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Vehicle Rolls Over Sunbather's Head

Practice Area: Catastrophic Loss - Wrongful Death
Client: Minor Sunbather

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  Case Description:

Settlement: $17,500,000

Case Style: Minor Sunbather v. SUV Driver

Court: 7th Judicial Circuit in St. Johns County, Florida

Judge: Honorable Richard O. Watson and Honorable J. Michael Traynor

Date: November, 2002

Defense Attorneys: James K. Clark, Esq., Arthur Hernandez, Esq., Theodore Doran, Esq., John B. Atkinson, Esq., and David Knight, Esq.



  Facts And Allegations

On June 20, 2000, Minor Sunbather was laying on the beach at Anastasia State Recreation Park when her head was run over by a red Toyota sport utility vehicle. The force of the vehicle striking her head was such that her body rotated and her head was degloved by the vehicle's tires. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene and was later charged with the accident when his vehicle was spotted on the same beach two days after the incident. The driver claimed that he wasn't aware that he had run over anyone. His insurance company was on notice of the accident and they failed to tender the minimal policy limits in a timely manner.

Injuries & Damages

Severe brain damage; vegetative state

Result

Case settled at Mediation. This settlement was considered the largest pretrial settlement in the State of Florida.