Practice Experience
- Doug Eaton has a wide-ranging litigation practice, with his primary focus on plaintiff's catastrophic injury cases. He handles matters at both the trial and appellate levels, and is available for both trial and appellate support. He has represented individuals and various corporate clients in a wide-variety of complex commercial cases.
- Mr. Eaton's experience litigating against some of the largest business interests in the United States make him uniquely suited for representing whistleblowers in their potential claims.
Representative Matters and Published Decisions
Representative matters handled by Mr. Eaton, including published decisions:
- Florida Convalescent Centers v. Somberg, 840 So.2d 998 (Fla. 2003) Obtained a reversal of Fourth District Court of Appeals decision prohibiting wrongful death claims under Florida's Nursing Home Resident's Rights Statute.
- Vidal v. Macksoud, 933 So.2d 659 (Fla.App. 3 Dist. Jul 12, 2006) After obtaining a plaintiffs verdict in a complicated medical malpractice case, obtained a reversal of the comparative negligence verdict against the plaintiff, resulting in the plaintiff receiving 100% of the jury award.
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Medical Protective Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2006 WL 3544817 (M.D.Fla. 2006), St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Medical Protective Co. of Fort Wayne, Ind., 257 Fed.Appx. 232 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 2007) In a declaratory judgment action, obtained summary judgment against medical malpractice insurer that had denied coverage after negotiating a Koblenz agreement for $1.25 million with the insured. Obtained an affirmance on appeal and settled the bad faith claim against the insurer soon thereafter.
- Frasher v. Whitehurst Family, Inc., 948 So.2d 36 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2006) After obtaining a plaintiff's verdict at trial, reversed trial court's order denying motion for new trial based on an inadequate damage award. Obtained settlement on remand for new trial.
- Woolin v. Bernay, 920 So.2d 1151 ( 3rd DCA 2006) Reversed trial court order imposing a lis pendens on client's property.
- Obtained seven figure settlement for family of deceased husband from doctor and hospital who failed to properly diagnose and treat an aortic dissection.
- Obtained seven figure settlement for 49-year-old professional who suffered a debilitating heart attack after hospital failed to provide proper follow-up care following a stent angioplasty.
