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February 08, 2008

Jury Finds Defendant 100% Liable
Awards Scooter Accident Victim $640,587

MIAMI, Fla.- On August 22, 2004, Robert Adams was driving his scooter on N.W. 59^th street in Broward County when he collided with motorist Mauricio Saavedra who was backing up his vehicle. Mr. Saavedra and his insurance company sued Mr. Adams for vehicle damage sustained in the accident. Mr. Adams filed a counterclaim against Mr. Saavedra and a jury found Mr. Saavedra 100% liable and awarded $640,587.

As a result of the accident, Mr. Adams suffered a broken right femur which required surgery and the placement of a rod in his leg, and a fractured right orbit which also required surgery and the placement of a plate and screws in his head. Mr. Adams also now suffers from migraine headaches.

"Mr. Saavedra denied liability and claimed that my client, Mr. Adams himself, was negligent and attacked the causation of his headaches as a result of the accident, said attorney Randy Rosenblum of FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY. "We filed a counterclaim against Mr. Saavedra to help cover Mr. Adams' outstanding medical bills, future medical expenses, lost wages and for pain and suffering."

Rosenblum added, "The defense presented expert testimony from a neurologist, a dentist, an orthopedic surgeon and accident reconstructionist. On Mr. Adams behalf, we presented testimony of the surgeon who operated on his right leg and the doctor who repaired his fractured right orbit and an accident reconstructionist."

The jury found that Mr. Saaveedra was 100% liable and ruled in favor of Mr. Adams on January 25, 2008, in Circuit Court in and for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County. The Honorable John T. Luzzo presided.

Randy Rosenblum is a partner in the law firm of FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY. The firm was founded in 1979, and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, at 2 South Biscayne Boulevard. Mr. Rosenblum can be contacted at (305) 371-3666. Additional information about FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY may be obtained from the firm's website, www.freidindobrinsky.com.