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Miles A. McGrane, IV, and Tom McCausland, both partners in our Hollywood office, obtained a Defense Verdict in a negligent security case in Broward County, Florida.  Plaintiff alleged that our client, a restaurant located on the Hollywood Beach, was negligent in allowing a man wielding a machete to attack Plaintiff who was dining at our restaurant at the time.  Plaintiff, a US Army Veteran, sustained a laceration to his forearm and alleged that he now suffers from debilitating PTSD as a result.  

This case was hotly litigated by Mr. McGrane for over 6 years and had resulted in a mistrial earlier this year.  At trial, Plaintiff asked the jury to award over $3 million dollars for pain and suffering alone. We argued that this incident was neither foreseeable nor preventable as well as argued that Plaintiff does not now suffer from PTSD as a result.  After several hours of deliberation the jury returned with a defense verdict.