Notable Decisions

During the course of 30+ years, Austin Carr has assisted hundreds of clients recover millions of dollars in compensation. Of course, each claim is unique and a recovery is dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding each particular claim. However, some of our success stories listed below will provide you with an understanding of some of the types of cases we handle and some of the successes and rewards we have experienced by helping clients throughout Florida.

If you have any questions about any of these areas of the law, or if you would like to discuss your situation with an experienced and Board-Certified Civil Trial Law Specialist, please contact attorney Austin Carr today to schedule a free confidential consultation. He looks forward to serving your legal needs.

2021 – $3,306,000: Verdict in tobacco wrongful death case

2019 – $1,200,000: Verdict in tobacco personal injury case for Mariel Boatlift refugee man who lost voice box due to cancer

2018 – $6,500,000: Verdict in tobacco wrongful death tobacco case

2017 – $1,900,000: Verdict in tobacco personal injury case for Mariel Boatlift woman who lost one lung due to cancer

2016 – $1,800,000: Verdict in tobacco wrongful death tobacco case

2016 – $2,900,000: Verdict in tobacco wrongful death tobacco case

2023* All favorable verdicts in tobacco cases have been affirmed on appeal. Some subject to comparative fault reduction in award.

2014 – $1,863,000: Verdict in shareholder dispute of Italian wine import business. (as co-counsel)

2005 – $1,900,000: Settlement of minority shareholder’s claim for damages against majority shareholder for breach of agreement to sell company

2003 – Summary Judgment for Specific Performance: Compelling enforcement of breached contract for sale of South Beach luxury ocean-front condominium unit

1997 – $500,000: Settlement of shareholder buyout dispute in closely held corporation

1995 – $192,000: Verdict against Costco and Shasta Beverages for sale of ten container loads of soda that were defective and leaked during shipment to the Amazon in Brazil

1994 – $1,500,000: Settlement of RICO (racketeering) claim against The Equitable Insurance Company for making repeated false representations during sales of condominium units

2024 – Favorable settlement for confidential amount in wrongful death crash case in which intoxicated man on eBike was run over by equipment delivery truck

2009 – $325,000: Settlement for negligent security at apartment building in Opa-locka where young boy was shot on New Year’s Eve

2003 – $3,500,000: After eight days of trial, settlement of medical malpractice claim for paralysis from over-exposure to radiation given for treatment of mouth cancer

1999 – $1,500,000: Settlement of wrongful death claim against Miami-Dade Police for high-speed police chase resulting in death of bystander. Claims Bill authorizing full payment of settlement signed by Governor Jeb Bush, May, 1999

1991 – $1,000,000: Verdict against Cargill, Inc. for wrongful death in I-95 trucking accident (as co-counsel)

2002 – $1,000,000: Settlement of claim for sexual abuse of two teenage girls at rehab facility, cash payment of $200,000 plus receipt of assignment of remaining claims against insurance carrier which bad faith claim later settled for undisclosed amount

2002 – Injunction: In favor of Cystic Fibrosis children obtained within four months of filing suit against Aetna compelling the HMO to pay for daily and life-time chest physiotherapy

1999 – $1,300,000: Initially obtained Summary Judgment for policy limits of $200,000 on student health insurance claim for heart/double lung transplant and later negotiated subsequent settlement of associated bad faith insurance claims for an additional $1,100,000

2016 – Austin Carr was hired to defend the Florida Department of Transportation in a Turnpike exit traffic accident resulting in a double homicide. Austin Carr obtained a Defense Verdict for the FDOT

2012 – $1,900,000: Case tried as FTCA law suit against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Judgment for quadriplegia of 25 year old man as a result of diving accident on Miami Beach. Federal Judge assessed damages at $13,400,000 which were then reduced by comparative negligence and Fabre. (Award mentioned in Top 25 Verdicts and Settlements in 2012 by Daily Business Review, Miami)[subsequently reversed by 11th Circuit, cert denied by USSC]

1997 – $858,000: Verdict against the City of Hialeah for police brutality with soft tissue back injury and claim for violation of civil rights brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

1997 & 2023 – Austin Carr has successfully assisted widows and surviving children of Vietnam Veterans in their claims for compensation under the VA Disability Compensation for Agent Orange Exposure

For experienced representation, please contact Austin Carr to discuss your legal matter. Put his reputation for excellence and track record of success to your benefit.