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Attorney Jason Odom Published in the Florida Justice Association Journal

Attorney Jason Odom Published in the Florida Justice Association Journal

Personal injury litigation often involves complex, intertwined legal issues.ย  Gould Cooksey Fennell Personal Injury lawyer Jason Odom recently published an article in the July/August 2020 edition of the Florida Justice Association Journal on the topic of joint tortfeasors, comparative fault, and common defenses such as Fabre and Empty Chair.

Mr. Odom is a board certified attorney and a valued member of our firmโ€™s Litigation Department, where he displays a high level of excellence in his practice, focusing on Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Probate and Trust Litigation. He is also โ€œAVโ€ rated under Martindale- Hubbellโ€™s peer review rating system, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and since 2017 has been named a โ€œSuper Lawyerโ€ by Law & Politics Magazine.

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A 52 year old man arrived at a hospital ER with a UTI, resulting in negligent, non-emergency intubation that caused the catastrophic anoxic brain injury leading to his death. After a trial involving complex medical and technical issues relating to critical care medicine, infectious disease, hospital administration, and electronic medical record systems, the family obtained a wrongful death settlement of $31.9 million.

Trial arising from failure to diagnosis colon perforation after a laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery causing permanent injury to the Plaintiff. After a three week trial a Martin County jury rejected the Defendantsโ€™ position finding the hospital 70% responsible for Mrs. Mooreโ€™s damages and the physician 30% responsible. The award included just over $600,000 for past medical expenses, $370,000 in future medical care, and non-economic damages of almost $2 million.

A Brevard County Jury awarded Plaintiff $6.4M against Defendant State Farm, following an accident that resulted in numerous catastrophic orthopedic injuries, including a below knee amputation of the Plaintiffโ€™s left leg.

Pedestrian was struck and killed crossing the street in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Plaintiff was driving his tractor trailer on a single lane highway when hit head on by the defendant negligently operating his semi-truck. As a direct result the plaintiff suffered bodily injury and continuing pain and suffering. Circuit court 19 awarded plaintiff damages in the amount of $2,899,898.60.

Indian River County crash resulting in significant injuries to a husband and wife. This matter was resolved prior to filing a lawsuit.

Toggle Gould Cooksey Fennell served as Co-Counsel in a Georgia case involving allegedย misdiagnosis/mistreatmentย of preeclampsia resulting in the death of a 39 year old mother.

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