Case Results

Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements

• Tow Truck Winch Cable Injury: $230,000 Settlement

The Incident: An 18-year-old helping a tow truck driver had his fingers caught in the winch cable. The damage was devastating. Nine surgeries later, he still faced a lifetime of limited mobility and pain that never quite goes away.

The Challenge: The tow company flat-out denied responsibility. “Just a personal favor,” they claimed. Another law firm looked at his case and walked away. “Unwinnable,” they said. Meanwhile, insurance adjusters pushed insultingly low offers—hoping he’d just disappear.

How We Helped: We sat across from everyone who mattered—the driver, dispatcher, company owner—and got them on record. Then we dug. Dispatch logs. Cell records. Company policies. The truth emerged in black and white.

The Outcome: $230,000 settlement. More than money, it was vindication. It was someone finally acknowledging what happened to this young man mattered.

• Tractor Trailer Rear-End Collision: Mid Six-Figure Settlement

The Incident: A family stopped at a red light. A distracted semi-truck driver didn’t. The impact left them with serious back and neck injuries that changed everything.

The Challenge: Like ghosts, the trucking company vanished. The driver disappeared. The owner went “off the grid.” Insurance played their favorite card: denial. “Not covered,” they insisted.

How We Helped: For two years, we hunted. We tracked the owner to Eastern Europe. We found the driver who thought he’d escaped responsibility. We stared down the insurance company that hoped we’d give up and go away.

The Outcome: Mid six-figure settlement. Corporate negligence doesn’t get to hide on our watch.

Surgical Sponge Left in Patient: $500,000 Recovery

The Incident: An 80-year-old man nearly lost his life to sepsis. The cause? A surgical sponge left inside him during what should have been routine surgery.

The Challenge: Hospital attorneys circled the wagons. Medical malpractice cases in Florida require threading a needle of complex protocols. One misstep and the case collapses.

How We Helped: We brought in medical experts who could speak to exactly what went wrong. We identified everyone responsible—from the surgeon’s hands to the hospital’s policies.

The Outcome: $500,000 recovery. Enough to pay for his physical recovery and restore something insurance can’t price: peace of mind.

• Rear-End Collision Aggravating Prior Injury: $500,000 Settlement

The Incident: A 55-year-old man driving his BMW got hit from behind. He brushed off the neck pain. “Old injury,” he thought. “Probably nothing I can do.”

The Challenge: Our client didn’t trust lawyers or the system. The insurance company weaponized his prior injury: “Not our problem—he was already damaged goods.”

How We Helped: We pushed for an MRI comparison. The results? His old injury was now significantly worse—surgery-level worse. We showed him how Florida law protects people whose existing conditions are aggravated by negligence.

The Outcome: $500,000 settlement. Even the skeptics deserve justice.

• Tampa Dump Truck Accident: $300,000 Maximum Policy Recovery

The Incident: A middle-aged driver’s life turned upside down when a dump truck slammed into their vehicle. The lower back injuries left lasting damage.

The Challenge: The initial offer wouldn’t cover half the medical bills. The defense strategy was clear: wait them out, wear them down.

How We Helped: We prepared for trial like it was inevitable. No bluffing. The evidence of driver negligence was solid, and we made sure they knew we weren’t backing down.

The Outcome: $300,000 settlement—every dollar the policy allowed.

Why These Results Matter

Each case isn’t just a file on our desk. It’s someone’s worst day. Someone’s pain. Someone’s fight.
We don’t cherry-pick easy wins. Some firms told these clients to walk away. We told them to walk in.
Whether it’s tracking down a truck driver hiding in another country or standing firm against a hospital’s legal arsenal, The Frank Santini Law Firm steps up when others step back.
Past results don’t guarantee future outcomes. Details have been simplified to protect client confidentiality.

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Setbacks don’t have to be the end of your story. Let’s turn them into comebacks. Contact The Frank Santini Law Firm Today.