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Baker, Zimmerman & Perez Notable Verdicts & Settlements

A summary of Baker, Zimmerman & Perez’s Major Verdicts & Settlements

Baker, Zimmerman & Perez is a nationally recognized trial law firm committed to "Defending the Injured". Over the past 20 years, the firm’s trial attorneys have recovered more than $180,000,000 in settlements and verdicts for our clients. These verdicts and settlements have established our position amongst the elite personal injury trial firms in Florida.

The accounts of recent trials, jury verdicts and settlements contained in this website are intended to illustrate the experience of the firm in a variety of litigation areas. Each case is unique, and the results in one case do not necessarily indicate the quality or value of another case. For additional cases, click here. If you have any questions regarding these cases or wish to discuss a potential case, please contact us.

Water / Boat / Personal Watercraft

Archer / Perez V. Yamaha Motor Corp. Inc.

Personal Water Craft / WaveRunner Injury & Wrongful Death - $39.000,000 Jury Verdict, June 2011
Attorney Robbie B. Baker, along with co-counsel, won a hard fought battle against Yamaha that lasted approximately five years and culminated in a six-week trial in West Palm Beach. The incident claimed the life of one teen, 14-year-old Jaysell Perez, and left another, Samantha Archer, scarred and mutilated for life. Plaintiffs' attorneys accused Yamaha Motor Corp. USA of failing to correct a known steering defect with the personal water craft and then failing to adequately warn people that an operator could not steer without throttle. This defect was particularly dangerous for a first time operator, such as Samantha Archer, as she had no idea that she had to increase energy in a collision avoidance situation. The jury found that this defect resulted in Perez and Archer crashing into a boat and awarded a $39,000,000 verdict. Yamaha requested that the verdict be thrown out, but a Palm Beach County Circuit Judge rejected arguments raised by Yamaha's attorneys and denied the manufactures request to throw out the verdict.

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Our Florida trial attorneys represent personal injury, auto accident, motorcycle accidents, personal water craft accidents, premises liability, and defective products clients throughout South Florida and the United States including Parkland, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Margate, Deerfield Beach, Light House Point, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, and throughout Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County.

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