Firm Results

Lou La Cava and Barbara Chapman obtained a defense verdict for their client in a case tried in Pasco County. The Plaintiff alleged the surgeon was negligent during the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy causing injury to the common bile duct requiring the Plaintiff to have to undergo a major surgical repair surgery. After a one week trial the jury returned a verdict finding the surgeon was not negligent.

Kari Jacobson and Jonathan Ficarrotta obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case tried in Hillsborough County. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant, a construction company, was negligent in failing to maintain its premises in a safe condition resulting in Plaintiff falling three stories down an empty elevator shaft. The jury found the Plaintiff to be a trespasser and that Defendant breached no duty to Plaintiff.

Lou La Cava and David Young obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Hillsborough County. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant, emergency room physician, was negligent for failing to have a patient who suffered a TIA admitted to the hospital. Plaintiff also alleged that it was negligent to prescribe Clonidine to the patient to control his blood pressure arguing a theory of auto-regulation and permissive hypertension. Plaintiff argued that giving the blood pressure medication and not admitting the patient resulted in him developing a stroke the next morning. Plaintiff sought damages for both motor and cognitive deficits. After a seven day jury trial, a verdict was returned finding the defendant doctor was not negligent.

Lou La Cava and Barbara Chapman obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Pinellas County. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant neurologist negligently diagnosed the plaintiff with a stroke when she actually was suffering from a spinal epidural abscess. The plaintiff argued that had the diagnosis been made sooner the plaintiff would not have suffered severe neurological deficits which have confined her to a wheel chair since 2008. After a 6 day trial the jury returned a verdict finding the Defendant physician not negligent.

Lou La Cava and Jim Wetzel obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial held in Pinellas County. The Plaintiff alleged that the defendant, internal medicine physician, was negligent in diagnosing the patient with rheumatic fever. They also alleged negligence in treating the patient with high dose aspirin in light of the patient being anemic. Plaintiff argued the defendant then failed to diagnose an ongoing GI bleed which ultimately led to the death of the 27 year old patient. After a 5 day jury trial the defendant was found not negligent.