Premises Liability – The Haggard Law Firm

Drowning Premises LiabilityPool Safety at Hotels, Apartments, and Vacation Rentals: Legal Requirements, Risks, and Accountability

May 1, 2026

Pool Safety at Hotels, Apartments, and Vacation Rentals: Legal Requirements, Risks, and Accountability For decades, The Haggard Law Firm has represented families in fatal and non-fatal drowning cases involving commercial properties—hotels, apartment complexes, and short-term vacation rentals. These tragedies are often preventable and frequently trace back to failures to follow established pool safety laws and regulations. As a firm committed...

Drowning Medical Malpractice Premises LiabilityTwo Haggard Law Firm Cases Among List of Top 10 2025 Settlements

April 6, 2026

Two Haggard Law Firm Cases Among List of Top 10 2025 Settlements The Haggard Law Firm is proud to announce that two of it cases were recognized among the Top 10 Premises Liability, Product Liability, and Medical Malpractice Settlements of 2025. These cases showcase the law firm’s commitment to holding negligent property owners accountable...

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$18 Million Global Settlement after Florida Judge Strikes Defendant’s Pleadings for “Fraud Upon the Court”

March 31, 2026

Florida Judge Strikes Defendant’s Pleadings for “Fraud Upon the Court” After Concealing Insurance Coverage Osceola County, Florida — In a significant sanction ruling, a Florida circuit court judge struck the pleadings of a corporate defendant after finding clear and convincing evidence of fraud upon the court stemming from the intentional concealment of insurance coverage. The...

$31 Million Negligent Security Settlement for Child Shot at Georgia Apartment Complex

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$31 Million Negligent Security Settlement for Child Shot at Georgia Apartment Complex

February 16, 2026

The Haggard Law Firm Secures Major Result in Catastrophic Injury Case The Haggard Law Firm, led by crime victim attorneys Kimberly Wald and Michael Haggard, along with co-counsel Michael Woodard of Morgan & Morgan, have obtained a $31 Million settlement in a negligent security case arising from a shooting at an apartment complex in DeKalb County, Georgia....

Premises LiabilityCommon Conditions that Give Rise to a Premises Liability Case

September 16, 2025

On August 16th, 2018 The Haggard Law Firm will present Winning Case Strategies in Premises Liability, a FREE CLE Credit Seminar. The event will take place from 1 to 5pm at the Doubletree Jacksonville Riverfront. To RSVP for the seminar, email or call Stacy at slaffere@haggardlawfirm.com 305.446.5700 This article about premises liability cases was authored by trial...

Tampa Apartment Complex Shooting Results in $6.75 Million Settlement

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability UncategorizedTampa Apartment Complex Shooting Results in $6.75 Million Settlement

April 15, 2025

The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel secured a $6.75 million settlement on behalf of the estate of a young parent who was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Tampa, Florida. Attorneys Haggard and Finkel filed a negligent security wrongful death lawsuit against the property owner and a major nationwide property...

Catastrophic Injury Catastrophic Injury Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises LiabilityLandmark Settlement in Negligent Security Case: The Haggard Law Firm Secures $28.9 Million for Teen’s Life-Altering Injuries

October 1, 2024

In a significant victory for victims of preventable crime, The Haggard Law Firm, led by Managing Partner Michael Haggard and partner Douglas McCarron, has successfully secured a $28.9 Million settlement in a catastrophic injury negligent security case stemming from a shooting incident involving a teenager. This case not only highlights the need for adequate security...

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$21 Million Settlement in Broward County Parking Lot Murder Case

July 1, 2024

The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel secured a $21 Million total settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case involving the murder of a father of two. On the morning of August 18, 2022, Dimithry Remarais mailed two stuffed animals to his daughters living in Kentucky. That evening, at around 10:30 p.m.,...

$2.8 Million Settlement for Victim Hit By Car Following Fight at Billiard Hall

Catastrophic Injury Catastrophic Injury Premises Liability Premises Liability$2.8 Million Settlement for Victim Hit By Car Following Fight at Billiard Hall

January 20, 2022

The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron has obtained a $2.8 Million settlement in a negligent security catastrophic injury case against a billiards hall and shopping center. As part of the terms of the settlement, the names of the parties involved must remain publicly confidential. The victim, John Doe, was a customer at a billiards hall...

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability Uncategorized$4.2 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Negligent Security Case

December 16, 2021

The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Co-Counsel Michael Flanagan of Flanagan & Bodenheimer have obtained a $4.2 Million settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case in Broward County, Florida. On December 8, 2018, Dwight Higgins was shot and killed at the Lauderhill Point Apartments (f/k/a Driftwood). That evening Mr. Higgins went to the...

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Drowning Premises LiabilityPool Safety at Hotels, Apartments, and Vacation Rentals: Legal Requirements, Risks, and Accountability

Drowning Medical Malpractice Premises LiabilityTwo Haggard Law Firm Cases Among List of Top 10 2025 Settlements

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$18 Million Global Settlement after Florida Judge Strikes Defendant’s Pleadings for “Fraud Upon the Court”

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$31 Million Negligent Security Settlement for Child Shot at Georgia Apartment Complex

Premises LiabilityCommon Conditions that Give Rise to a Premises Liability Case

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability UncategorizedTampa Apartment Complex Shooting Results in $6.75 Million Settlement

Catastrophic Injury Catastrophic Injury Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises LiabilityLandmark Settlement in Negligent Security Case: The Haggard Law Firm Secures $28.9 Million for Teen’s Life-Altering Injuries

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability$21 Million Settlement in Broward County Parking Lot Murder Case

Catastrophic Injury Catastrophic Injury Premises Liability Premises Liability$2.8 Million Settlement for Victim Hit By Car Following Fight at Billiard Hall

Negligent Security Negligent Security Premises Liability Premises Liability Uncategorized$4.2 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Negligent Security Case

May 12, 2026WARNING: Two Pool Drain Cover Recalls in One Week Raise Serious Entrapment and Drowning Concerns

May 1, 2026Pool Safety at Hotels, Apartments, and Vacation Rentals: Legal Requirements, Risks, and Accountability

April 28, 2026$6 Million Settlement Following Fatal Child Drowning In Retention Pond

April 15, 2026 $2.575 Million in Negligent Security Sexual Assault Case Involving Delivery Driver

April 6, 2026Two Haggard Law Firm Cases Among List of Top 10 2025 Settlements

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