Verdicts / Results

Motor Vehicle Accident/Multiple Surgeries

Hillsborough County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan and Tera L. Radigan. Fulmer LeRoy & Albee, PLLC was assigned to defend the driver and company of a commercial delivery service in a rear-end accident in which the client/driver ran into the back of the plaintiff’s vehicle. Fulmer LeRoy & Albee, PLLC was successful in convincing the jury that the three subsequent spine surgeries were not causally related to the motor vehicle accident. Despite a directed verdict as to liability and partial directed verdict as to causation, Sean and Tera successfully convinced the jury to return a verdict for less than half of the pretrial offer.

Wrongful Death Summary Judgment Granted

Orange County, Florida – Michael W. LeRoy obtained Final Summary Judgment in favor of our client, an international trucking and transportation company, where the total damages sought by the Estate of the decedent was in excess of $6 million.

Employment Discrimination Summary Judgment Granted

Marion County, Florida – Michael W. LeRoy obtained Final Summary Judgment on behalf of our client, a medical practice, in a case in which the Plaintiff sought over $ 1 million for alleged race and age discrimination in the workplace.

Premises Liability Summary Judgment Granted

Orange County, Florida – Michael W. LeRoy obtained Final Summary Judgment on behalf of our client, a student housing complex affiliated with a local university, in a negligent security case, in which the Plaintiff sought damages in excess of $1 million.

Motor Vehicle Accident/Traumatic Brain Injury

Polk County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan and Carrie L. Pilon. Fulmer, LeRoy & Albee, PLLC was assigned to defend the owner and her 19-year old son, a permissive user, involved in an accident in which a three year old girl sustained traumatic brain injuries. After two days of jury deliberation, the jury returned a complete defense verdict finding that the defendant driver was not responsible for the accident. A defense verdict was entered in favor of the clients.

First Party Motor Vehicle Accident

Manatee County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan and Tera L. Radigan. Fulmer LeRoy was assigned to defend the insurance carrier in a first-party claim for uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits as the result of a motor vehicle accident in which the Plaintiff was a passenger. The passenger was claiming that she sustained injuries which included a diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as a result of the accident. After 5 days of trial, the Plaintiff and the carrier entered into a confidential settlement prior to the jury rendering a verdict.

Motor Vehicle Accident

Hillsborough County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan of the Tampa office defended the driver and vehicle owner in a trial for alleged injuries to the plaintiffs resulting from a multiple vehicle chain-reaction accident in which the order of the impacts was contested. After four days of trial, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision that the client was the legal cause of any injury to the Plaintiffs. The Court declared a hung jury and a mistrial was entered.

Motor Vehicle Accident/Claimed Traumatic Brain Injury

Manatee County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan and Tera L. Radigan. Fulmer, LeRoy & Albee, PLLC was assigned to defend the owner and permissive driver of a personal automobile involved in a three-vehicle accident. Following the first collision between the client and a third-party, the client’s vehicle impacted with the Plaintiff’s vehicle, which was stationary, preparing to exit a private commercial parking lot. As a result of the impact, the claimant was claiming injuries which included a permanent traumatic brain injury, and an acute disc injury requiring an anterior cervical discectomy. Fulmer, LeRoy & Albee, PLLC was successful in convincing the jury that neither the subsequent surgery nor the claimed traumatic brain injury were causally related to the motor vehicle accident. Despite a directed verdict as to liability, Sean and Tera convinced the jury to return a total verdict of under $1,000.00.

Trucking Accident Trial

Palm Beach County, Florida – Michael W. LeRoy, in a case in which the Plaintiff sought damages in excess of $ 3,000,000.00 for severe spinal injuries, defended an international transportation and trucking company, and two other defendants, the jury obtained a global verdict of less than $ 654,000.00. Said verdict entitled the defendants to an award for attorneys’ fees and costs in accordance with a Proposal for Settlement which was served to the Plaintiff prior to trial.

Commercial Vehicle Wrongful Death

Pinellas County, Florida – Sean M. Conahan and Jack E. Delcamp of the Tampa office of Fulmer, LeRoy and Albee, PLLC successfully defended the driver of a commercial tractor trailer in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a motorcyclist who struck the rear of the tractor trailer. Although alleged that the driver of the tractor trailer made an illegal turn causing the motorcyclist to lose control of his motorcycle, the jury found no liability on the driver of the tractor trailer or the company he worked for. A complete defense verdict was rendered by the jury.