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The Firm’s Bartow office is located in the Historic E.A. Law Building located just two blocks from the Polk County Courthouse.

Case Results

Below are representative settlements and verdicts pursued and won by Lilly, O'Toole & Brown, LLP. Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case. Nor does it mean that we win all of our cases - we don't. Our clients tell us that knowing that we have achieved significant results, both by settlement and by jury verdict, is one factor that many of them used to decide to hire us. You certainly should ask any prospective attorney whether he or she has obtained significant verdicts and settlements but the decision to hire an attorney should not be made on this factor alone. We would be more than happy to discuss any of these cases, and many others, with you.

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Auto, Truck & Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • $ 12,299,520 - Hardee County for 7-year-old Canadian girl injured when her family's RV was rear-ended by a Publix truck.
  • $ 1,250,000 - For youth pastor hit by car while cycling. Treatment of broken leg resulted in osteomyelitis and contraction of Hepatitis C.
  • $1,050,000 - Uninsured Motorists claim for Lakeland man with broken leg in motor vehicle accident - multiple surgeries following complications.
  • $ 1,050,000 - Settlement reached immediately prior to trial with road contractor, engineering firm, and driver of automobile involved in a single car accident due to improper signage in a roadway construction site. Plaintiff was left a quadriplegic as a result of the automobile accident.
  • $1,000,000 - Policy limits settlement during jury selection for widow of a nursery worker.
  • $1,000,000 - Settlement immediately prior to trial as a result of personal injuries sustained by a porter at a Greyhound bus station who was run over by a bus departing the facility.
  • $1,000,000 - For wife and 2 children of motorcyclist killed when a grove worker drove a front-end loader out into the road.
  • $962,106.86 - For widow of 82-year-old man killed when his vehicle was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer.
  • $935,000 - For truck driver who struck a vehicle which pulled out in front of him, resulting in the roll-over of his tractor-trailer.
  • $ 875,000 - Representation of the individual who lost his arm as a result of an electrocution at a construction site. A settlement was reached just prior to trial against the general contractor, engineering firm, and the city for whom the construction project was undertaken.
  • $ 750,000 - For 3 adult children of 80-year-old gentleman killed in intersection collision.
  • $685,000 - For truck driver rear-ended by another truck when attempting to make a right turn.
  • $658,484.69 - For man who sustained multiple injuries when hit head-on by a vehicle attempting to pass traffic in a "no passing" zone
  • $650,000 -  For widow and child of motorcyclist killed in intersection collision.
  • $ 602,000 -

    Verdicts for 2 teenagers for compensatory and punitive damages against roofing company for negligent hiring of employee with poor driving record years earlier in another State.

  • $550,000 - Settlement for the husband and son of a lady killed in intersection collision due to a malfunctioning traffic light.
  • $515,000 - For parents of 22-year-old man killed when struck by a garbage truck while riding his bicycle.
  • $500,000 - A $500,000.00 verdict arising out of an offset head on motor vehicle accident, involving significant back and neck injuries to the plaintiff.
  • $ 475,000 - For teenager passenger of car that struck garbage truck - arm and eye injuries.
  • $ 450,000 - For man with soft-tissue injuries from intersection collision with British tourists driving rental car.
  • $450,000 - Representation of the Plaintiff whose motorcycle was struck by a motor vehicle resulting in multiple, severe pelvic fractures and the amputation of the right leg.
  • $ 400,000 -

    For man who was T-boned by a tow truck which ran a red light, which resulted in knee injuries, fractured ribs, neck and back injuries and lacerations.

Personal Injury

  • $ 9,500,000 - For 183 Polk County Courthouse employees (including Judges and lawyers) against general contractor, architect and multiple subcontractors for sick-building related illnesses.
  • $ 6,500,000 - Jury verdict on behalf of plaintiff against a County for negligent design of an intersection after other settlements were previously obtained with private landowners. Plaintiff was left a quadriplegic as a result of the automobile accident.
  • $ 850,000 - Pregnant woman tripped on a tent stake at outdoor festival, severely injuring her back, leaving her with partial paralysis and chronic, disabling pain.
  • $ 425,000 - For college student working summer job at phosphate plant, who sustained back injuries in "trap door" fall.
  • $ 350,000 - Elderly lady tripped and fell when she caught her shoe in a broken sidewalk outside a restaurant, suffering a fractured pelvis.

Wrongful Death

  • $ 5,500,000 - Jury verdict for the parents of a brain injured son who died when he was held down on the floor by four employees at a brain injury facility in Wauchula, Fla.
  • $ 5,000,000 - A Hardee County verdict involving a claim by the parents of 35 year old resident at a brain injury rehabilitation facility, who died as a result of positional asphyxiation from negligent restraint during the course of a search of his room for snacks allegedly removed from the kitchen.
  • $ 2,250,000 - Settlement just prior to trial on behalf of the surviving spouse whose husband was killed in a small aircraft accident. The lawsuit was filed against the manufacturer of the aircraft propeller, the company provided maintenance to the propeller and the aircraft's pilot.
  • $ 850,000 - Settlement just before trial on behalf of children of dentist murdered in his office by gunman allegedly hired by his widow, who was convicted of capital murder.
  • $ 800,000 - For widow and child of sign painter killed when his painting pole contacted power lines.
  • Confidential - For widow of man killed by stepson and friends - based on negligence of Polk County Sheriff's Department to follow-up on a lead which may have prevented the murder.
  • Confidential - For father of 2 teen-age sons killed as passengers in single-car accident after the driver was allowed to leave the scene of a stop for careless driving - Claim vs. Sheriff's Department for deputies' failure to detect that driver of the vehicle was DUI.
  • Confidential - For father whose wife and 2 children were killed when a rotten tree in right-of-way fell on the family's pick-up truck on a windy day - claim vs. State/County/City for failure to trim or remove tree.

Medical Malpractice

  • $ 1,700,000 - For tennis pro for failure to diagnose tumor behind left knee, resulting in insertion of metal rod and loss of function and mobility.
  • $1,200,000 - Representation of a Plaintiff against a surgeon and anesthesiologist for their negligence in the conduct of surgery to repair a thoracic aneurysm. The negligence resulted in the paralysis of the plaintiff.
  • $1,050,000 - Representation of husband and wife against pediatrician and pharmacy for negligently dispensing the wrong medications in improper amounts to a 9-month-old infant.
  • $ 675,000 - Settlement reached with in connection with wrongful death of patient subsequent to aspiration resulting in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Nursing Home Neglect / Abuse

  • $2,200,000 - For surviving spouse of 79-year-old nursing home resident, including $1,700,000 in punitive damages.
  • $ 850,000 - Representation of the surviving spouse against the nursing home for failure to identify and properly treat multiple decubitus ulcers resulting in sepsis and death.
  • $ 775,000 - Representation of an elderly plaintiff against a nursing home for its negligent failure to follow treatment directions resulting in the dehydration and subsequent stroke resulting in partial paralysis.
  • $425,000 - Representation of Plaintiff against a nursing home for negligent failure to obey the medical directions of the surviving daughter to intubate father resulting in his death.

Product Liability

  • $1,000,000 - For widow and child of City of Lakeland lineman vs. manufacturer of bucket truck for electrocution death resulting from negligent design.
  • $750,000 - For husband of woman killed in fire resulting from escaping gas while sliding on pavement - Claim vs. GM for negligent design of gas cap of 1979 Longhorn pick-up truck.
  • $500,000 - For 8-year-old girl in front seat who lost partial vision of left eye resulting from airbag deployment after accident impact.
  • Confidential - Claim vs. Chrysler for defective design/manufacture of steering mechanism resulting in single-car crash with bridge abutment.
  • Confidential - Settlement during 2nd trial (following hung jury after 1st trial which lasted 3 weeks) for a woman injured during a roll-over of her Jeep.

Insurance Disputes

  • Confidential - Representation of a class of individuals against an insurance company for its failure to freeze rates in connection with the Florida Tort Reform insurance act of 1986. The matter settled for a confidential amount and the payments by the defendant of substantial attorney's fees.

General

  • $ 3,150,000 - The firm provided representation for several plaintiffs against a club house manager for a major league baseball team alleging sexual molestation over a period of years resulting in severe psychological injuries to the plaintiffs.

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