Brandon Cathey
Co-founder, CEO, and Lead Trial Lawyer
Results
Brandon's results speak for themselves. Some of the more notable results of the last 5 years:
- In December 2021, his client recovered $2 million for the wrongful death of his wife in an Orlando head-on collision, where the defendant had only a $1 million policy with competing claims against it.
- In August 2021, his client received a $10 million settlement after breaking his neck on a tackle at a summer football camp in Deland that required all participants to sign pre-activity liability releases. Click to read article.
- In June 2021, his client received an opinion from the Second District affirming the denial of a $4 million set off.
- In May 2021, his client received an opinion from the Second District reversing a directed verdict for the defendant, resulting in a $7.1 million judgment against the defendant.
- In April 2020, his client settled a Jacksonville bad faith lawsuit for $2.99 million on a $100,000 policy.
- In March 2020, his client won a $2 million settlement on a premise liability claim in Orlando with no indemnity coverage.
- In May 2019, his clients' won a $3.8 million jury verdict after breaking his foot in a motorcycle accident in Riverview.
- In March 2019, his clients won a $30.1 million jury verdict after suffering a TBI in a T-bone collision in Thonotosassa. The insurance company refused to agree to more than $148,000 in damages. Click to watch local tv news report.
- In June 2018, his clients won a $6.7 million verdict in a food poisoning case against a Tampa restaurant after its insurance company made its highest offer of $20,000. Click to watch local tv news report.
- In March 2018, his clients received a $1.5 million settlement for the wrongful death of their adult daughter in Atlanta where the defendant had a policy limit of only $25,000.
- In December 2017, his clients received a $12.5 million settlement for a paralysis case in Port Charlotte where the insurance company's highest prior offer had been its $300,000 policy limit.
- In November 2017, his client won an important bad faith decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals. Brandon presented the oral argument for the policyholder before the Georgia Supreme Court, which was covered extensively by the national legal media.
- In August 2017, following a bad faith jury verdict in Atlanta, affirmed by the United States 11th Circuit, his clients recovered $10 million over a $100,000 policy limit.
- In June 2017, his client won a $717,000 UM verdict in Orlando against State Farm after it made its highest offer of $100.
Reported Decisions
Brandon has been at the forefront of the landmark legal issues in his field, in both Florida and Georgia, establishing himself as an accomplished appellate advocate.
- Ellison v. Willoughby, No. 2D19-1961 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
- Martinez v. Lobster Haven, LLC, 320 So. 3d 873 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
- Harmon Parker, P.A. v. Santek Mgmt., LLC, 311 So. 3d 213 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020)
- Hughes v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 264 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
- Gray v. AHCA, 288 So. 3d 95 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)
- First Acceptance Co. of Ga., Inc. v. Hughes, 826 S.E. 2d 71 (Ga. 2019)
- Hughes v. First Acceptance Ins. Co. of Ga., Inc., 836 S.E. 2d 634 (Ga. App. 2019)
- Moxley v. U-Haul Company of Florida, 308 So. 3d 91 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)
- USAA v. Lynch, 255 So. 3d 818 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018)
- Moxley v. Infinity Indem. Inc. Co., Case No. 2D16-3973 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018)
- Ray v. Fowler White, Case No. 2D17-2697 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018)
- Hughes v. First Acceptance Co. of Ga., Inc., 808 S.E. 2d 103 (Ga. App. 2017)
- Willoughby v. AHCA, 212 So. 3d 516 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
- Allstate v. Schlichting, 174 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)
- Belizaire v. Gray, 173 So. 3d 969 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015)
- New Hampshire Indem. Co. v. Gray, 177 So. 3d 56 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015)
- Gray v. Belizaire, 146 So. 3d 1175 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)
- Lydacker Lee et al v. Brown, 156 So. 3d 1092 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014)
- Camacho v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 13 F. Supp. 3d 1343 (N.D. Ga. 2014)
- Moxley v. U-Haul Co. of Fla., 148 So. 3d 132 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014)
- Markel Am. Ins. Co. v. Baker, 152 So. 3d 86 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014)
- Roman v. Bogle, 113 So. 3d 1011 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013)