On December 22, 2015, the Fifth District Court of Appeal Per Curiam Affirmed final summary judgment in a negligent security matter styled James Pantages v. Sub Station I, Michael Hallal, and Deborah Hallal. Tampa Senior Associate Joseph Kopacz handled the appeal to the Fifth District Court of Appeal and the hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment  before Judge Patricia Thomas (Citrus County) on September 5, 2014. Plaintiff claimed defendants were negligent in allowing a homeless Vietnam Veteran on the premises who eventually stabbed plaintiff after a physical altercation. Read More