Crime Victim Attorney Archives - Page 6 of 11

Settlement in Naomi Jones Negligent Security Wrongful Death Case

Posted on March 31, 2020April 14, 2020 by HaggardTeam

Pensacola, FL – Michael Haggard and Christopher Marlowe have settled the negligent security wrongful death lawsuits involving the abduction and murder of 12-year-old Naomi Jones.

Claims against the principal defendant, the management company of the Pensacola apartment complex where she was abducted, were resolved under confidential terms.

The lawsuit against the owner of the apartment complex was resolved for policy limits of $2,000,000.

$1.5 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by HaggardTeam

Congratulations to trial lawyers Michael Haggard and Pedro Echarte for obtaining a $1.5 million wrongful death negligent security case in Miami-Dade County.

Some details of the case have been withheld due to terms of confidentiality. What we can report is that the victim was shot during an attempted armed robbery after leaving an automated teller machine (ATM). The victim was an adult and left behind his elderly mother, who he lived with and was the sole survivor to the claim.

If you or your loved one have been a victim of a crime on a commercial property or at a business, you may have a negligent security case. Contact us at 305.446.5700 or click here

Over the years The Haggard Law Firm has earned more than $500 million in verdicts and settlements in this area of personal injury law practice. Negligent security cases are often referred to our firm by lawyers from around the country. Click to see notable cases

$12 Million Negligent Security Verdict Affirmed by Court

Posted on February 28, 2020March 10, 2020 by HaggardTeam

The $12 Million verdict in a wrongful death negligent security case against a Hialeah hotel was upheld by the 3^rd District Court of Appeals.

The court’s opinion is attached below.

The-Wafes-of-Hialeah-v.-Machado Download

Haggard Law Firm lawyer Christopher Marlowe, who tried the case, said about the affirmed verdict “this opinion is significant to all personal injury cases where there are allegations of the victim’s use of drugs or other intoxicants. By adopting the well-established evidentiary requirement from a criminal law opinion, the Court made clear that a positive drug test, by itself, is not enough to slander the victim as having been ‘under the influence.’ ”

Synopsis of Case

The victim, Yaimi Machado, was locked out of room 106 of the Chesapeake Motel in Hialeah on April 10, 2016. The victim entered the lobby of the motel in her bra and jeans and asked for room 106 to be opened by the front desk clerk. The clerk instructed the victim to go wait outside the door to room 106. Twenty minutes prior to the victim entering the lobby a man walked in drunk and claimed to be the manager’s son and asked for beer. The front desk clerk sold the man beer despite the motel’s policy only to sell alcohol to guests. The man then asks for a prostitute and the clerk tells the man he needed to find servicewomen outside. The man leaves the lobby and stops at room 104 where a housekeeper is cleaning a room by herself. The man asks the housekeeper for a kiss and then enters room 104 and asks the housekeeper for a second kiss. The housekeeper threatens to call the front desk and the man stands at the door to 104 until he sees the victim walking down the hallway toward him. The door to room 106 was never opened and the last time the victim is seen was walking toward the front entrance in the area where she was brutally murdered by the man.

The Daily Business Review wrote an article about the original verdict on December 5^th or 2017: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/sites/dailybusinessreview/2017/12/05/hialeah-motel-slammed-with-12m-verdict-after-womans-murder/

$5.5 Million Settlement – ATM Death Case

Posted on December 15, 2019March 10, 2020 by HaggardTeam

Congratulations to our Michael Haggard and Pedro Echarte for obtaining a $5.5 Million settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case.

This case involved a young man who died after being shot in an attempted armed robbery while using an ATM. We brought the lawsuit on behalf of the victim’s estate against the operator of the ATM, alleging that the security measures in place on the night of the incident were inadequate in light of the prior history of crime on the premises and in the surrounding area.

Further details on this case are confidential.

$1 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case

Posted on June 5, 2019September 23, 2019 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron has obtained a $1 Million settlement for a gunshot victim who was rendered a paraplegic.

It was September 1, 2016 when the victim in this case, 37-year-old Twyaun Jones, was relaxing outside of his Miami-Dade apartment home after a long day of work as a tire technician.

As he was walking back inside to his apartment, an individual came from behind and shot him.

A day earlier the victim had told a known drug dealer to stop conducting business on the property of the apartment complex. Attorney McCarron uncovered evidence (police reports & calls of service) highlighting that the property had a continuous problem with drugs. Multiple police reports described the apartment complex as a “high crime and drug-prone” property. The managers of the property did not provide an adequate amount of security to prevent a tragedy like this one from occurring.

The case was settled for policy limits.

Haggard Law Firm trial lawyer Douglas McCarron

$1.69 Million Settlement in Double Murder Negligent Security Case

Posted on June 3, 2019 by HaggardTeam

Haggard Law Firm trial lawyer Christopher Marlowe obtained a $1.69 million settlement in a negligent security case involving the murder of two cousins.

Ken Jean and Bensen Cineas lived on Florida’s southwest coast. They were traveling to an immigration appointment in Miami with a friend late at night, before arriving at a relative’s apartment in North Miami around 3 am. On January 31, 2016, around 4 pm, the cousins were found dead in the front seat of a car. They were found shot in the back of the head, with bullet casings in the back of the car. It is believed that they were dead for approximately twelve hours. Their friend was nowhere to be found.

The apartment complex owned by the defendant, RYAN 15401 6 AVE LLC, had 24-hour security, including a roving patrol. Attorney Marlowe learned during case discovery that the security booth was unmanned for the shift before, during and after the shooting occurred. Security guards testified that they had not been paid regularly for more than a year, and it was common for guards to skip their shifts. Additionally, when the front gate was without a guard, the protocol was to leave the gate open. The gate dedicated for resident use was always broken, so the property was often completely unsecured. No motive was determined for why the victims were shot, or definitively by who.

The Haggard Law Firm has litigated hundreds of negligent security cases for more than two decades obtaining more than $300 million in verdicts and settlements in these cases for our clients.

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$2 Million Negligent Security Settlement Involving Victim who was Stabbed 12 Times

Posted on January 28, 2019 by HaggardTeam

$2 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case Involving Apartment Complex that Didn’t Remove Problem Resident Before He Stabbed Plaintiff 12 Times

Pompano Beach, FL – Patricia Norris never knew the danger she entered when she moved to the Palm Aire Gardens Apartments in late 2016. For nearly ten months the manager of the complex had received complaints from multiple young female residents that a resident named Charles Gipson was threatening, harassing, and stalking them. One resident even took out a restraining order against him. Despite the warnings, neither the Palm Aire Gardens Condominium Association nor property managers (First Service Residential Florida) took any steps to keep residents safe from Gipson.

Safety Questions To Ask Your Landlord

Posted on January 14, 2019 by HaggardTeam

How Safe Is the Apartment You Want to Rent? Key Questions to Ask a Landlord Before Signing a Lease

A sense of security and safety for you and your family is key to making a house feel like a home.

Unfortunately, many landlords don’t provide, and in some cases aren’t legally required to share, crime and safety information to a potential tenant.

“Along with costs and amenities, tenants should be prepared to ask a variety of questions about safety measures before signing a lease and moving into a new apartment or home” says Michael Haggard. Haggard is the Managing Partner of The Haggard Law Firm (www.haggardlawfirm.com) which has made a mark successfully representing tenants who are injured or killed by someone committing a crime that could have been prevented if the landlord of the property where the crime occurs had taken proper security measures.

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Teenage Victims of Sex Assault By Teacher Suing School Board

Posted on January 7, 2019 by HaggardTeam

Mothers of Victims to Discuss New Lawsuits Against Miami -Dade County School Board On Behalf of Teenagers Sexually Assaulted By Middle School Teacher

This is the first time these mothers have spoken out.

Miami, FL – A lawsuit was recently filed against the School Board of Miami-Dade County on behalf of a teenage female victim (Jane Doe) who was sexually assaulted by former Brownsville Middle School physical education teacher Wendell Nibbs.

Beginning in her 6th grade school year and continuing through the end of her 8th grade school year at Brownsville Middle (2013 through 2016), Nibbs sexually harassed, sexually assaulted and raped Jane Doe. The assaults and rape occurred on school premises. Nibbs also sent Jane Doe sexually explicit photographs of himself.

The mother of Jane Doe will be joined by the mother of Jan Doe at a press conference to be held Monday January 7, 2019 outside of the Miami-Dade County School Building in downtown Miami.

In 2016, while in 8^th grade, Jan Doe was sexually harassed, assaulted and discriminated against (on the basis of her sexual orientation) by Nibbs on school property. Jan Doe’s lawsuit will be filed later this month.

Pedro Echarte of The Haggard Law Firm and Aaron A. Karger of the Law Offices of Aaron A. Karger represent the victims and say they will also file a third case against the School Board on behalf of another victim. The attorneys say the school and School Board were well aware of Nibbs’ inappropriate and illegal behavior, as well as the risk he posed to young female students, and did nothing about it. The attorneys believe there may be other victims, suffering in shame and silence.

Between 2004 and 2016, Nibbs had been accused by at least six different female middle school students of making inappropriate sexual comments, engaging in inappropriate physical contact of a sexual nature, and sending or showing them sexually explicit photographs. Despite these separate accusations Nibbs was permitted to remain at Brownsville Middle as a teacher.

PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS

*The mothers of both victims are requesting that their faces and distinguishing marks do not appear on camera.

Date: Monday, January 7, 2019

Press Conference start: Noon

Location: Outside the Miami-Dade County School Board Building- Downtown, 1450 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132

Press Conference Speakers:

Mother of Jane Doe

Mother of Jan Doe

Pedro Echarte, The Haggard Law Firm

Aaron A. Karger, Law Offices of Aaron A. Karger

CONTACT: J.P. HERVIS, 305.321.4293, JP@BrandstoryCommunications.com

Haggard Law Names New Partners

Posted on December 31, 2018 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm is proud to announce that trial lawyers Jason Brenner and Pedro Echarte have been named partners.

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Settlement in Naomi Jones Negligent Security Wrongful Death Case

$1.5 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case

$12 Million Negligent Security Verdict Affirmed by Court

$5.5 Million Settlement – ATM Death Case

$1 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case

$1.69 Million Settlement in Double Murder Negligent Security Case

$2 Million Negligent Security Settlement Involving Victim who was Stabbed 12 Times

Safety Questions To Ask Your Landlord

PRESS CONFERENCE: Teenage Victims of Sex Assault By Teacher Suing School Board

Haggard Law Names New Partners

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