Personal Injury/ Bodily Injury Cases
Jury Verdicts/ Settlements

RESULTS- VERDICTS &
SETTLEMENTS

The choice of attorney to represent you in your case is an important decision which should not be based on any one individual factor, including the past results of an attorney or a law firm. The results obtained by Chuck Smith in other cases as set forth below were based upon the specific facts, legal issues, and insurance coverage which were specific to each unique case and you should not assume or expect that he will obtain the same result in your case. The information presented below is to reflect the past experience of Mr. Smith in litigating cases and appeals in Florida and Iowa, but because each case is different, prior results are no guarantee or prediction of a similar outcome in your case.

Mr. Smith has successfully represented thousands of clients in his career and primarily handles personal injury suits including work related injuries, motor vehicle accident cases, dog bite cases, premises liability cases, workers’ compensation claims, first party insurance/ property damage claims, insurance coverage disputes, civil rights cases including school negligent supervision cases, complex litigation, and appeals.  He also handles Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and Defense Base Act claims, Unemployment Compensation appeals and State of Florida disability claims.  He has tried multiple personal injury cases to verdict in State and Federal Court, has tried over sixty workers’ compensation final hearings/ trials, and has handled fifteen appeals in State and Federal Court, including oral arguments before the First and Fifth District Courts of Appeal in Florida.

Personal Injury Cases

-$76.6 million jury verdict in 2009 in Brevard County. After representing a client in workers’ compensation claims where two separate determinations of no workers’ compensation insurance coverage were made, Mr. Smith was able to obtain a $76.6 million jury verdict for his client related to employer negligence resulting in catastrophic injuries to his client. Although there was only $300,000.00 in bodily injury coverage, this matter was subsequently settled for well in excess of that insurance coverage.

-$2.2 million settlement of Jones Act/ Maritime personal injury action for client suffering from severe Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome secondary to severe fractures of extremity.

-$550,000.00 settlement of Iowa motor vehicle accident case with lumbar fusion and closed head injuries stemming from collision with negligently driven tractor trailer.

-$420,000.00 settlement of Orange County motor vehicle accident causing severe internal crush type injuries which resulted in extended hospital stay with two surgeries.

-$400,000.00 settlement of Pinellas County suit against employer related to two story fall on construction site with resulting broken bones and several surgeries.

-$150,000.00 settlement of Orange County work related accident caused by negligent stacking of stock in docking bay which caused cervical injuries with surgical recommendations.

-$135,000.00 settlement of Orange County work related gross negligence vs. Employer suit stemming from hand being crushed by crane operator.

-$75,000.00 settlement of non-surgical cervical injuries from disputed Seminole County liability motor vehicle accident.