Category Archives: General
Ralph Martinez and David Zika obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of a podiatrist in a five-day jury trial in September, 2019.
Ralph Martinez and David Zika obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of a podiatrist in a five-day jury trial in September, 2019. The case involved a patient with a recurring bunion. The claim was that the physician used an improper surgical technique. The Defense retained one of the world experts in bunion surgery and… Read More »
Defense verdict obtained in a seven-day wrongful death medical malpractice case
Philip Moring and Tom Dukes obtained a defense verdict in a seven-day wrongful death medical malpractice case which ended on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The claim of negligence, rejected by the jury, was for alleged failure of a general surgeon to operate on postoperative bleeding in timely fashion.
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 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 »
Philip Moring and Tom Dukes obtained a defense verdict in a seven-day wrongful death medical malpractice case which ended on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
Philip Moring and Tom Dukes obtained a defense verdict in a seven-day wrongful death medical malpractice case which ended on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The claim of negligence, rejected by the jury, was for alleged failure of a general surgeon to operate on postoperative bleeding in timely fashion.
Summary judgment for a neurologist in Brevard County in October 2018
Mary Jaye Hall was successful in obtaining summary judgment for a neurologist in Brevard County in October 2018. The claim centered upon care rendered to a patient with suspected Moyamoya disease. The court granted final summary judgment in favor of the neurologist, finding no evidence of negligence in his care and treatment of the… Read More »
2019 Orlando’s Best Lawyers for Medical Malpractice Defense
In April 2019, Ralph Martinez, Tom Dukes and Mary Jaye Hall were named to the 2019 Orlando’s Best Lawyers for Medical Malpractice Defense. See the list here.
Mary Jaye Hall and Tom Dukes were on the teaching faculty for The Florida Bar’s Trial Lawyers Section, Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar
Mary Jaye Hall and Tom Dukes were on the teaching faculty for The Florida Bar’s Trial Lawyers Section, Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar in Gainesville, Florida from Tuesday, May 15th through Thursday May 17, 2018.
Tom Dukes gives a Medical Malpractice Case Law Update at the Florida Liability Claims Conference
Tom Dukes gave a Medical Malpractice Case Law Update at the Florida Liability Claims Conference on Thursday, June 7, 2018. This conference was presented at Walt Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The case law update discussed important developments in Florida Medical Malpractice and Trial Law over the last year.
Tom Dukes and Mary Jaye Hall obtained a Defense Verdict in a case tried for ten days in Osceola County, which ended on Friday, April 13, 2018.
Tom Dukes and Mary Jaye Hall obtained a Defense Verdict in a case tried for ten days in Osceola County, which ended on Friday, April 13, 2018. They represented an obstetrician in a claim of negligence associated with the delivery of a child who had a brachial plexus injury. The case involved expert testimony… Read More »
Mary Jaye Hall and Wilbert Vancol won an appeal at the Fifth District Court of Appeal on March 29, 2018.
Mary Jaye Hall and Wilbert Vancol won an appeal at the Fifth District Court of Appeal on March 29, 2018. The underlying case, which was also handled by our firm, involved claims of negligence in the management of a complex hematologic condition. After a two- week trial, Ms. Hall and Tom Dukes, on April… Read More »