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Governor Scott Signs $5 Million Claims Bill for Child Sexually Abused by Foster Boy Living in the Home

              

On Friday, March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed CS/HB 6509, a claims bill that directs the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to pay more than $5 million awarded by a Florida jury to C.M.H., a victim of sexual abuse by a child in foster care. This marks... View Article

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Law Firm for Eight Abused Former Foster Care Children Settle With NYC, Child Care Agencies for $26 Million

              

Disclaimer: Most cases result in a lower recovery. Results may not be typical and reflect awards before deduction for attorneys’ fees and expenses. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. Eight developmentally foster care children who were placed in what one judge called... View Article

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Florida DCF Hit With $5 Million Verdict in Child-On-Child Sex Abuse

              

Disclaimer: Most cases result in a lower recovery. Results may not be typical and reflect awards before deduction for attorneys’ fees and expenses. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. In 2013 a Palm Beach County jury returned a $5 million verdict against... View Article

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Civil Rights Win Brings Sexually Assaulted & Neglected Siblings $5 Million Settlement

              

This was a precedent-setting federal civil rights claim brought by six siblings (collectively called “John Roes” to protect the minors’ identities) who were egregiously physically, sexually and emotionally abused and neglected in a foster / adoptive home in Broward County, Florida. The foster mother, Jaqui Lynch, locked the children in... View Article

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Abused Florida Foster Children Win $2.9 Million in Landmark Civil Rights Decision

              

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the right of three foster siblings to sue for damages resulting from sexual abuse committed against them while in foster care. The precedent setting decision (H.A.L. v. Foltz) focused on the unsupervised placement of three pre-school-aged foster children with two adolescent... View Article

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Attorneys Establish Standard Used to Determine Eligibility Based Upon Mental Retardation in State of Florida

              

In Webb v. APD, 939 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006), attorneys with Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, P.A., established the standard used to determine eligibility based upon mental retardation in the State of Florida. At the age of 9 years old, Joshua Webb came into Florida’s foster... View Article

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Firm Establishes Precedent For Civil Statutory Damages Claim for Developmentally Disabled

              

In Baumstein v. Sunrise Communities, 738 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999), attorneys with Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate P.A., successfully argued in the Third District Court of Appeal to establish a private cause of action for damages based upon the violation of Florida’s Bill of Rights for... View Article

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Firm Sues Florida Dept. of Children & Families, Settles Negligence Case for $14.26 Million

              

On January 26, 2001, DCF removed sixteen minor children and two developmentally disabled adults from the Gainesville, Florida home of Nellie Johnson due to allegations of egregious abuse and neglect. The children, who had all been adopted, reported that they were subjected to horrific abuse: Nellie Johnson repeatedly and without... View Article

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Firm Earns Consent Decree Leading to Reforms, Increased Budget in Broward County Foster Care System

              

Disclaimer: Most cases result in a lower recovery. Results may not be typical and reflect awards before deduction for attorneys’ fees and expenses. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. In 1998, Howard Talenfeld instituted a class action with the Youth Law Center... View Article

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Wrongful Adoption Case Leads to Civil Rights, Negligence Claims and Settlement With DFC and Private Providers

              

Disclaimer: Most cases result in a lower recovery. Results may not be typical and reflect awards before deduction for attorneys’ fees and expenses. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. The 2012 settlement for an undisclosed sum against the Florida Department of Children... View Article

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