Attorney Greg Jones has recently launched a non-profit organization, CUP- Coffee Uniting People. CUP will develop inclusive coffee shops and employ people of all abilities, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The first coffee shop will open in south Tampa in the summer of 2022. Visit www.coffeeunitingpeople.org for more information.
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John Guyton wins in Federal Court during a half day injunction hearing in front of Magistrate Sansone.
With the assist from Associate Attorney Angelica Melecio Piñeiro who did outstanding research on the Fair Housing Act Count, Magistrate Sansone issued two (2) Reports and Recommendations – one denying Plaintiff’s request for injunction, but also dismissing the Fair Housing Act Count, and finally dismissing the remaining state law counts.
Manny Alvarez, Esquire and Matt Holtsinger, Esquire tried a case to a verdict in Hillsborough County, Florida in the case of Jerry Ivey & Tambra Ivey v. National Environmental Technology, Inc. The trial was a jury-trial and lasted a full two (2) weeks. The case involved claims for personal injury made by Jerry Ivey and a claim for loss of spousal consortium by his wife Tambra Ivey following a motor vehicle collision between a bus (driven by Mr. Ivey) and a truck and trailer owned by NET, Inc. The accident occurred when upon the two vehicles passing each other, a gull wing door on our Client’s vehicle (which was accidentally left open) impacted the driver’s side of the bus and windshield, sending glass onto Mr. Ivey. Video inside the bus depicts Mr. Ivey slumping over afterwards, and he appeared to be knocked out; at a minimum, he was dazed. At trial, Mr. Ivey contended he suffered neurocognitive, psychological, and vestibular injuries, including an acute balance disorder, dizziness, vertigo, loss of hearing, memory loss, PTSD, and major depressive disorder. He also was seeking lost past and future wages (he was 62 at the time of the MVA), future medical damages, and pain and suffering. At trial Mr. Ivey asked for the jury to award something between 5.5 million dollars and 11 million dollars. The defense asked the jury to return a verdict between $30,000 and $67,000. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours and returned a total verdict of 36,000.
Angelica Melecio Piñeiro and Ryan Brown recently won a jury trial. The case at issue was pending in Pasco County and involved a claim of subrogation brought by an insurance carrier against our firm’s client, a carpet installation company. The jury concluded that our client was not negligent and awarded the plaintiff zero damages. Because of successful PFS, the Plaintiff will now have to pay our client’s attorney fees and costs.
John Guyton represented First American Title Insurance Company’s policy holder in a dispute over diminished value of commercial real estate where the title insurance company failed to identify a City of Lakeland sewer easement that bisected the property. The title insurance company’s pre-suit offer was $3,300.00
Following a three (3) day trial, the Court awarded damages of $400,125.00.
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