The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron and Michael Haggard have secured a $3 Million settlement in a wrongful death negligent security case. The names of the parties involved are confidential per the terms of the settlement.
The victim, John Doe, was murdered at the “ABC Apartments” within SIX weeks of another killing at the very same complex. That case was settled for $1.75 Million. These brutal killings, both involving young men, continue the troubling and tragic consistent violence at the property.
Olivia Oney was in a car crash where she was the restrained back-seated passenger in an Uber. Uber provided underinsured/uninsured motorist coverage through Progressive Insurance Company to Olivia. Progressive was the Defendant in the lawsuit.
The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel have obtained a $12 Million settlement in a high-profile catastrophic negligent security case.
On Memorial Day 2021, Marcus Williams arrived at Prime 112 for dinner. After exiting his vehicle within Prime 112’s valet, he immediately noticed that other members of his party were being yelled at by a group of unknown individuals. As the yelling became louder, and the unknown people used racial slurs and threatening language, Marcus looked towards the Prime 112 employees outside for action.
The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard obtained a $6 Million policy limit, pre-suit settlement in a negligent security wrongful death and personal injury case, involving a shooting near a boat dock in the Florida Keys.
On Monday, June 15, 2020, Jose “Pepe” Clemente returned from a hard day’s work at sea onboard a fishing boat that docked in Safe Harbor – a property owned by the Bernstein Trust and operated by Fishbusterz, a local retail fish merchant. As was the custom, Pepe hung around after work to share a few drinks with friends and play dominoes.
That Monday, between 4 and 5:00 p.m., Pepe was hanging out near some lobster traps in the middle of the property, drinking vodka and socializing with other fishermen, including Iliecer “Amarillo” Noa. At one point, two unknown men (not fishermen) approached and yelled towards Amarillo about the whereabouts of another local fisherman. After Amarillo stated that he was unaware of the person’s whereabouts, an argument ensued. Gunshots followed, and Pepe was killed. Amarillo suffered severe injuries, as well, and was represented by The Mustell Law Firm as co-counsel.
The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Co-Counsel Michael Flanagan of Flanagan & Bodenheimer have obtained a $4.2 Million settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case in Broward County, Florida.
On December 8, 2018, Dwight Higgins was shot and killed at the Lauderhill Point Apartments (f/k/a Driftwood). That evening Mr. Higgins went to the apartment complex with a friend to visit his friend’s girlfriend. Sometime after they arrived, his friend left the complex and Mr. Higgins was outside in the common areas. Four armed assailants approached him in a robbery attempt. Mr. Higgins tried to run away from the assailants. The attackers began shooting at him while chasing Higgins throughout the complex. The 27-year old was shot and was later pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.
The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard have obtained a $ 2 Million policy limit settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case in central Florida.
Late in the evening of August 23, 2019, 29-year-old Kemoze Chambers was inside his apartment, in Orlando, Florida when an unknown person(s) broke inside and murdered him.
The Defendant in this case Asset Overwatch Services, was contracted to provide private security services to the apartment complex where Kemoze lived. Boasting as a premier private security firm in Florida, Asset Overwatch provided vehicle patrols during its nightly security duties and provided the property owners and managers with nightly shift reports detailing their observations and actions taken.
The Haggard Law Firm’s Todd Michaels has obtained a $1.6 million settlement in a confidential wrongful death negligent security case.
The decedent was a talented and good-natured 19-year-old who enjoyed an exceptionally close relationship with his mother. Michaels says this case was a peculiar, difficult, and incredibly tragic case. “What made this case uniquely challenging is that the victim was shot accidentally by a childhood friend.”
“On September 14th, 2020 on behalf of our clients, The Estate of Frank Ordonez and Carlos Lara, The Haggard Law Firm filed a lawsuit in Broward County Circuit Court, stemming from the incident on December 15th , 2019, when Mr. Ordonez, a UPS driver, was shot and killed amid the crossfire between the Defendants, six local police departments, and two assailants who took Ordonez hostage following a robbery in Coral Gables. The Defendants’ reckless shooting also lead to serious injuries suffered by Mr. Lara, and killed another innocent civilian, Richard Cutshaw.
We hope the Defendant-Police Departments will release copies of their Body Worn Camera Footage and patrol car radio transmissions. The Ordonez and Lara families – and the public – have the right to know what happened, and how law enforcement reacted on this tragic day.
It is in the best interest of this very emotional case for the Ordonez and Lara families that no further comment beyond this statement is given at this time. As more evidence is released, the families and our attorneys will grant interviews.
What happened that day should never have occurred. “
Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard, The Haggard Law Firm