Category: Press Releases Archive 2012
"Colson Hicks Eidson is recognized as one of the top litigation firms in the country, handling local, national and international litigation for a wide range of clients." - Chambers USA
Colson Hicks Eidson Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit On Behalf of Victim Killed in Miami International Airport Bus Crash
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2012) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson filed a wrongful death complaint in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County today on behalf of the family of Francisco Urena against Ramon Ferreiro, Miami Bus Service Corp., and Miami Bus Service II Corp. Urena, 56, was one of two passengers killed on...[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit On Behalf of Victim Killed in Doral Garage Collapse
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2012) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson filed a wrongful death complaint in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County today on behalf of Migdalia Lopez, the widow of Samuel Perez, against Defendants Ajax Building Corporation, Inc.; M.A.R. Contracting, Inc.; MEP Structural Engineering and Inspections, Inc.; Bliss & Nyitray, Inc. and...[…]
Federal Judge Awards $1.25 Million in First Malpractice Trial against VA Hospital over Contaminated Endoscope
Judge Adalberto Jordan entered his ruling Nov 19th, awarding Robert Metlzer and his wife $1.25 Million for Pain & Suffering and Economic Loss Miami, Florida, November 28, 2012 – After 16 months of deliberation, Federal Judge Adalberto Jordan has entered a ruling in favor of the Plaintiff in the first trial in a medical malpractice case...[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Obtains $1.25 Million Med Mal Verdict Against Miami VA Hospital
Colson Hicks Eidson partner Deborah J. Gander has obtained a medical malpractice verdict of $1.25 million on behalf of a man who contracted Hepatitis C from a contaminated endoscope. In 2007, 69-year-old Robert Metzler, an Air Force Veteran, underwent a colonoscopy and lesion removal procedure at the Miami VA Healthcare Center. Following the procedure, Metzler received a...[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Associate Natalie M. Rico Offers Trial Tips at Recent Institute for Paralegal Education Seminar
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (August 6, 2012) – Attorney Natalie M. Rico, an associate at the Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson, recently spoke at the Institute for Paralegal Education’s (IPE) seminar on Thursday, June 28 in West Palm Beach, Florida. IPE is a division of the National Business Institute that provides continuing legal education to paralegals, legal assistants and paralegal students....[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Ranked Among Top Litigation Firms By Chambers USA
Colson, Eidson, and Miner Recognized as Leaders in Their Field CORAL GABLES, Fla. (July 18, 2012) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson has once again been recognized as one of Florida’s leading litigation firms in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA, a widely-respected annual directory that ranks and reviews lawyers and law firms in an extensive...[…]
Dean Colson Unanimously Elected to Chair Board of Governors of State University System of Florida
Attorney- at- Law Magazine recently noted that injury attorney Dean Colson was unanimously elected chair of the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida at a November 2011 meeting of the board. The 17-member board is responsible for the management of Florida’s State University System. A press release by thttps://www.colson.com/personal-injury-law-firmhe State University System noted...[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Helps Secure Million Dollar Jury Verdict for Famous Restaurant
Mr. Chow, famous for its celebrity clientele and upscale Chinese food, has emerged victorious in a federal lawsuit against a former employee who had opened a competing restaurant nearby the Mr. Chow locations in New York City, Miami Beach and Los Angeles. A jury awarded the Mr. Chow restaurant in New York and owner Michael...[…]
The COSTA CONCORDIA Sinking: Colson Hicks Eidson Partner Mike Eidson is at the Forefront
Florida attorney Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson has been litigating maritime cases for decades, and when the COSTA CONCORDIA ran aground on Friday, January 13, 2012, he knew Carnival Cruise Lines was in trouble. The ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, made a grave and fatal error when he recklessly veered off-course and into a reef off the coast...[…]
Colson Hicks Eidson Partner Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson Named to Leadership Committee in Toyota Multidistrict Litigation
MIAMI (May 17, 2010) – Senior Partner Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson of the Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson, was appointed Friday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, to serve on the nine members personal injury/wrongful death leadership committee in the Toyota multidistrict litigation (MDL). The personal injury/wrongful death leadership committee will be...[…]