Rubin & Rubin

$15M

Civil Rights

14-year-old Andrew “Peewee” Joseph went to the Florida State Fairgrounds. A Hillsborough Sheriff’s deputy kicked him out of the fair near the interstate highway, far from his drop-off spot, and threatened him with arrest. Peewee was struck and killed instantly by a motorist as he ran across the highway trying to find his way home. The Florida State Fair settled for the maximum before trial. A federal jury returned a $15 million verdict for Peewee’s parents against the Sheriff.

$2M

Personal Injury

Roger Carr, an Okeechobee trucker, suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns over most of his body while on the job simply picking up cattle feed from a Dairy Feeds, Inc. The feed had caught on fire and was smoldering in silo holding tanks. Roger was asked to help retrieve the feed from a closed silo structure, which exploded, engulfing him in flames. He was airlifted to Orlando Regional Hospital and placed in an induced coma for three months.

$500,000

Nursing Home Abuse

An understaffed nursing home allowed bed sores (decubitus ulcers) to get out of control, requiring emergency surgery at a local hospital. The patient ultimately died of sepsis from systemic infection.

$6.5M

Business Law

K.S.R. v. Bank of America, Jacksonville, Florida. A retail center in a marginal area began to lose tenants, and cash flow decreased to the point where loan payments could not be supported and eventually stopped. The lender, Bank of America, did not want to work with the borrower and called for a default and threatened a foreclosure action. The borrower threatened to file for bankruptcy, which resulted in a stalemate.

$7M

Wrongful Death

Medical malpractice wrongful death case against a South Florida physician on behalf of the mother and father of a 15-year-old boy who died needlessly. The attending doctor refused to consult with a team of expert doctors, refused to assist in the boy's transfer to the University of Miami, proceeded with a surgical procedure without discussing risks with the mother, and administered sedatives which caused the boy's oxygen to crash to dangerously low levels, leading to severe respiratory distress and eventual cardiac arrest.

$5.8M

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death claim in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, two vehicles, and a school bus in Jacksonville, Florida.