Notable Cases
$40 million – Wrongful Death
A verdict reach in one hour on behalf of Fredchen Keller, an orphaned 13-year old boy whose mother, Rosemarie Keller, was murdered by Fred Keller, the boy’s father and Rosemarie’s husband.
$27.2 million – Child Abuse
We settled a case for $27.2 million against the city of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn Inc. We represented severely abused foster children. These children suffered unspeakable trauma – the most egregious injuries we’d seen in practicing law. The damages will not return the innocence of youth; we fought for them to help the victims avoid a nightmarish adulthood.
$11.5 million – Class Action
Recovered and $80 million restored from credit reports on behalf of tenants. Working with Rod Tennyson, P.A. Babbitt & Johnson law firm has won repeated court victories against major landlords accused of gouging Florida tenants with illegal fees.
$10 million – Defective Product
A verdict to the parents of a 19-year-old college student killed in the rollover of her Kia Sportage sports utility vehicle, a car jurors said was negligently designed. The 1995 Kia Sportage flipped over six times after the victim swerved when a car came into her lane.
$10 million – Medical Malpractice
A settlement for a 2-year old girl from Central Florida for a brain injury suffered during heart surgery. As a consequence of improper temperature monitoring, the child suffered serious brain damage. Discovery revealed that the surgeon had not operated on a child for nearly 20 years and that no one on the operative team had done this particular operation with any frequency.
$9.45 million – Defective Product
The combined settlements for our clients that were administered the drug during open heart surgery and subsequently suffered renal failure or death.
$7 million – Auto Accident
Resulting in double amputation of legs.
$6.25 million – Medical Malpractice
A settlement for a man who suffered paralysis following the delay in diagnosis of a ruptured disc in his neck.
$6.24 million – Medical Malpractice
An award for an infant who sustained a brain during a twin delivery, when the physician and nurses failed to recognize that the child was suffering oxygen deprivation after delivery of his brother.
$6 million – Medical Malpractice
A verdict for the death of a mother as a result of surgical mismanagement of a urological procedure.
$6 million – Medical Malpractice
A recovery for an alcoholic mother of two who was brain-damaged when she went into a seizure as a result of the d.t.’s. She was forced by the hospital to become sober “cold turkey” instead of being given Valium which would have prevented the seizure.
$5 million – Defective Product
An award for a 45-year old who was paralyzed from the mid-thighs down as a consequence of a faulty part on a cherry picker type machine. The defect caused the bucket to separate from the boom and could have easily been fixed with inexpensive parts.
$4.25 million – Medical Malpractice
A settlement for a 42-year old man who suffered a mild brain injury following surgery due to an overdose of anesthesia.
$4 million – Medical Malpractice
A recovery as a result of the death of a 36-year old Haitian dishwasher and mother of four. The patient suffered an embolic fluid air bubble while giving birth to her fourth child.
$3.6 million – Medical Malpractice
A verdict for an IVC filter victim, alleging a Bard G2 filter (a clot-stopping vein filter) broke apart in her body, finding the device maker responsible for 80 percent of the harm.
$3.5 million – Medical Malpractice
A settlement for a brain injury to an infant that occurred during delivery. The child was injured when doctors failed to perform a cesarean section in a timely fashion.
$3.25 million – Auto Accident
A settlement for the survivor of a 69-year old wife and grandmother who was struck by a distracted driver while she was walking in a crosswalk.
$3.2 million – General Liability
An award to a 53-year old father who was injured when the safety restraints failed while he was climbing a rock wall, causing him to fall 20-25 feet.
$3 million – Legal Malpractice
A settlement on behalf of a client that had his case dismissed due to the statute of limitations expiring.
$2.75 million – Product Liability
An award against a Japanese helmet manufacturer for a defect in the helmet retention strap resulting in brain injury to a motorcycle rider. Plaintiff was injured when a vehicle turned in front of him and the retention strap on his helmet came undone.
$2.5 million – 7 Children’s Rights/ Abuse
A recovery for a retarded 18-year old girl who was molested by a security guard while her mother visited a relative in the hospital. The security company allowed the security guard to remain on the job despite numerous incidents of misconduct. The security company also failed to do a proper employment screening.
$2.5 million – Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose cauda equine syndrome.
$2.4 million – Medical Malpractice
A verdict for the death of a 70-year old female. Two radiologists, two gastroenterologists and a general surgeon failed to diagnose a perforated colon, which had occurred during an enema procedure, resulting in the spillage of fecal material into the abdominal cavity and death.
$2 million – Medical Malpractice
Recovery for an elderly woman whose rectum was removed because of a misdiagnosis from pathology slides which indicated that she had cancer of the rectum, when in fact she did not.
$2 million – Medical Malpractice
An award for a 27-year old unmarried male, who was not diagnosed with subacute bacterial endocarditis. A portion of the heart valve vegetation embolized, resulting in a loss of visual fields, and heart valve replacement surgery was required due to the failure to arrive at a timely diagnosis.
$1.875 million – Medical Malpractice
An award for death of a 50-year old man who died during recovery from a plastic surgery operation as a result of excessive anesthesia. The newly graduated nurse failed to recognize that the patient was suffering severe lack of oxygen after the procedure and therefore failed to call the doctor.
$1.75 million – Rape Case
A settlement on behalf of a female client that was raped by a coworker who was proven to be an illegal alien.
$1.6 million – Medical Malpractice
A settlement against an orthopedic surgeon as a result of mismanagement of an operation, which resulted in the below-knee amputation of a 36-year-old lawn maintenance supervisor. The surgeon failed to recognize that the circulation was cut off, and ignored the nurses’ consistent warnings.
$1.3 – Medical Malpractice
A recovery for an immigrant who had been shot. He was taken to the emergency room and a chest surgeon failed to properly resuscitate him.
$1.2 million – Auto Accident
A verdict as a result of a 50-year old postal worker’s vehicle was struck while at work, resulting in multiple-level disk surgery.
$1.2 million – Medical Malpractice
A recovery against a family physician for failure to diagnose cauda equine syndrome in a 46-year old male, resulting in bladder incontinence and sexual dysfunction. The correct diagnosis was made approximately two weeks later, following an MRI study.
$1.1 million – Auto Accident
A settlement to a model in South Beach who, was hit by a motorcycle speeding at 90 miles an hour. She spent four months in the Jackson Memorial Hospital burn unit. The case settled for the insurance policy limits.
$1.1 million – Auto Accident
An award following the death of a 35-year old involved in an automobile accident. His death resulted from the truck driver’s failure to maintain an appropriate speed.
$1 million plus – Trucking
A rock from a company truck fell on the roadway, resulting in a head injury to a driver traveling in the opposite direction.
News & Awards
Celebrating 50 Years
Florida Personal Injury Law Firm Babbitt & Johnson P.A. Celebrates 50 Years in 2017. Read more
First Against Boston Scientific
Babbitt & Johnson, P.A. was part of the trial team that secured the first federal court verdict in the country against Boston Scientific regarding injuries to four women from the Pinnacle mesh device. Read more.
Church of Scientology
Ted Babbitt represents plaintiff in lawsuit over Church of Scientology fundraising tactics. Read more.
Expertise.com Best Car Accident Lawyers
Babbitt & Johnson make Expertise.com’s 2020 list of the Best Car Accident Lawyers in West Palm Beach. Read more.
Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Babbitt & Johnson makes the U.S. News Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” since 2010. Read more.
Joe Johnson Top Lawyer
Joe Johnson recognized by Palm Beach Illustrated as a Top Lawyer in Palm Beach County in 2019. Read more.
The Best Lawyers in America© 2020
Joe Johnson and Ted Babbitt named in the The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Ted Babbitt has been recognized since 1987 and Joe Johnson since 2014. Read more.
Ted Babbitt Florida Legal Elite™
Ted Babbitt recognized in the 2016 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ in 2016. Read more.
Joe Johnson Super Lawyers®
2016 marked Joe Johnson’s Inclusion in The Super Lawyers® List For 10 Consecutive Years as a top-rated personal injury attorney in West Palm Beach, Fl. Joe continues to be included in this list every year. Read more.
Ted Babbitt Super Lawyers®
Ted Babbitt has been included in The Super Lawyers® List since 2006 as a top-rated products liability attorney in West Palm Beach, Fl. Read more.
Ted Babbitt Inner Circle of Advocates
Ted Babbitt has been a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, and invitation-only group limited to just 100 of the top plaintiffs’ lawyers in the country, since 1975. Read more.
Ted Babbitt International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Ted Babbitt has been a member of the elite International Academy of Trial Lawyers since 1988. Read more.
Television Appearances
Ted Babbitt on CBS
Ted Babbitt appeared on CBS to discuss a negligence lawsuit filed by a woman who was raped in an exclusive Palm Beach club. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on Oprah
Ted Babbitt appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss a malpractice lawsuit in which a patient lost his leg due to a doctor’s incompetence. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on Montel Williams
Ted Babbitt appeared on the Montel Williams Show to discuss the need for holding doctors accountable for their actions. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on CBS
Ted Babbitt appeared on CBS to discuss how an inadequate doctor caused a man to lose his leg. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on CBS 48 Hours
Ted Babbitt appeared on CBS-48 Hours- to discuss how confidentiality, regarding malpractice, makes it hard to find out if a doctor or hospital is safe. Read more.
Ted Babbitt on NBC
Ted Babbitt appeared on NBC discussing doctors’ secrecy and how it leaves patients unable to know which doctors are safe and who has malpractice cases on record. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on NBC
Ted Babbitt appeared on NBC to discuss if a plastic surgeons office should be allowed to continue practicing when they have multiple malpractice suits against them. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on PBS
Ted Babbitt appeared as a panelist on PBS to explain that insurance companies are refusing payment to victims. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on NBC
Ted Babbitt appeared on NBC Nightly News and proposed that hospitals need to provide public injury rates to the public. Watch video.
Joe Johnson on WPTV
Joe Johnson appeared on NBC News affiliate WPTV to discuss the dangerous complications associated with blood clot filters called Inferior Vena Cava filters (also called IVC filters). Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on CBS
CBS interviewed Ted Babbitt on why he filed a federal class action lawsuit against Lumber Liquidators. Read more.
Ted Babbitt on A&E
Ted Babbitt appeared on A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. The episode is titled, “The Business of Religion,” and aired on October 24th, 2017. Watch video.
Ted Babbitt on WPTV
Ted Babbitt appeared on WPTV with his client, a Palm Beach County priest, who is taking his fight against the Diocese to the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch video.