In a matter of minutes, the life of a young Homestead family was turned upside down when their four year old son, Odnel, wandered into the unguarded pool of their apartment complex, fell into the water and drowned. Revived by paramedics and rushed to Miami Childrens Hospital, Odnel held on for more than two weeks until his frail body finally succumbed to the catastrophic brain damage he suffered. A wrongful death lawsuit was brought by attorney Robert M. Roselli on behalf of Odnel's devastated parents, seeking justice for the untimely death of the boy which could have been avoided had the apartment complex and the apartment manager simply replaced the rusty padlock and latch. Ultimately, a substantial confidential settlement was reached for the family.
In an Alachua County case, our client suffered 3rd degree burns over her arms and legs after a gas line she was working near exploded. Preliminary investigation by the gas utility company and the Public Service Commission placed blame on our client for burning a hole through a gas line with her hand-held torch. Believing this was not the case, attorney Robert M. Roselli designed a legal strategy which involved hiring a team of top fire and safety experts to analyze the explosion and perform laboratory re-enactments which proved our client was not at fault. Damages were bolstered by obtaining video of skin graft surgeries performed by the burn specialist and hiring top experts in the field of life care planning, specifically for burn victims. The case was settled before trial for over two million dollars.
"This substantial settlement in excess of $2 million was the culmination of relentless and creative litigation on the part of plaintiff's counsel."
Florida Jury Verdict Review and Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2004
A young man on his way to work suffered a serious injuries to his cervical spine when a Mack truck hauling 80,000 pounds of road rock barreled through a Florida turnpike toll lane in Boca Raton, crashing into his pick up truck that was was stopped to pay the toll. The crushing impact propelled the pick up nearly the length of a football field. Juan, the diver of the pick up, suffered serious neck and back injuries that required extensive medical treatment, therapy and testing. MRI studies revealed that he sustained a cervical spine disc herniation, but fortunately he did not require surgery. Juan retained attorney Robert M. Roselli who took immediate action to preserve the vehicle and other key evidence, including the surveillance video tape at the Dept of Transportation toll booth. Ultimately Mr. Robert Roselli obtained a recovery of $250,000 on behalf of Juan.
Life turned upside down for Blake E., a 24 year old South Florida man, when an impatient driver tried to pass him in the emergency lane on Interstate 95 and caused a violent collision. Over the next year and a half, his life was dominated by doctor visits for his low back condition that dramatically worsened after the collision and ultimately required artificial disk replacement surgery. The medical doctors involved in his care determined that the car crash clearly aggravated a prior low back condition stemming from child hood injuries and a previous car accident. Despite an excellent recovery, a settlement was reached for the young man for $350,000.00.
A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the employee at the resort in January.
A visit to the local grocery store turned tragic for Kay S., a 32 year old wife and mother of two. While in the checkout lane, she slipped on water and landed on her knee leading causing persistent problems and ultimately a patellectomy. Kay retained Attorney Robert M. Roselli, who filed a lawsuit against the grocery store alleging they were negligent maintaining the store (which they denied). Depositions of store personnel revealed that a broken water bottle was the source of the water that caused Kay to slip, and store personnel simply failed to completely clean it up and close off the checkout lane. The consequences to Kay were devastating but ultimately she did receive the compensation that she deserved.
In a matter of minutes, four year-old Dayanne and her sister wandered away from their apartment and into the unlocked pool area at their apartment complex. Seconds later, Dayanne was under water. The apartment complex and its manager were emphatic that the gate was locked and secured and blamed Dayanne's death on her grieving mother. Immediate action by Attorney Robert M. Roselli, to preserve key evidence and testimony, proved the pool was merely "secured" by a damaged gate, rusty chain and open padlock. Depositions of local police officers revealed frequent prior occasions when the gate was left unlocked and unguarded. While no amount of money can compensate for the loss of a child, a confidential settlement was negotiated before trial on behalf of the grieving mother.
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