The Matassini Law Firm, P.A. - Noteworthy Cases

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• TAMPA, FLORIDA - When Pam first contacted our office, her husband had just been killed on the job. She had two small children and was 8 months pregnant. The husband’s employer wanted to pay her $100,000 for his death, the maximum under Florida Workers Compensation Law. You can imagine how far that would have gone. We took on the case and conducted a full and thorough investigation. We were convinced her husband died as a result of gross negligence by his employer and with another law firm we sued. After several years of litigation we were able to get the company to pay $5 million with the potential for another $5 million after we filed another lawsuit against the employers insurance company. That case is still pending. Now Pam and her three children have the financial security they need for the rest of their lives.



• TAMPA, FLORIDA - Mike was seriously injured when a tractor trailer rear-ended a car on the interstate which then rear-ended Mike’s van and drove him into another tractor trailer and the guard rail. He lost his business because of his injuries and had serious back surgery. The insurance company for the tractor trailer that started this chain collision paid all their insurance limits to the people in the first car struck, one of who died, and said there was no money left for Mike. We sued. As a trial date approached, the tractor trailer company agreed to pay Mike over a quarter of a million dollars. This money allowed Mike to get back on his feet and recover from the financial ruin he was facing.



• TAMPA, FLORIDA - When you go to work each morning you never expect your life will be changed forever. Wes was driving a delivery van on the interstate early one morning when he was rear-ended by a tractor trailer and crashed down an embankment. He was married with a small child and was the family bread winner. At first no one thought he would survive his serious injuries. The tractor trailer company said Wes was partially at fault and offered him a small amount of money. We sued. Although Wes could never go back to work, the company agreed to pay him and his family over a million dollars to take care of them for the rest of their lives.