Category Archives: General
On June 18, 2026, Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a directed verdict for a residential habilitation center for disabled adults after a four day wrongful death trial in Indian River County
On June 18, 2026, Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a directed verdict for a residential habilitation center for disabled adults after a four day wrongful death trial in Indian River County. Plaintiff alleged our client failed to properly supervise and appropriately perform CPR on one of the residents, resulting in his death. After… Read More »
Wilbert Vancol and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained final summary judgment in Orange County for one of the nations major hospital systems
Wilbert Vancol and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained final summary judgment in Orange County for one of the nations major hospital systems on June 9, 2026. The case involved an incident where Plaintiff tripped and fell on one of the expansion joints in a parking garage at the hospital system’s Orlando campus. We argued our client… Read More »
Logan Satter and Tom Dukes won a dismissal of a claim against a local radiology facility in a malpractice case
Logan Satter and Tom Dukes won a dismissal of a claim against a local radiology facility in a malpractice case. The patient claimed a defective MRI machine injured her back. She brought the case under general negligence theories. Logan and Tom successfully argued the case is covered by Florida’s Malpractice Statute as it arose… Read More »
Tom Dukes and Jennifer Phillips obtained a defense verdict for an Orlando plastic surgeon regarding a claim of an untimely scar revision procedure
Tom Dukes and Jennifer Phillips obtained a defense verdict for an Orlando plastic surgeon regarding a claim of an untimely scar revision procedure. The Orange County jury found that the surgeon did not perform two scar revision procedures too close in time to a closed revision rhinoplasty, focusing on the agreed upon facts that… Read More »
Dhillon Ramkhelawan and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for an Ormond Beach urologist in a claim of bladder perforation during cancer resection surgery
Dhillon Ramkhelawan and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for an Ormond Beach urologist in a claim of bladder perforation during cancer resection surgery. The jury determined that although the bladder perforation existed after the procedure done by our client, our client did not cause the bladder perforation. The case was tried in Daytona… Read More »
Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a defense verdict for a Daytona Beach urologist after a week-long medical malpractice trial in Volusia County
Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a defense verdict for a Daytona Beach urologist after a week-long medical malpractice trial in Volusia County on April 16, 2026. Plaintiff alleged our client perforated the top of his bladder during a Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (“TURBT”) procedure and failed to take appropriate measures to address… Read More »
Jennifer Phillips and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for a local plastic surgeon in a medical malpractice case tried
Jennifer Phillips and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for a local plastic surgeon in a medical malpractice case tried from April 6 to April 9, 2026. The claim was overly aggressive follow up surgery after a closed revision rhinoplasty. The jury found no negligence on behalf of our client.
Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a final dismissal with prejudice for a Celebration Hospitalist in a wrongful death case in Osceola County
Tom Dukes and Dhillon Ramkhelawan obtained a final dismissal with prejudice for a Celebration Hospitalist in a wrongful death case in Osceola County on March 5, 2026. The case concerned allegations our client failed to alert the on-call neurologist about the decedents alleged change in neurological condition within the effective time-period for Tissue plasminogen… Read More »
Dhillon Ramkhelawan and Ralph Martinez obtained a final dismissal with prejudice for a Volusia County dentist
Dhillon Ramkhelawan and Ralph Martinez obtained a final dismissal with prejudice for a Volusia County dentist on March 3, 2026. The lawsuit involved allegations that our client placed ill-fitting dentures on Plaintiff resulting in permanent pain and suffering. We argued Plaintiff did not comply with the mandatory presuit investigatory process of serving our client… Read More »
Zack Trapp, Wil Vancol and Ralph Martinez obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in Orange County, FL
On February 9, 2026, Zack Trapp, Wil Vancol and Ralph Martinez obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in Orange County, FL. The plaintiff claimed that our clients, a group of advanced gastrointestinal endoscopists, failed to timely diagnose a bile duct perforation after a ERCP procedure. After a 6-day trial, the defense… Read More »