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February 12, 2009
Child Abandoned in Heat of Daycare Van
FEBRUARY 2009 - With just days remaining before the first of two trials, a confidential settlement was earned for a Florida boy following his abandonment in the high temperatures of a daycare-center van. The youngster experienced heat stroke as a result of the incident, but because of his age, resilience and sheer good fortune, he escaped more severe injury and perhaps even death. Alvarez Garcia based its case on a thorough investigation of the incident together with the history of operations at the daycare center. Its investigation led to the discovery of similar, troubling incidents at the facility and supported a subsequent claim of punitive damages under Florida law. In that all of the evidence was voluminous and the legal issues grew to be complex, the matter was bifurcated into two separate jury trials for the beginning of 2009. The confidential settlement arose with just days remaining before the first trial.
Posted by alvarezgarcia at February 12, 2009 09:31 PM
