Verdicts and Settlements Achieved by the Tampa Personal Injury Law Firm of Dale Appell, P.A.

Our Tampa personal injury law firm is proud of the results that we have achieved for our clients in auto accidents, medical malpractice, premise liability, product liability, trip and fall, and other type of situations that result in injury. The following are selected results from various cases in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties:

$2,100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident in Pasco County, FL
Our client was killed while driving his motorcycle in Pasco County. A young driver failed to obey a stop sign and drove directly in front of our client's motorcycle. Once our law firm was hired, we immediately retained an engineer that specialized in auto accident reconstruction. In addition to obtaining witness statements, he went directly to the scene of the accident and secured valuable evidence. He also took measurements, all of which were important to prove that the young driver of the automobile was completely at fault for the wrongful death of our client.

$600,000
Motor Vehicle Accident in Hillsborough County, FL
Our client needed surgery to her back and knee as a result of two accidents that occurred within just four months of each other. The drivers at fault claimed that our client had a pre-existing condition and that the surgeries were not the result of these accidents. We successfully demonstrated that prior to the accidents, our client received only chiropractic treatment to the areas of her body that later required surgery and that the auto accidents aggravated her pre-existing condition.

$500,000
Medical Malpractice in Hillsborough County, FL
When an oral surgeon did not follow the standard of care when removing our client's tooth, an infection entered the wound area that would not heal. The result was the need for the client to have surgery to replace the jaw bone that had become infected, making it difficult for her to eat, speak and causing her facial numbness. Upon being retained, our law firm hired an expert to prove that the oral surgeon's care fell below the well established standard and that dental malpractice had occurred.

$450,000
Medical Malpractice in Pasco County, FL
Our client suffered permanent paralysis because his primary care doctor failed to recognize the medical emergency that should have been apparent from the client's lumbar MRIs and the radiology reports that accompanied them. The MRIs showed that our client had several disc herniations that were pressing directly on his spinal cord, slowly killing the nerves. Eventually, the client was sent to a specialist who performed emergency surgery, but too late for our client to make a full recovery.

$275,000
Premise Liability in Pinellas County, FL
After enjoying an evening visiting with friends in her friend's R.V., our client was walking out the door and was not aware that the R.V.'s steps failed to unfold. As a result, she tumbled out of the R.V. and hit the ground injuring her back and shoulder. Because her head hit the ground, she also suffered a grand mal seizure.

$250,000
Jet Ski Accident in Sarasota County, FL
Although jet ski accidents on Florida's waterways are increasingly common, this one was unusual in that our client was not actually on the jet ski when the accident occurred. He was enjoying an afternoon riding on a raft that was tied to the back of a jet ski. As the jet ski driver was pulling him around the lake on the raft, the driver suddenly decided to head at full speed straight for the shoreline, turning sharply only a couple of feet from land. As a result of the sharp turn and quick speed, our 16 year old client was flung from the raft onto the shore, hitting a nearby tree at a speed estimated to be approximately 70 mph.

$225,000
Motor Vehicle Accident in Pasco County, Florida
Our client was rear ended by a truck, resulting in the need for surgery to the client's shoulder and treatment for injury to her neck.

$225,000
Motor Vehicle Accident in Pasco County, Florida
Our client was only 13 years old when an auto accident caused her to need TMJ surgery to repair injury to her jaw joint. The client's settlement paid for past medical bills and the cost of additional TMJ surgery that she will need in the future.

$200,000
Motor Vehicle Accident in Pinellas County, Florida
Our client was a passenger in an automobile when the driver lost control of the vehicle during an impromptu street race. The client was ejected from the vehicle and his head hit the ground. The client suffered a traumatic brain injury. Despite the fact that the client was not wearing the available seatbelt, the firm was able to obtain the full available insurance policy limits.

Not all of the firm's results have been provided. Prospective clients' facts and circumstances and their results may differ from the results that have been provided in the selected settlement and verdicts above. For more information about Tampa personal injury attorney Dale Appell, P.A., please contact us today.