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Estate of Batz, et al. v. First Florida Development, Inc., et al.

Date: 07-30-1998

Case Number: 97-667 CA

Judge: Unknown

Court: Circuit Court, Martin County, Florida

Plaintiff's Attorney: John E. Leighton of
Leesfield Leighton Rubio, et al. and Ira H. Leesfield, Miami, Florida

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description:

Construction negligence - house wiring - electrocution - wrongful death. Batz, age 49, was electrocuted when he got out of a spa at his vacation home to adjust a landscape light. Batz was an industrial equipment company executive and was earning between $800,000 and $3.6 million a year.

Batz was survived by his wife and three minor children.

Outcome:

Settled for $5.25 million. (General contrator, Electrical Contractor, Electronics Contractor and Landscape Architect all contributed to the settlement).

Plaintiff's Experts:

Ira Whitlock, Jacksonville, Florida, electrical engineer, and Frederick Raffa, Orlando, Florida, economist.

Defendant's Experts:

Unknown

Comments:

None

About This Case

What was the outcome of Estate of Batz, et al. v. First Florida Development, Inc....?

The outcome was: Settled for $5.25 million. (General contrator, Electrical Contractor, Electronics Contractor and Landscape Architect all contributed to the settlement).

Which court heard Estate of Batz, et al. v. First Florida Development, Inc....?

This case was heard in Circuit Court, Martin County, Florida, FL. The presiding judge was Unknown.

Who were the attorneys in Estate of Batz, et al. v. First Florida Development, Inc....?

Plaintiff's attorney: John E. Leighton of Leesfield Leighton Rubio, et al. and Ira H. Leesfield, Miami, Florida. Defendant's attorney: Unknown.

When was Estate of Batz, et al. v. First Florida Development, Inc.... decided?

This case was decided on July 30, 1998.