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If someone you love has been the victim of wrongful death in Florida, you may want to have the facts reviewed by a lawyer. Wrongful death occurs when a person is killed as a result of the negligence or wanton act of another. Flordia's wrongful death statute is different from every other state's wrongful death action. Although all cases depend on the specific facts, here are some of the past wrongful death decisions in Florida:

 

Date Facts Decision (may be subject to appeal)
9/27/2005

Katherin Vaughn, the 83-year-old widow of Richard Vaughn, sued Dunlop Tire Company and a local repair shop for wrongful death. Richard was killed when the MPV minivan he was driving rolled over several time after the rear tire on the vehicle blew out. Plaintiff sued Dunlop Tire Company on a products liability theory claiming that the tire was defective and unreasonably dangerous. The tire had about 30,000 miles on it when it failed after it had been repaired at a local tire store. Dunlop claimed that the tire failed because of the tire was negligently repaired.

Plaintiff's verdict for $3.1 million.
6/25/2005

The family of Jorge Luis Cabrera sued Eller Media Company for wrongful death claiming negligent maintenance of a bus stop shelter built by the company was the cause of his death. Cabrera was found lying on the floor of the shelter on October 12, 1998. The plaintiffs claimed that he was electrocuted by an electrical circuit used to illuminate the shelter and the advertising display built into the shelter by Eller. The claimed that shoddy electrical work make the shelter a death trap. Eller claimed that the boy was likely struck by lightning on the rainy night of his death.

$65,100,000
6/11/2005

Charles Pandrea sued the Coral Springs Medical Center and others for the wrongful death of his wife Janet Pandrea on a medical malpractice theory alleging that the defendants subjected her to chemotherapy when she did not have cancer and she died from complications associated with the treatment. It was later determined that the lung tumor that she had was benign and should have been treated surgically. The North Broward Hospital District, which governs the Coral Springs hospital, acknowledged that one of its employees made a mistake.

Plaintiff's verdict for $8 million
5/17/2005

Family and Estate of Joey Minotti sued his doctor, his pharmacy and the group home where he lived for wrongful death. Joey, age 10, suffered from Down syndrome and autism. He was placed in a group home because he had been injuring himself. Despite him families objection to Joey being drugged while efforts were made to help him control his behavior, methadone was ordered, and the pharmacy that filled the prescription allegedly dispensed more than 10 times the dose the doctor had prescribed. The defenses asserted by the defendants are not available at this time.

Plaintiff's verdict for $10 million
3/22/2005

Scott Duncan sued Ford Motor Company on a products liability theory for the wrongful death of his wife Claire, who was killed in a rollover accident in May 2001 after she swerved to avoid a merging Winnebago on I-95. The couple's 2000 Ford Explorer, which had about 13,000 miles on it, rollover over five time, landing right-side up. Claire's skull was crushed. Scott claimed that the Explorer in which he and his wife were traveling was defective and unreasonably dangerous because of the roof and seat belt system in the vehicle. Ford denied that its vehicle was defective.

$10,000,000

 

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