Verdicts & Settlements

While many of our cases, particularly the very high profile cases for large settlement amounts, require that the outcomes of be kept confidential, below is a sampling of a few of the firm's case verdicts and settlements involving results that have been published or written up for publication

Premises Cases - Fall Down & Other Negligence – Cases and Verdicts

• A 5.5 Million Dollar Verdict was obtained for our client after sustaining a severe injury while working on a yacht in Miami.
• Kohls Pays $450,000.00 for Slip & Fall at Its Department Store in Miramar
• Popular Fast Food Restaurant Chain in Davie Pays $350,000 for Slip & Fall in Its Men’s Bathroom
• Warehouse Worker Gets $8.2 Million
• Man Awarded $320,000 for Pool Accident at Bar
• $1.25 Million Paid to Parents of Minor who Drowned in Hotel Pool

Negligent and/or Inadequate Security – Cases and Verdicts

• Sawgrass Mills Pays for Criminal Assault in its Parking Lot
• Miramar Shopping Center Pays Confidential Six Figure Settlement to Woman Assaulted in Parking Lot
• Broward County School Board Pays in Excess of Statutory Limits to Settle Sexual Abuse Case

Vehicular Accidents

• 1M recovery was obtained for our client, a bicyclist victim of a trucking accident.
• Dancer Injured in Crash Settles Lawsuit for $1.6 Million
• $940,000.00 Paid to Family of 81 Year old Grandmother Killed in Auto Accident
• $800,000 Settlement in a Wheel-Chair Transport Case
• Ex-Bailarina Gana Demanda Legal Por $1,575,000.00
• Our client a 19-year-old college student with preexisting hip dysplasia was in a car crash. Her injuries led to the need for hip surgery. We obtained 350K for compensation.
• $300,000 Recovery for Motor Vehicle Negligence

Medical Malpractice Cases

• Wrongful death as the result of hospital staff negligence resulted in a 32-million-dollar verdict for our client's family
• We recovered for our client a 2.5M settlement for failure to timely diagnose breast cancer in a 32-year-old mother of 2 leading to reduced life expectancy.
• A Cardiologist's failure to respond to our patient phone calls led to a preventable stroke. We recovered 1.5 Million for our client.
• $865,000.00 Paid for Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Against Hospital and Physicians
• Nurse and Hospital Pay $750,000.00 for Negligent Administration of Injection
• Doctor and Radiation Facility pay $450,000.00 for Negligent Radiation of Skin Cancer
• Confidential Six Figure Settlement for Negligent Management of Post Cataract Infection

Trucking Injuries Cases

• 3.25 Million Dollar Settlement for Pedestrian Trucking Death
• $3.125 Million Settlement for Florida Turnpike Crash in St. Lucie County
• $1 Million Settlement for Bicyclist Run Over by Flatbed Truck in Dania, Florida
• $300,000.00 Settlement for Crash Involving a 19-Year-Old Student
• $175,000.00 Settlement in Semi-Truck Side-Swipe Collision

Car Wreck Cases

• $800,000 Recovered for Nurse in Oakland Park Crash
• $700,000. Recovered in Dade County Crash Against Pharmaceutical Rep and Employer
• $500,000. Multi-Car Accident Off I 95 in Broward
• $450,000.00 Paid to Bicyclist for Injuries Suffered Due to a Defective Bike
• $260,000. For Uber Driver Involved in Crash in Broward
• $200,000.00 Bodily Injury and Uninsured Motorist limits tendered after a motor vehicle crash
• $175,000. Car Crash in Dade County
• $160,000. Rear-End Crash in Gainesville
• Six-Figure Confidential Settlement for Jamaican Olympic Athlete and Family Following Multi-Car Crash in Broward

The Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria has successfully recovered multiple millions of dollars for its clients, inclusive of settlements and verdicts in all types of cases. These successful verdicts and settlements have included the following types of cases, among others:

• Auto accidents;
• Train and bus accidents;
• Construction site accidents;
• Defective roadway-construction cases;
• Medical malpractice cases;
• Nursing home negligence cases including falls resulting in subdural hematomas and death;
• Falls on defective sidewalks;
• Hotel and hospital falls;
• Falls in stores, malls and other business establishments resulting from defective conditions;
• Drowning in public pools and swimming arenas;
• Criminal assaults and injuries due to inadequate or negligent security ;
• Scarring and disfigurement cases as a result of chemical burns and negligent administration of professional services;
• Cases against hair salons, laser centers, surgery centers;
• Products liability for dangerous products, including failure to warn cases;
• Defective tire and tire blow-out cases;
• Defective/unsafe consumer products involving products with potential to harm and lacking appropriate and/or adequate warnings

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