Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Jacksonville Man Who Lost Family In Buckman Bridge Crash Files $10 Million Lawsuit
A Navy corpsman who lost his wife and three children in a fiery automobile crash with an 18 wheeler last March recently filed a $10 million lawsuit against the driver, GM, and the shop which serviced the family’s SUV. The plaintiff’s lawyer hopes the lawsuit will serve as justice for the family and a… Read More »
Hillsborough County School District Recently Agreed To A Record $2 Million Settlement
The Hillsborough County School District recently agreed to a record $2 million settlement with a former student athlete injured on a Wharton High School football field. The former high school linebacker, now a college student, nearly died after suffering a traumatic brain injury warming up before practice in 2013. The young Tampa area plaintiff… Read More »
Family Of West Palm Beach Man Killed At Sewage Treatment Plant Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of a man who drowned in a sewage treatment tank at the East Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the cities of city of West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Lake Worth, and Palm Beach. The suit claims the man’s death could have been prevented had safety… Read More »
Lake Mary Man Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Upscale Apartment Complex
An Orlando area man injured in a gas grill explosion last July recently filed a lawsuit against the upscale Station House Apartments complex where he suffered his personal injury. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Oviedo High School teacher was with his son and a friend when he suffered first and second degree burns… Read More »
Fort Myers Medical Testing Facility Reaches $19 Million Whistleblower Settlement
A Fort Myers medical testing facility recently reached a $19.75 million settlement with the federal government to settle allegations the company violated the federal False Claims Act. 21st Century Oncology agreed to pay the settlement to resolve claims it overbilled Tricare, a veterans insurance program, and Medicare for urinalysis testing related to bladder cancer…. Read More »
Miami Nursing Home Chain Cited for Negligent Care
The nursing home chain, Plaza Health Network, was ordered by a judge to pay $21.5 million to settle a case for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. According to the Miami Herald, Plaza Health repeatedly violated state and federal regulations by providing negligent or inadequate care for its patients. The business operates seven nursing homes in… Read More »
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Expectation Test Over Risk Utility Test in Product Liability Cases
In late October, the Florida State Supreme Court reached a decision upholding the use of the “consumer expectations test” in some product liability cases. The consumer expectations test is used to determine whether or not the user of a product should expect it to be dangerous if used in the correct way. This ruling… Read More »
Seven Florida Realtors Killed in Ohio Plane Crash
A tragic plane crash in Akron, Ohio recently left seven realtors from the same firm in Daytona Beach and two pilots dead at the scene. According to the Washington Post, the plane flying across the state of Ohio dropped to a low altitude and then banked a sharp left, which caused its wing to… Read More »
Hillsborough County Sinkhole Leads to Home Evacuations
A widening sinkhole in Seffner, Florida led to the evacuation of four homes. According to Fox 13, the sinkhole grew to become 27 feet in depth and 22 feet wide. Unfortunately for the homeowners, because the sinkhole is located on private land, the city will do nothing to fill the hole. Unless the homeowners… Read More »