Case Results – The Haggard Law Firm

$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning Premises Liability Premises Liability$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

May 13, 2026

$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property Lawsuit Raises Major Safety Questions for Vacation Rentals with Waterpark Amenities The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard have settled a fatal drowning lawsuit involving the death of a child at a large “resort-style” short-term rental property in...

Drowning Drowning$6 Million Settlement Following Fatal Child Drowning In Retention Pond

April 28, 2026

The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Michael Haggard, along with co-counsel Christopher O’Toole, have secured a $6 Million settlement in a fatal drowning case involving a 2-year-old child. Child drownings remain one of the leading causes of accidental death for young children in Florida. When these incidents occur at apartment complexes or other residential...

$2.575 Million in Negligent Security Sexual Assault Case Involving Delivery Driver

Negligent Security Negligent Security Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse $2.575 Million in Negligent Security Sexual Assault Case Involving Delivery Driver

April 15, 2026

$2.575 Million in Negligent Security Sexual Assault Case Involving Delivery Driver The Haggard Law Firm’s Maegan Bridwell, Kimberly Wald, and Michael Haggard secured a $2.575 Million recovery in a negligent security, sexual assault (abuse) case, demonstrating how property owners can be held accountable when their failures contribute to violent crimes—even when the assault...

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...

Admiralty & Cruise Lines Admiralty & Cruise Lines Uncategorized$2.5 Million Policy Limits Recovery in Fatal Jet Ski Collision Case

March 3, 2026

$2.5 Million Policy Limits Recovery in Fatal Jet Ski Collision Case The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte, along with co-counsel Joey Rafaeli, has secured a $2.5 Million policy limits settlement in a fatal boating collision case. The plaintiff’s decedent had rented a jet ski with friends and was traveling eastbound across the bay during the early morning...

$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....

Automobile Crash Automobile Crash Uncategorized$4.25 Million Settlement in Pedestrian Auto Accident Case Reinforces Responsibility for Subsequent Medical Harm

February 12, 2026

Maegan Bridwell, Kimberly Wald, and Michael Haggard of The Haggard Law Firm secured a $4.25 Million settlement in a highly contested Florida pedestrian auto car case that underscores a critical principle of personal injury law: a person who causes a car crash is responsible if the injured person is hurt further while getting normal medical...

Negligent Security Lawsuit Results in $5.5 Million Recovery for Son of Man Killed at Riviera Beach Hotel Property

Negligent Security Negligent SecurityNegligent Security Lawsuit Results in $5.5 Million Recovery for Son of Man Killed at Riviera Beach Hotel Property

January 26, 2026

The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard secured a $5.5 Million settlement in a negligent security case filed in Palm Beach County, FL. On February 14, 2023, 28-year-old Troy Nichols was fatally shot outside a bar and grill located beneath The Sands Hotel in Riviera Beach, Florida. His death was the foreseeable result of a property...

Negligent Security Negligent SecurityHaggard Law Trial Lawyers Secure $3.9 Million Judgement By Duval County Jury in Negligent Security Case

December 15, 2025

On April 1, 2023, at approximately 3:26 a.m., 16-year-old Makye Vogel was found shot and killed in the parking lot of The Avenues Apartments on the south side of Jacksonville, Florida. Makye died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The identity of the shooter and the motive behind the shooting remain unknown. For Makye’s mother—a single parent and his...

Negligent Security Negligent Security$3 Million Settlement Secured in Jacksonville Negligent Security Wrongful Death Case

December 2, 2025

$3 Million Settlement Secured by The Haggard Law Firm in Jacksonville Negligent Security Wrongful Death Case The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron and Michael Haggard have secured a $3 Million settlement in a negligent security wrongful death case arising from a tragic 2023 shooting in Duval County, Florida. This result underscores our firm’s continued commitment to fighting for...

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Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning Premises Liability Premises Liability$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

Drowning Drowning$6 Million Settlement Following Fatal Child Drowning In Retention Pond

Negligent Security Negligent Security Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse $2.575 Million in Negligent Security Sexual Assault Case Involving Delivery Driver

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

Admiralty & Cruise Lines Admiralty & Cruise Lines Uncategorized$2.5 Million Policy Limits Recovery in Fatal Jet Ski Collision Case

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

Automobile Crash Automobile Crash Uncategorized$4.25 Million Settlement in Pedestrian Auto Accident Case Reinforces Responsibility for Subsequent Medical Harm

Negligent Security Negligent SecurityNegligent Security Lawsuit Results in $5.5 Million Recovery for Son of Man Killed at Riviera Beach Hotel Property

Negligent Security Negligent SecurityHaggard Law Trial Lawyers Secure $3.9 Million Judgement By Duval County Jury in Negligent Security Case

Negligent Security Negligent Security$3 Million Settlement Secured in Jacksonville Negligent Security Wrongful Death Case

May 13, 2026$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

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

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