’t choosy. Our client, a 71-year-old truck driver, suffered a skull fracture — resulting in hospitalization, rehabilitation, and an enormous workman’s... Car Accidents Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2008-06-16T18:09:17-05:00 http://www.miamiinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/cruise_ships_may_look_sparklin.html Cruise ships may look sparkling clean and safe, but behind the surface lays an industry that lacks any formal regulation – and all-too-often, accountability — for what occurs on-board. And, unfortunately, plenty goes on: sexual crimes that are unreported. Violent... Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. 2008-06-16T17:55:51-05:00