Mr. Porter was the lead trial counsel in a case involving a malfunctioning traffic signal which caused an intersection collision leaving Michelle Tierney, a mother of two small children, severely brain damaged. The lawsuit against Metro Dade County resulted in a $5.6 million recovery and was the largest claims bill ever approved against Dade County by the Florida State Legislature.
Mr. Korvick won the automobile accident case of Fernandez v. Zurich Insurance Co., in which the jury awarded $7.19 million for his clients. In a separate trial, he also defeated the insurance company's denial of coverage for the full verdict. Mr. Korvick is a nationally recognized trial lawyer in aquatic injury cases and has successfully concluded spinal cord injury cases involving failure to warn of shallow pool depths and underwater hazards.
Mr. Porter and Mr. Korvick also won a landmark $1.2 million verdict in Beard v. Island Hoppers in Palm Beach County involving a SCUBA professional's duty to supervise a trained and certified diver.
Fernandez v. Zurich Insurance Co. $7,190,000
Confidential - door latch design $7,000,000
Torres v. Broward Sheriff's Office $6,500,000
Confidential - aquatic injury $6,000,000
Tierney v. Metro Dade $5,600,000
Confidential - fuel tank design $5,000,000
Confidential - hotel aquatic injury $3,000,000
Confidential - unfriendly auto interior $2,500,000
Confidential - airline crash $2,500,000
Cole v. Eagle Transport $1,806,085
Confidential - medical malpractice $1,800,000
Confidential - seat belt failure $1,500,000
Confidential - fork lift design $1,250,000
Williamson v. Allstate $1,200,000
Otero v. State Farm $1,100,000
Confidential - medical malpractice $1,100,000
