Katherine Kmiec, Esq., and Doreen Lasch, Junior Partner of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones obtained a Dismissal with Prejudice in the case styled Marin v. The Hertz Corporation in Orange County.  At the trial level, Plaintiff attempted to amend a premises liability cause of action to incorporate elements of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination as elements of the underlying negligence cause of action.  In his third amended complaint, Plaintiff alleged that because he was elderly, and had difficulties walking, Hertz discriminated against him under the ADA by failing to modify its policies and procedures to accommodate his disabilities, which resulted in bodily injury, pain and suffering to Plaintiff.  Read More

Paul Jones, Partner and Thomas Farrell, Junior Partner of the Orlando office of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case styled Edward Elliott and Penelope Elliott v. Simon Property Group and Control Building Services, Inc. in Orange County, December 2, 2011. The case involved a slip and fall in a mall common area where the Plaintiff fell and injured his right knee in a puddle of water that was on the floor for approximately 15-20 minutes. Read More

Doreen Lasch, Junior Partner of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones obtained a Dismissal with Prejudice in the case styled Keith Lampkin (Appellant) v. Terron Edwards (Appellee).  The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit against our client who was operating a truck in which plaintiff was a passenger and who was also a co-employee of the plaintiff. Plaintiff was severely injured when the truck proceeded from a driveway onto a highway into the path of another truck which struck the truck in which plaintiff was riding. Read More

Crystal Nevcherlian (Appellant) v. Mercury Insurance Group (Appellee), Motor Vehicle Accident Claim for UM Benefits, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, Volusia County, James P. Waczewski, Junior Partner. The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of our client, the UM insurer, on the merits and our motion for appellate attorneys’ fees, September 27, 2011. Read More

Wrongful death action arising from allegedly negligent design and construction of roadway, District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Doreen E. Lasch and Daniel J. Santaniello. The Appellate Court reversed a $1.4 million jury verdict against the FDOT, August 10, 2011.  Read More

The Court granted our motion to compel arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, as provided by the warranty at issue, and agreed with us that the  Federal Arbitration Act preempts Section 47.025, Florida Statutes, a Florida statute that invalidates provisions in contracts regarding to construction that require out-of-state litigation or arbitration, June 30, 2011 (Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Bay County, James P. Waczewski, Tallahassee Managing Attorney).  Read More

Bus Doors Shut on Plaintiff (Miami-Dade County, Defense Verdict, June 17, 2011). Read More

Motor Vehicle Accident, Hillsborough County, Michael Kestenbaum, Junior Partner and Anthony Petrillo, Tampa Partner, Defense Verdict, May 4, 2011. Read More

Shot to Death by Unknown Assailant, Miami-Dade County, Howard Holden, Junior Partner and Daniel Santaniello, Managing Partner, Settled, April 29, 2011. Read More

Victim Targeted Crime with 3 Innocent Shooting Victims, Miami-Dade County, Howard Holden, Junior Partner and Daniel Santaniello, Managing Partner, Settled, April 29, 2011. Read More

The Appellate Court affirmed a judgment in favor of our client and also awarded our client Appellate Attorney's Fees, April 15, 2011. Commercial Eviction, District Court of Appeal, First District, James P. Waczewski, Tallahassee Managing Attorney. Read More

Swimming Pool Accident (Paralysis), Orange County, Joseph Scarpa, Junior Partner and Paul Jones, Orlando Partner, Dismissed, April, 2011. Read More