The Peterson Bernard Team successfully defended a Martin County anesthesiologist/pain management physician in a claimed RSD injury from a cervical epidural. The Plaintiff, an individual with...
Cases
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Investigation
The Peterson Bernard team successfully defended a roofing contractor in a Department of Business and Professional Regulation investigation. The claimant alleged various violations of Chapter 489 of...
Interstate-Land Sales Act (“ILSA”)
The Peterson Bernard Team obtained a summary judgmentin favor of a realtor in an Interstate-Land Sales Act (“ILSA”). The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in the decision of...
Negligent Design – Architect
The Peterson Bernard Team successfully obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an architect in Martin County. The Plaintiffs alleged negligent design theories relating to the design of a significant...
Legal Malpractice – Lack of Causation
William Martin picked a jury in a legal malpractice case, following which Plaintiff essentially surrendered based upon the defense opening argument, which focused on lack of causation. The case...
Pre-Existing Condition – Rear-End Collision – Degenerative Disc Disease
The Peterson Bernard Team obtained a successful verdict in a jury trial involving an auto accident in Palm Beach County, Florida. The client admitted responsibility for causing the rear-end...
Legal Malpractice – Post Conviction Relief – Exoneration
Bill Martin was successful in obtaining dismissal of a legal malpractice case with prejudice based on Plaintiff’s inability to allege “exoneration” and “post conviction relief” in the underlying...
Performance of Duty – Personal Liability – Court-Appointed Receiver
Bill Martin was successful in opposing a plaintiff’s motion for leave to file lawsuit against a court-appointed receiver. The court agreed with Mr. Martin’s argument that the allegations against the...
Summary Judgment – Slavin Doctrine – Road Construction Contractor
The Peterson Bernard Team obtained a summary judgment in favor of a road construction contractor in a negligence action brought in Lake County, Florida. The Circuit Court ruled that the Slavin...
Auto Accident – Vicarious Liability
The Peterson Bernard team obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial involving a motor vehicle accident in Palm Beach County. The plaintiff claimed the defendant, who was driving a shuttle...
Tortious Interference with Contractual Relationship – Violation of Non-Compete – Theft of Trade Secrets
The Peterson Bernard Team successfully defended an employee of a major media conglomerate. In the law suit, plaintiff alleged multiple claims arising out of a business relationship...
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
The Peterson Bernard Team successfully defended a workers’ compensation claim by a 29 year old construction superintendent for permanent total disability and authorization of a psychiatrist. The...
First Party Claim – Post Loss Duties
The Peterson Bernard Team obtained a final summary judgment for an insurance carrier client on a first-party claim arising out of Hurricane Wilma. The matter was vigorously contested. The Plaintiffs...
Attorney’s Fees
The Peterson Bernard Team obtained a dismissal of the Plaintiffs’ case and prevailed over the Plaintiffs’ demand for attorney’s fees in a first party claim arising after Hurricane Wilma. The...
First Party Practice – Scope of inquiry at insurance adjuster’s deposition
Heather S. Rogers prevailed on a Motion for Protective Order seeking to significantly limit the scope of inquiry during the deposition of a carrier’s representative. As a result of the Protective...