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David Zika and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for a Lake County neurologist in a ten day trial which ended on Friday, February 18, 2022.
David Zika and Tom Dukes got a defense verdict for a Lake County neurologist in a ten day trial which ended on Friday, February 18, 2022. The claim was that the neurologist failed to determine the cause of spinal cord stroke in a 59-year old man, which would have allowed earlier treatment and prevented… Read More »
Wil Vancol and Tom Dukes got a Summary Judgment for two Panama City OB/GYN providers on February 14, 2022.
Wil Vancol and Tom Dukes got a Summary Judgment for two Panama City OB/GYN providers on February 14, 2022. The case arose from a stillbirth. The claim was that the obstetric providers had failed to recognize and act upon fetal tachycardia and placental abruption. The summary judgment meant that the court ruled as a… Read More »
Wil Vancol and Tom Dukes got a Summary Judgment for two Panama City OB/GYN providers
Wil Vancol and Tom Dukes got a Summary Judgment for two Panama City OB/GYN providers on February 14, 2022. The case arose from a stillbirth. The claim was that the obstetric providers had failed to recognize and act upon fetal tachycardia and placental abruption. The summary judgment meant that the court ruled as a… Read More »
Mary Jaye Hall and Zack Trapp obtained a complete dismissal for a cardiologist in Broward County on November 21, 2021.
Mary Jaye Hall and Zack Trapp obtained a complete dismissal for a cardiologist in Broward County on November 21, 2021. This was a complex medical malpractice action involving multiple parties that arose from a heart failure incident following birth. Mary Jaye Hall and Zack Trapp argued that there was no genuine issue of material… Read More »
Mary Jaye Hall has been admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers
Mary Jaye Hall has been admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers. The recent induction ceremony in which Mary Jaye became a Fellow took place in Chicago, Il before an audience of more than 700 at the 2021 annual meeting of the College. The College was founded in 1950 and is composed of… Read More »
The appellate decision means the doctor is exonerated and there is no further appellate avenue for the Plaintiff.
The 2nd DCA has affirmed per curiam the defense verdict Tom Dukes and Philip Moring obtained in Polk County in a case tried June 24 through July 2, 2019. The case alleged a delay in surgery by the Defendant physician leading to death. The appellate decision means the doctor is exonerated and there is… Read More »
On November 25, 2020, Tom Dukes and Zack Trapp obtained an Order of Dismissal by the Florida Board of Dentistry on behalf of our client, a dentist in Kissimmee.
On November 25, 2020, Tom Dukes and Zack Trapp obtained an Order of Dismissal by the Florida Board of Dentistry on behalf of our client, a dentist in Kissimmee. This was a formal administrative Department of Health investigation in which the Department alleged our client improperly placed crowns on the petitioners upper teeth. Zack… Read More »
Tom Dukes and Zack Trapp obtained an Order of Dismissal by the Florida Board of Dentistry
On November 25, 2020, Tom Dukes and Zack Trapp obtained an Order of Dismissal by the Florida Board of Dentistry on behalf of our client, a dentist in Kissimmee. This was a formal administrative Department of Health investigation in which the Department alleged our client improperly placed crowns on the petitioners upper teeth. Zack… Read More »
“Winning the Binger Battle” Article for the American College of Trial Lawyers
Thomas E. Dukes, III as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer… Read More »
Jennifer L. Phillips obtained a summary judgment in favor of her emergency medicine physician on Sept. 2, 2020.
Jennifer L. Phillips obtained a summary judgment in favor of her emergency medicine physician on Sept. 2, 2020. The claim involved an alleged Federal civil rights violation against an emergency medicine provider for a single visit to a local emergency department concerning a shoulder injury. The court assumed that even if the physician was… Read More »