Close

Articles Posted in “Leesfield & Partners”

Updated:

Man Recovering In Miami After Bahamas Boat Crash Speaks out. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Boat Collision Victims for 49 Years.

A Texas man who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run boating collision while snorkeling with his family in the Bahamas speaks out from his Miami hospital bed, according to local media. Brent Slough, 42, of Prosper Texas was in the water snorkeling on June 30 when he was sliced by…

Updated:

Woman Sentenced in Child Sex Abuse Material Case in Florida Keys. What to Know.

Note: The names of the individuals involved in this crime have been excluded from this article to protect the victims. A Florida Keys woman was sentenced to 13 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to various sex crimes involving children. The woman, 37, pleaded guilty this week to…

Updated:

Millions of Aboveground Pools Recalled in Florida Following Toddler Deaths. What to Know.

About 5 million aboveground pools have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission following the deaths of at least nine toddlers since 2002. The CPSC officially recalled the pools due to a compression strap surrounding the exterior of the pool legs that could create a “foothold, allowing a…

Updated:

Man Dies After Snorkeling in the Florida Keys. What to Know.

An 81-year-old died Monday while with a commercial diving crew in the Florida Keys, according to local media. Stephen Edward Plopper, of Carmel, Indiana, was swimming with a commercial dive boating around Sand Key Lighthouse off of Key West when members of the crew with the boat noticed him unresponsive…

Updated:

Florida Keys Charter Captain Faces Criminal Charges After Duo Accuses him of Attempting to Capsize them. What Happened?

A fishing charter captain and his mate on the boat were accused of attempting to capsize a father and son on a kayak and now face criminal charges, according to local media. James Christian Gagliardini, 52, of Marathon, Florida, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, reckless operation of…

Updated:

Lawsuit Against Tesla Set to Start Monday Over Fatal Model S Crash in the Florida Keys. What to Know.

A trial is set to begin Monday, July 14, six years after 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon was killed and her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, 27, was injured in a horrific crash involving a Tesla Model S on autopilot. The crash happened on April 25, 2019, when the couple was on a…

Updated:

City of Miami Honors 2022 Boat Crash Survivor’s ‘Unbreakable Will to Move Forward.’

Katerina “Katy” Puig, who survived the 2022 Boca Chita boat crash that killed her classmate, was honored by the City of Miami, which proclaimed Thursday, July 10, as “Katy Puig Day,” according to The Miami Herald. Puig was celebrated for her bravery Thursday by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez who presented…

Updated:

Pam Rock Act Set to go into Effect July 1 in Florida. What to Know.

Nearly three years after mail carrier Pamela Jane Rock was killed by a pack of dogs in Florida, a law has been created to increase safety and penalties for aggressive animal owners. Per HB 593, which goes into effect July 1 in the state, owners of dogs considered to be…

Updated:

FWC Fatal Boat Crash Investigation Concludes with Criminal Charges for Vessel Operator. What to Know.

A Broward County man is facing criminal charges after authorities say he crashed his 21-foot center console vessel into a sailboat, resulting in at least one death in the Florida Keys. Guy Erdman,61, of Oakland Park, was charged Wednesday with manslaughter, boating under the influence and several other misdemeanor charges,…

Updated:

MiLB Baseball Player Dies at 19 in Florida Jet Ski Crash on Father’s Day. What to Know.

A minor league shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles has died after a jet ski crash in Sarasota, Florida. Luis Alexander Guevara, 19, of Venezuela was identified as one of four people who were involved in a crash near Lido Key, an island west of Sarasota. All four people were thrown…

Contact Us