Firm Wins Settlement in Deadly Car Crash
Categories: Auto Accidents & News, Results, Accidents
Attorneys Poorad Razavi and Donald R. Fountain,JR. recently reached confidential settlements in three devastating Miami-Dade cases of negligent roadway design and construction that led to the deaths of three young women in two separate, yet eerily similar accidents. The cases involved a massive 120 ft. tall light pole located too close to the Florida Turnpike, directly violating long standing Florida safety standards.
Razavi and Fountain were initially called upon to investigate potential
defects in their clients' vehicle that led to the death of these young
women. Their investigation revealed no plausible claim for a vehicle defect;
however, a visual examination of the design of the roadway and location
of the pole prompted them to conduct further inquiries. After examining
tens of thousands of pages of documents, they discovered that the expansion
construction of the Florida turnpike just years earlier had erroneously
permitted the pole to be placed too close to the newly added travel lanes,
violating Florida Department of Transportation roadway safety standards.
If the pole had been located properly, the accidents most certainly would
have been avoided, and these two women's lives would have been spared.
Razavi and Fountain had to sue more than 20 defendants, including the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the design engineers, the
general contractors, and various other sub-contractors involved on the project.
The attorneys are especially proud that their work resulted in the installation
of a guardrail on the Florida Turnpike's southbound ramp at Northwest
41st Street, which now protects and shields motorists to ensure that no
one else meets this tragic fate.
Poorad Razavi is a civil trial attorney specializing in catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims. If you or a loved one have been injured due to someone else’s negligence anywhere in the country, or simply wish to inquire about information contained within any of these articles, please do not hesitate to contact him for a free consultation.