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Gould Cooksey Fennell Case Makes National News

The tragic medical malpractice case of GCF client Toshuua Hughes is making national headlines. In the articles published by the Daily Mail and TC Palm, GCF attorney David Carter outlines the details of Toshuuaโ€™s catastrophic injury and the legal battle that has ensued. Click one of the links below to read the article:

The Daily Mail

TC Palm

David M. Carter has been a partner at Gould Cooksey Fennell since 1996. He founded and chairs the firm’s Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Group. Mr. Carter is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar. He has been included in the Best Lawyers in America rankings since 2012. This publication has twice named him Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year for Central Florida.

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Since 1955, Gould Cooksey Fennell has been fighting for the proposition that the court system is here to protect everyone, not just the rich and powerful. Our award winning medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys are recodnized in publications such as Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, Best Lawyers, U.S. News and World Report, and more. We work tirelessly to assure justice for each and every client. If you or someone you know has a legal concern regarding medical malpractice, wrongful death, or personal injury, Contact Us.ย 

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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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