About Ms. Danielle Marie Diaz

Ms. Danielle Marie Diaz is a lawyer practicing litigation. Danielle received a B.A. degree from George Washington University in 2002, and has been licensed for 19 years. Danielle practices at Cantrell, Astbury, Kranz, P.A. in Tampa, FL.

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Services

Areas of Law

Litigation

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Attorney

Firm Name
Cantrell, Astbury, Kranz, P.A.
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Experience: Environmental: Williams v. Mosaic Fertilizer . Defended Mosaic in federal toxic tort litigation in which the plaintiff alleges that she suffered adverse health effects as a result of exposure to industrial emissions. The trial court entered summary judgment in Mosaic's favor,
the plaintiff appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. See Rhonda Williams v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Case No. 8:14-cv-1748, 2016 WL 7175657 (M.D. Fla. June 24, 2016). Plaintiff appealed the trial court's decision
the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of Mosaic. Williams v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, No. 17-10894, -- F.3d --, 2018 WL 2191426 (11th Cir. May 14, 2018).
Federal
State Liability Cases: Obtained $142 million damages award after trial for three nuclear utility companies in New Engl
on breach of contract claim arising from U.S. DOE's failure to remove utilities' spent nuclear fuel to the Yucca Mountain, NV disposal site. Yankee Atomic Electric Co. v. US, 94 Fed. Cl. 678 (2010).
Represented plaintiffs in several other spent nuclear fuel cases, including one leading to $89 million award for a major West Coast utility. Pacific Gas
Electric Co. v. US., 92 Fed. Cl.175 (2010), aff'd, 668 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Assisted with settlement of that case, together with a related case seeking additional, subsequent-period damages of $204 million, for payment by U.S. of $266 million in 2012, plus periodic later payments of on-going damages.
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Use
Regulatory Taking/Eminent Domain Cases: Represented developer of prominent Florida coastal community in a takings case establishing a key precedent on the parcel-as-a-whole
Lucas/residual value issues. See Lost Tree Village Corp. v. US, 707 F.3d. 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2013), rev'g, 100 Fed. Cl. 412 (2011), on rem
, 115 Fed. Cl. 219 (2014), aff'd, 787 Fed. 3d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 2015).
Internship: Legal Intern, Miami-Dade Office of the Public Defender, Juvenile Division, 2005

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
2008, District of Columbia
2007, Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Memberships

Professional & Community Involvement
•Member, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Women of Influence Committee
•Member, Dawning Family Services, Board of Directors
•Member, American Bar Association
•Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of Miami School of Law
Class of 2007
J.D.
magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Managing Editor, University of Miami Law Review; Dean's Certificate of Achievement in Comparative Law; Writing Center Dean's Fellow; Intern, Children and Youth Law Clinic

Other Education
George Washington University
Class of 2002
B.A.
cum laude; Vice-President, Omicron Delta Kappa

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