Car Accident

Alamo Rent A Car was ordered Friday to pay $7.7 million for a fatal accident caused by a British sailor who fell asleep at the wheel of his rented car, killing himself and two ship-mates. A Miami jury ordered the company to pay under a 1934 state law that holds the owner of a car [...]

Case: Maricelly Lopez v. City of North Miami Case no: 2008-35955-CA-01 Description: Auto negligence Filing date: June 23, 2008 Trial dates: March 15-19, 2010 Jury award: $1.77 million Judge: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Peter Adrien Plaintiff attorney: Mitchell Panter, David Sampedro and Josh Wintle, Panter Panter & Sampedro, Miami Defense attorneys: Cynthia Everett, Cynthia A. Everett [...]

$3,135,000 Jury Verdict Against ALAMO Rent-A-Car Sylvens Raphael is a 27 year old man who was a seat belted passenger in an Alamo Rent-A-Car involved in a two car crash on January 29, 1999. Sylvens Raphael was a young man from Haiti who was in the United States studying English. He was in the Alamo [...]

Brett Panter was hired to represent Isaac Aelion in his claim for worker’s compensation benefits arising from his catastrophic injury while in the course and scope of his employment as a Sunny Isles Beach City Commissioner. Mr. Aelion was hit by a car being operated by a valet driver. His life was instantly and permanently [...]

Case: Maricelly Lopez v. City of North Miami Case no: 2008-35955-CA-01 Description: Auto negligence Filing date: June 23, 2008 Trial dates: March 15-19, 2010 Jury award: $1.77 million Judge: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Peter Adrien Plaintiff attorney: Mitchell Panter, David Sampedro and Josh Wintle, Panter Panter & Sampedro, Miami Defense attorneys: Cynthia Everett, Cynthia A. Everett [...]

During the early morning hours of June 15, 2018, Theresa Montgomery was injured in a motor vehicle crash when Thomas Trout plowed his 18-wheel tractor-trailer into the vehicle in which Theresa was a passenger.1 As a result of this incident, Theresa suffered serious and permanent injuries. Earlier that evening Mr. Trout, a commercial truck driver [...]

While driving home on US1, Mike Smith was hit from behind by a drunk driver sustaining traumatic brain injuries and multiple other injuries. [i] Mitchell Panter and the law firm of Panter, Panter & Sampedro was retained to represent the young man and his family in his quest for justice and compensation for the injuries, [...]

Style of Case: LUCRETIA WILLIAMS, as Guardian of RENAE WILLIAMS vs. COLLEEN FOYO, GEORGE FOYO, MARY FOYO, and GUSTO'S, INC., d/b/a GUSTO'S BAR & GRILL Court and Case No.: Suit was filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida. Case Number 99-14349 CA 03 Trial Judge: Judge Stuart Simons Trial Date: [...]

Panter, Panter & Sampedro recently resolved a matter on behalf of an elderly client who was injured as she attempted to enter a car. Taken to a local trauma center in South Florida, Margaret Jansen* underwent emergency surgery and significant hospitalizations and rehabilitation. Overwhelmed with mounting medical bills, an uncertain future, and the insecurity of [...]

On January 29, 2016 Madison Roury left her home in Kendall to cross the street to purchase some items from a convenience store. [i] As she was crossing the street with a friend, Madison was struck by a vehicle and thrown to the air. She landed on her head and was unresponsive. Madison was disoriented, [...]

Style of Case: JENNY MASSE and CLAUDETTE FENELUS, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Auguste Masse, deceased on behalf of the Estate and on behalf of and for the benefit of Carl Auguste Masse, a minor, Cybill Masse, a minor, Jenny Masse, Jose Martin, a minor, and Louisa Dina Masse, a minor, Plaintiffs, vs. [...]

The Case Goes on Against the Manufacturer On January 9, 2004, Mr. Edgar known by his friends and family as "Fiyah" a young physically fit husband and father of 3 children went to work as he usually did. Fiyah was a tree cutter with advance training designated as an arborist. Fiyah was a physical man [...]

The Palm Beach Post - Saturday October 20th, 1990 Palm Beach Post Staff Writer BY JOE CAPOZZI Driver Shouldn't Have Been Served, Suit Says FORT PIERCE - A Michigan man whose brother died when the car he was in smashed Into a trac-tor-trailer Is suing a Fort Pierce bar that served liquor to the driver [...]

Settlements totaling $985,000 for an intersection collision involving a tractor-trailer. One passenger died at the scene and the driver and one passenger suffered severe injuries.

$800,000.00 On August 4, 2014, Yurquenys Fonseca was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash caused by Juan Garcia, an employee of J&E Transportation Enterprises, a trucking company. Mrs. Fonseca was following her husband and young daughter who were driving ahead of her as they were moving to Jacksonville, Florida for employment opportunities. As they [...]

The families of two victims killed as passengers in an automobile accident recovered a $625,000 settlement from Alamo Rental Car, the owner of the vehicle.

Ms. Stanford, a healthy weekend athlete who enjoyed vigorous activities, was a pedestrian attempting to cross Northwest 3rd Street right in front of The Children’s Court House in Downtown Miami. Ms. Stanford followed all the rules by pressing the button for the crosswalk and waiting for traffic to stop. This particular high pedestrian traffic crosswalk [...]