The client was on the roof of a building, taking photographs at the request of an insurance carrier. He stepped onto the roof, walked a few steps, then plunged through the roof into the building below. He fell through the building, 20 feet to the building’s floor. The fall was caused by a concealed skylight on the roof. While it’s possible the skylights were clear or translucent at one time, they were completely covered by dirt and debris at the time of our client’s fall. In fact, the skylights were so filthy that a person inside the building could not have seen additional light through them. The Corporate Defendant’s failure to perform any kind of cleaning or maintenance on the roof created a concealed hazard known as a latent defect. Latent defects create a well-recognized basis for liability against a premises owner. As a result of the fall, our client sustained extensive traumatic orthopedic injuries including wrist fracture, distal radius fracture-dislocation, comminuted left hip fracture, L3 burst fracture of the lumbar spine, and pulmonary contusion. He underwent multiple surgeries and was hospitalized for 5 days and then admitted to Rehabilitation Center for 21 days. Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers investigated the accident scene, securing drone footage evidencing the poorly maintained roof which they proved constituted a latent defect. Demand was made for tender of the $1 million policy limit which was tendered within 30 days. Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers’s track record of securing evidence immediately, coupled with their track record of aggressive litigation resulting in large verdicts in the courtroom most certainly played a role in the insurance carrier turning over the policy limits prior to filing a lawsuit. Our client can now begin to rebuild his life with his family. Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers … we help rebuild lives
$1,000,000
Settlement For Skylight Fall Injury Victim
$1,000,000
Settlement For a Married Couple Survivors of Spine Surgery Caused By a Commercial Vehicle Accident
A husband and wife, with their children, were violently struck from behind by a commercial vehicle. After they both underwent successful spine surgery for their injuries, Roman Austin obtained a $1,000,000 settlement.
$1,000,000
Settlement Reached After Young Boy Drowns Due to Disabled Pool Alarm
A young boy drowned after a homeowner disabled a swimming pool alarm. The case settled before trial for $1,000,000.
$1,000,000
Settlement Tendered For Client, After Extensive Research to Circumvent an Exclusion in the At-Fault Insurance Policy
Our client was disposing of construction debris from his trailer at a county landfill when a nearby third-party negligently discarded a large metal pole out the side of their vehicle. This pole hit the client in the head causing a severe skull fracture. The client was taken by helicopter to the local hospital where he spent four weeks in a coma. When he awoke from his coma, he had to learn to talk, walk and eat again. The at-fault party’s insurance denied coverage of the incident through an exclusion found in the policy. The attorneys at Roman Austin did not give up though, and after countless hours of research, they found a way to circumvent the exclusion found within the policy. The at-fault’s insurance company eventually reversed their coverage decision and tendered the full seven figure policy.
$850,000
Settlement for Husband & Wife
A Pasco County couple were seriously injured in a rear end collision in Pasco County. After spinal surgeries, Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers successfully negotiated a global settlement in the amount of $850,000 which assisted this couple in rebuilding their lives.
$836,000
Settlement in Rear End Collision
Our clients, a 56 and 58 year old couple from Pasco County, were stopped for a red light in Tampa when they were rear ended by a distracted driver. Both husband and wife suffered herniated discs as a result of this accident which resulted in 4 spinal surgeries.
The at fault party’s insurance carrier asserted a low impact defense, and asserted that our client suffered from these injuries prior to the accident. After protracted litigation, and just 2 months prior to trial, Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers secured a $836,000 settlement in favor of this couple.
$820,000
Settlement in Rear End Collision
After a year of litigating a case the Defendant never took seriously, Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers negotiated this settlement just to days before trial for a young lady with a spine injury. In this case, a relatively low impact collision led to more than one spinal surgery, including fusion.
$700,000
Motorcycle Collision: Client Injured in Left-Turn Accident on US 19
Motorcycle Case: The client was riding his motorcycle in the far right lane on US 19. Another motorist coming from the opposite direction was waived by traffic and made a left hand turn into the client’s lane of travel. The client was taken to ambulance to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Bayfront. He required ankle surgery and also suffered injuries to his neck and back.
$658,000
Settlement in T-Bone Collision
A young Clearwater family of 5 was traveling to see family in the state of North Carolina. They were traveling through a green light when a second vehicle turned left in front of them, causing a high impact T-Bone collision that sent their vehicle into a third vehicle. The operator of the vehicle that caused the accident was a “ride share operator” and was completing a trip with a paying rideshare passenger at the time of the accident. The accident caused serious injuries including a shoulder injury which required surgery to the husband, a bilateral hip injury which required surgery to the wife, and minor injuries to their 3 children. The young family returned home to Clearwater within a week of the accident and needed medical guidance. Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers made sure they got the medical treatment they needed and secured a $658,000 settlement for this young family so that they could put their lives back together.
$650,000
$650,000 Recovery for a Bicycle Accident Victim in Palm Harbor
A cyclist in Palm Harbor, riding in the bike lane, was cut-off by a commercial vehicle. The impact resulted in serious injury and multiple surgeries. After obtaining a minimal offer during pre-suit negotiations, Roman Austin knew it was not enough for our client. We filed suit and got the insurance company to pay $650,000.00.
