Florida Bar’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Workshop

Weston Smith and Thomas Masterson served on the Faculty of the Trial Lawyer Section of The Florida Bar’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Workshop forum May 15th through May 19th in Gainesville at the University of Florida

By Masterson, Hoag & Smith, P.A. | Posted on July 20, 2018

Case Results

$10.1

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize and respond to respiratory depression in post-operative patient leading to death.
$5

Million

Personal Injury -
Husband and wife involved in an automobile collision. Wife suffered severe brain damage leaving her in a vegetative state.
$5

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat arterial dissection leading to internal bleeding and death.
$5

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize EEG changes during surgery resulting in stroke and permanent injuries.
$4.5

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose significant heart abnormalities on prenatal ultrasound.
$3.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to properly monitor and control patient’s blood pressure leading to stroke and death.
$3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat acute coronary syndrome leading to death.
$2.9

Million

Personal Injury -
Chemical exposure in workplace.
$2.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize and respond to signs of placental abruption resulting in brain injury to the baby.
$2.1

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to treat recognized infection in infant girl resulting in permanent brain damage.
$2

Million

Personal Injury -
Husband and wife were involved in an automobile collision. Wife died as a result of her injuries.
$1.9

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose significant heart abnormalities on prenatal ultrasound.
$1.8

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat internal bleeding following kidney removal leading to permanent brain damage.
$1.5

Million

Personal Injury -
Plaintiff was involved in an automobile collision and suffered a permanent brain injury.
$1.5

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize and respond to airway obstruction in post-operative patient leading to permanent brain damage.
$1.5

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize and respond to internal bleeding following spinal surgery leading to death.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to recognize and respond to internal bleeding following splenic injury leading to death.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to properly perform coronary bypass surgery and negligent credentialing of staff physician by hospital resulting in patient’s death.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to timely diagnose spinal tumor and stabilize patient’s spine leading to paraplegia.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to timely diagnose and treat cancer of the spine leading to paraplegia.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat stroke leading to death.
$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose an aortic aneurysm resulting in paraplegia.
$1.2

Million

Personal Injury -
Plaintiff was struck by a vehicle while on his motorcycle and suffered a fractured spine requiring fusion and extensive treatment.
$1.1

Million

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat brain hemorrhage leading to permanent brain damage.
$1

Million

Legal Malpractice -
Failure to properly represent clients and protect their interests in personal injury action.
$925

Thousand

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer.
$800

Thousand

Medical Malpractice -
Physician improperly placed chest tube into patient’s liver causing serious injury.
$750

Thousand

Medical Malpractice -
Physician placed stents in wrong vein causing compression of nerve root and permanent paralysis in one foot and leg.
$710

Thousand

Medical Malpractice -
Failure to timely diagnose and treat colon cancer.
$500

Thousand

Personal Injury -
Plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile collision and suffered facial injuries.
$375

Thousand

Personal Injury -
Plaintiff was involved in an automobile collision and suffered spinal injury requiring surgery.

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