Trial Award of Benefits to Law Enforcement Officer (Sherif'’s Deputy) employed 8 years who suffered an on-the-job heart attack. Following an extremely contested period of litigation, the Orlando Workers Compensation Attorneys at Vaughan Law Group, along with Co-Counsel, won an award of total compensability against the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and their Workers Compensation servicing agent. The Claimant was awarded all of her past due mon

$1,000,000.00 Settlement Award for an incomplete paraplegic who slipped and fell in a hotel room while on a business trip in California. This cash award was used to purchase an annuity that will pay the claimant approximately $2,000,000.00 over his life expectancy. During the pendency of the claim, the Orlando Workers Compensation Attorneys at Vaughan Law Group were able to secure attendant care benefits for this catastrophically injured worke

Trial award of compensability of claim with Vaughan Law Groups client, a prison guard.While performing searching techniques, the client sustained a scratch or tear in the skin on her upper extremity. Subsequently she developed a rash and sores and ultimately contracted MRSA.

The claimant ran-up numerous and significant medical bills as well as lost wages and need for future treatment (to include plastic surgery). The workers compensati

Vaughan Law Group’s (VLG’s) client was exiting the interstate while safely operating his motorcycle. This particular exit ramp was within the zone of a large D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) project. DOT awarded a contract to a large nationwide contractor. Failure by that contractor to monitor and maintain the ramp (which had daily amounts of dirt and debris dumped on it by dump trucks) led to the motorcycle’s loss of traction. Consequent

$100.000.00 recovery for boy who was ejected from a 4-wheeler (mule) while playing with other unsupervised children. The property owner allowed a group of boys (all under the age of 12) to drive around his ranch in this vehicle. The child/ driver made a sharp turn, thereby ejecting the client and breaking his femur bone. Due to the child’s age, Vaughan Law Group has arranged for the settlement to be placed in an annuity to be accessed when he

Workers Compensation, 2008 - $2,000,000.00 award for a former Red Cross employee. This gentleman sustained cervical and lower back injuries that resulted in several surgical procedures. His condition gradually deteriorated, eventually leading to partial paraplegia. Consequently, Vaughan Law Group secured an assisted living facility in which the client was able to receive around-the-clock attendant care. The Vaughan Law Group, aft

Young female client was a passenger of a drunk driver who caused a single car accident in Orlando. Client suffered a lower extremity injury that has limited her enjoyment of life as well as her activities of daily living. As a resident of her parents household, she was entitled to the coverages provided by that family's uninsured motorist auto insurance policy for car accidents such as this. The insurance company refused to pay a re

Client entered store on a shopping trip but stumbled over a cart left just inside the door. Severe lower extremity injuries were sustained and liability was initially denied by the store. Ultimately the store and its insurance company agreed to settle the case for $195,000.00.  ( 9th Judicial Circuit).

A 40 year old pedestrian was struck by a Canadian tourist while walking along a highway in Volusia County, thereby sustaining catastrophic injuries(semi-vegetative state and disabling orthopedic injuries). Policy limits for this automobile accident of $1,000,000.00 were secured against the drivers’ insurance company and The Vaughan Law Group is now pursuing other defendants with the assistance of the defendant driver.

In May 2007, after years of litigation, achieved a monumental and substantial settlement for a client who had received a hip implant in 2001. , through use of experts analyses of both the device and design documents, convinced the manufacturer to reimburse the client for his multiple unnecessary surgeries, pain and suffering, loss of income, loss of enjoyment of life, and future medical needs. This manufacturer/ Defendant produced a hip impla

2006 - Workers Compensation

a)43 year old Permanent Total Disability trial award for a worker who suffered a serious back injury. Based upon a combination of injuries and vocational deficiencies, the trial court awarded total disability benefits estimated to be in excess of $1,000,000.00 (not reduced to present value). District M-North. (Sarasota)

b)Death Case - Trial award of dependency benefi

In a case involving foreign (Canadian) tortfeasors,  represented the motorcycle operator who sustained  serious lower extremity injuries in an automobile/motorcycle accident. After perfecting service of the lawsuit on the automobile owner via The Hague Convention and after protracted discovery, the case settled for $500,000.00 prior to trial. (7th Judicial Circuit)