Leesfield Shapiro obtained a $5,687,000 jury verdict this week for a man who suffered the loss of his right leg after he was hit by a negligent driver.
This case was handled by Trial Attorney Carlos A. Fabano.
“This verdict reflects our commitment to our clients and pursuing the accountability that they deserve,” Mr. Fabano said. “This defendant’s negligence resulted in permanent injury to our client and that must be answered for.”
The driver who police say crashed into an electric motorcycle carrying two minors, killing one of them, in Northwest Miami-Dade turned himself in, police say.
The incident occurred on Sept. 9 shortly before 9 p.m. when two minors, 10 and 15 years old, were heading south on Northwest Seventh Avenue, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. As they crossed Northwest 117th Street, a vehicle at the intersection attempting to make a left turn to go west crashed into them. Both children were ejected from the motorcycle and the driver allegedly drove off, according to police.
Both children were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The 10-year-old tragically died on Sept. 10. As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, the newspaper reported, the boy remains in critical condition.
Then man who was critically injured in a Rickenbacker Causeway bicycle accident last month has been identified as a well-known local orthopedic surgeon.
The incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, around 8:30 a.m. when 63-year-old Dr. Gilbert Beauperthuy-Rojas was hit by a driver as he pedaled along the Causeway — a six-laned toll road that sees roughly half a million cyclists and about 10 million vehicles annually, according to reporting from The Miami Herald and Florida International University’s Caplin News. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police in their investigation. Additional information, including the circumstances surrounding the crash have yet to be released.
From horrific car accidents to slip and falls at vacation rentals, most people are unsure of what steps to take when embarking on the journey of securing compensation for the damages they have suffered.
Leesfield Shapiro is a personal injury law firm that has helped tens of thousands of clients throughout the years who have been involved in a myriad of accidents. But how do they find us? The firm connects with clients via a variety of sources — other attorneys, word of mouth, or through the internet.
In today’s digital world, the internet is the first place most people go to seek information. It is important to note that many of the clients represented by Leesfield Shapiro have suffered painful injuries that, many times, have required intensive surgery to correct. For them and their families, it may be weeks or months before the rollercoaster of hospitals and doctor’s visits has calmed down enough to enable them to sit at a computer to do the required research and find an attorney. For many clients, this is their introduction to the civil justice system and many of them come with questions and uncertainties.
Videos of a 13-year-old boy allegedly climbing out of a ride at Disneyland and taking the 50-foot plunge have gone viral on the internet for their shock-value.
The boy was taken to the hospital after climbing from a log boat on Sunday at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, formerly known as Splash Mountain. Thankfully, he did not suffer any serious injuries, according to local media. The boy can be seen outside of the log boat just before the famous drop where he takes a frightening fall. The ride was immediately stopped.
The ride was immediately stopped and was allegedly closed for the remainder of the day while an investigation took place.
A jet ski collision near the Miami Marine Stadium on Thursday, June 25, resulted in at least two hospitalizations, officials said.
The personal watercraft (PWC) incident occurred off the Rickenbacker Causeway, according to CBS News reporting. There were allegedly two men on each of the PWC’s, which were traveling in the waters north of the Rickenbacker Causeway when they crashed.
At least two men, described by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials as being in their 40s, were taken to the Ryder Trauma Center. The men were said to be in “serious but stable” condition and were taken to the hospital as a precaution, CBS News reported.
A construction worker died after a horrific fall onto Biscayne Boulevard on Monday, March 23, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.
No name has been released as of Wednesday, March 25. Officials with Florida Highway Patrol told reporters that the incident happened just before 4 a.m. The man fell about 20 feet from the overpass on Interstate 395, landing on the street.
He died at the scene, and the area was closed as officials and emergency responders investigated the incident.
A fire that broke out at a warehouse on the morning of Thursday, March 5, made the building too dangerous for crews to enter and could burn for days, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.
The blaze continued to rage Friday morning at the 20600 NW 47th Ave warehouse, which is twice the size of a Costco, the newspaper reported. It started shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday and firefighters determined that the flames had “take possession of the whole building,” and it would be too dangerous to send in their team.
Emergency services sent out public safety alerts to surrounding areas as far as urban Broward County to warn of smoke being carried by shifting winds.
Police are citing carbon monoxide poisoning as a possible cause of death for four people, including two children, who were found inside a Marion County home Friday, Feb. 6.
The bodies were found Friday night after police were called out to the home on Banyan Track Way for a wellness check, according to reporting from NBC 6 South Florida.
No official cause of death has been released by the coroner’s office. Police did tell reporters that no foul play is suspected and that they believed the family had died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Leesfield Shapiro filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of a man who was ejected from his bike following a crash on Stock Island with a commercial truck driver.
“This driver’s one moment of inattention has left my client with life-altering injuries,” said Bernardo Pimentel II, a Trial Attorney at the firm. “This frightening incident has left him in severe pain, causing a disruption to his daily life and happiness.”
The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Jan. 13 as our client was approaching the intersection of College Road, where he had the right-of-way to proceed. At the same time, another man behind the wheel of a commercial truck was approaching from the opposite direction and failed to yield, plowing through the intersection and making an illegal left turn. In doing so, this driver hit our client who was then ejected from his bicycle and sent into the air before eventually falling onto the hood of another vehicle. He was then thrown onto the road.
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