Florida Settlements

• Charles E. McComas Jr. $5 million judgment awarded after a joy riding teenager killed four of his passengers. (Apr-24-07)
• Florida Atlantic University Foundation $577,950 chief fundraiser severance settlement. (Apr-10-07)
• Tallahassee, FL $5 million settlement in wrongful death boot camp suit. (Mar-16-07)
• Oakland, FL $200,000 settlement after an off-duty police officer injures a man during arrest. (Mar-12-07)
• Lt. David Carter Penalty equivalent to $11,433 levied for racial discrimination. (Feb-9-07)
• Manatee County Sheriff's Department Allegedly drive by shooters receive $10,000 compensation for wrongful arrest. (Feb-2-07)
• Jacksonville, FL American Atheists Inc. gets an apology as well as $5,000 in attorney fees. (Jan-31-07)
• Florida Tentative $737,000 settlement after a death row inmate was killed. (Jan-23-07)
• Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Palm Beach $6.1 million personal injury settlement after a van accident. (Dec-15-06)
• Jacksonville, FL $11 million awarded to a car accident victim 11 years after the crash. (Dec-6-06)
• Plantation, FL $100,000 unpaid overtime settlement awarded to paramedics. (Nov-28-06)
• Workforce Central Florida and the Workforce Central Florida Foundation Inc. $3.5 million settlement for defrauding the government by misusing federal grant funds to improve privately owned offices. (Sep-18-06)
• Marianna Cavitolo $100,000 settlement paid to a passenger in a car accident. (Sep-14-06)
• Foodstaff and Symphony Design Group $450,000 settlement paid to a man beaten up by an intoxicated teenaged partygoer. (Sep-14-06)
• City of Miami, FL $180,000 after a documentary film producer was hit in the head with a lead pellet beanbag fired by police. (Sep-13-06)
• Bonita Springs, FL $202,000 settlement awarded to a contractor for breach of contract. (Aug-16-06)
• EDAW $3 million settlement for allegedly constructing defective fountains. (Apr-7-06)
• Tenet Healthcare Corp. $7 million settlement for over billing Medicare and Medicaid. (Feb-22-06)
• Florida Department of Children and Families $900,000 settlement awarded to an eight year old boy who was placed in an abusive foster home. (Feb-17-06)
• City of Miami Beach $1.5 million settlement after a police SUV drove over two sun tanners and killed one of them. (Jan-9-06)
• Robert Swofford Jr. $5.25 million divorce settlement awarded to the former wife of a man who won the Florida Lotto jackpot. (Dec-13-05)
• Fast Payday Loans $5.6 million settlement in restitution and debt forgiveness awarded to Florida residents for forcing them to purchase travel club memberships in order to obtain title loans. (Aug-30-05)
• Garner Construction $200,000 settlement for overcharging Florida residents for house repairs after four hurricanes hit the state. (Aug-6-05)
• State of Florida A $4.95 million everglade land settlement. (Jun-13-05)
• Pfizer Inc. $4 million settlement over misleading statements (May-2-05)
• New York Police Department A $3 million settlement award to the family of Anthony Baez who was killed by a police officer. (Jan-8-05)
• Tractor Trailer Driver (auto accident settlement) (Nov-25-04)
• Heritage Bonds A $27.8 million global settlement for bondholders. (Jul-28-04)
• Reichhold. A $22.5 million verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed by Nebu.. (Jul-21-04)
• Bethesda Memorial Hospital. A $63 million verdict has been found in the lawsui.. (Jul-8-04)
• Menorah Gardens. Notice of the $65 million settlement have been sent out this .. (Jun-25-04)
• Roberta Shiffrar and Penn Properties. A $1 million settlement has been reached.. (May-19-04)
• Fairbanks Capital Corp. A $1.65 million settlement has been reached in a Flori.. (May-19-04)
• Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association. A verdict has been reached in the .. (May-19-04)
• Orange County. An $11.9 million verdict has been awarded to the daughters of a.. (Sep-3-03)
• Florida Department of Citrus. A $3.5 million dollar settlement has been reache.. (Jun-12-03)