Derrick in the news
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$7.1 million
verdict
Morgan & Morgan Secures $7.1 Million Verdict on Behalf of Man Injured at Orlando Home Depot
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$2 million verdict
Florida jury awards a verdict more than 57 times larger than the highest pre-suit offer from the defense
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$400,000 verdict
Brevard County jury awards Palm Bay man $400,000 in case involving 2018 crash with police patrol car
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Lawsuit for workers
"We have a corporation that has said, 'yeah you worked hard for us, but we're not going to give you anything'," says Connell. "They basically told them, 'We're not going to pay you your overtime, and we're not even going to give you the three weeks paycheck you worked hard for'"
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https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2014/6/19/brevard_restaurant_w
$987,000 verdict
It Took Years of Work by Lawyers, But Florida Jury Returned a Near $1 Million Verdict in Personal Injury Case
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AVVO profile
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https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/32901-fl-derrick-connell-3321945/reviews.html
Distinguished lawyer
Attorney Derrick Connell Honored as Member of Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
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Opening new offices
Morgan & Morgan Unveil New Branch in Melbourne, Florida
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$750,000
result
Derrick Connell of Morgan & Morgan. Sluder suffered neck injuries
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Spine School
Derrick Connell, trial lawyer and partner at Morgan & Morgan, P.A., continues the discussion on proving up spine injury cases.
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https://tluondemand.com/programs/derrick-connell-spine-school-7f7235
Cycling accidents
Drivers face few consequences for cycling fatalities
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Paramedic negligence
Lawsuit against Brevard County, ex-paramedic dismissed in culpable negligence case
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Space Coast Business Magazine
$1.3 million verdict
After a Law Firm Rejected Case, Florida Jury Returns $1.3 Million Verdict for Personal-Injury Plaintiff
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Stetson University
National Trial Competition
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https://www2.stetson.edu/law/news/index.php/2009/03/16/stetson-advances-to-national-competition/
$7.1 million verdict
Florida Jury Returns $7.1 Million Verdict: 'Other Attorneys Turned Down the Case'
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Professionalism
Award
Derrick R. Connell of Melbourne received the Judge Mitchell T. Barlow Young Lawyer Professionalism Award presented by the Brevard County Bar Association.
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/news-and-notes-60/
Space Coast Business
Opening offices
Morgan & Morgan comes to Brevard with Melbourne office
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