Antonio Brown ordered to pay more than $1 million to moving truck driver

BY KARLI BARNETT

UPDATED ON: OCTOBER 26, 2022 / 6:31 PM / CBS MIAMI

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Antonio Brown has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to a moving truck driver after allegedly attacking the man in 2020.

Dash camera video inside the moving truck recorded the moment Antonio Brown grabbed the driver.

In the reflection of the windshield you see the two struggle and overhear Brown’s girlfriend yelling for him to stop.

“Little by little, he got aggravated,” said the victim, Anton Tumanov.

He said he was making a delivery to the football player’s home in Hollywood in January 2020, when he said Brown become upset that he still owed $4,000 dollars.

“He threw the rock at my window,” Tumanov told CBS 4. “Luckily, it did not hit the glass. It hit a little bit lower.”

Tumanov left and reported the incident to 911. However, his company called and told him to go back, because Brown’s manager called and said he had calmed down.

When Tumanov returned, he said Brown became violent again and tried to grab the keys to the moving truck out of his hand.

“He stepped on the truck step, punched me several times the back of the head, and tried to hit my head against the wheel,” Tumanov said. “And then he tried to pull me out from the truck. I had bruises all over my left arm.”

Tumanov said he suffered two herniated discs as a result.

“Mr. Brown ignored all the court pleadings, all the attempts at contact,” said Tumanov’s Attorney, Jeff Davis.

Davis said they had to resort to serving Brown all the way in Atlanta, after seeing Brown post on social media that he’d be at a club there.

“He received the summons and complaint and immediately threw it on the ground, Davis said.  “One of his entourage picked it up and gave it to him, and the judge declared that was good enough.”

The case went to trial October 3rd. Brown never showed up. A jury awarded Tumanov was a verdict of 1.2 million dollars.

“I think that stance is just compensation for all of Mr. Tumanov’s injuries and damages, and hopefully Mr. Brown will realize that and follow his obligation to pay it,” Davis said.

Brown was found liable for $407,000 for Tumanov’s past and future medical expenses and $793,000 for his pain and suffering.

In the criminal portion of the case, Brown was previously sentenced to two years’ probation.

$1.3M Settlement Reached with Hollywood, Despite Sovereign Immunity Defense

Police Department vehicle that was involved in the crash. (Credit: Lindsey Mancur)

“A lot of times, these governmental entities hide behind that statute and say, ‘That’s all we’re going to pay,'” Michael Goldfarb of Goldfarb Law said in reference to the City of Hollywood’s sovereign immunity protection.

By Michael A. Mora | August 02, 2022

Municipalities with sovereign immunity protection rarely pay beyond their six-figure limits without a verdict and claims bill, Coral Gables attorneys said. However, an exception was a case in which an officer—while providing a woman a courtesy ride—ran a red light and caused a collision.

Michael Goldfarb and Jeffrey R. Davis, solo practitioners who represented plaintiff Lindsey Mancur, announced the settlement Tuesday with the City of Hollywood. Goldfarb said attorneys must ensure the personal injury cases they pursue can withstand difficult litigation because it could take years to settle with a governmental entity or have that case heard by a jury.

“We as plaintiffs lawyers need to push the envelope and take our cases all the way to trial to get the justice that we are fighting for our clients,” Goldfarb said. “We have to exhaust all remedies and options to achieve the goal, when our clients are injured due to the negligence of another.”

John Charles Wien, an attorney for the city, declined to comment on the matter.

Nearly two years ago, Officer Gregory Marino drove his police vehicle while Mancur sat in the backseat in a courtesy, non-custodial ride. Marino ran a red light and caused “an extremely violent impact,” in which Mancur sustained “catastrophic and permanent injuries in the instant collision,” some of which will last a lifetime, according to the amended complaint.

An ambulance transported Mancur to an intensive care unit in which she received treatment for three weeks due to those multiple injuries she sustained, including her collarbone snapping in half, having hardware inserted into her spine, and a concussion.

Goldfarb said the main challenge the case presented was dealing with a governmental entity who had sovereign immunity protection afforded by Florida Statute Sec. 768.28, which in the underlying jurisdiction, had a cap on damages of $200,000 per person or $300,000 per claim.

“A lot of times, these governmental entities hide behind that statute and say, ‘That’s all we’re going to pay,’” Goldfarb said. “It is difficult when the government does not care how serious the injuries are because they know that the statute protects them.”

Goldfarb indicated that in a case in which a plaintiff had significant damages, a governmental defendant would usually resolve the case before a jury would hear it. Knowing this, Goldfarb held off a settlement until the case was on the verge of trial. The defendant, on the first day of the three-week trial period, met his demands.

Now, the plaintiffs attorneys reached a $1.3 million settlement with the city. The settlement includes $200,000 in the city’s sovereign immunity limits, over $111,000 from the city’s self-insured retention limits, $1 million from the city’s excess insurance.

And when Goldfarb called Mancur to inform her that the city was paying its limits, the attorney said she started crying on the phone. His client has three kids under the age of four, including twins that were born six weeks before the crash.

“We were able to obtain every single dollar available for this individual,” Goldfarb said. “If she plans appropriately, with this money, she will be able to care for her kids and herself for the rest of her life.”

Jeff was chosen to participate along with 15 attorneys from across the state of Florida to participate in presenting FLABOTA’s comments on the recently proposed overhaul of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

What’s next, you may ask? The Supreme Court will hold an oral argument to consider the impact that the very significant changes to the rules of civil procedure will have on the citizens of the state of Florida, the courts, and practitioners.  FLABOTA created a comprehensive analysis after months of work in an effort to provide the Florida Supreme Court with guidance on the proposed rule changes. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Quick Facts: FLABOTA is the statewide organization of The American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is an invitation-only organization comprised of Plaintiff’s lawyers and Defense lawyers whose sole mission is the protection of the right to trial by jury and the enhancement of professionalism in the practice of law.

On May 23^rd, 2022 Jeff Davis was a faculty member in a National Business Institute Florida Online Seminar titled “Plaintiff’s Guide: Florida Personal Injury from Start to Finish”

Davis spoke on the basics of Civil Practice and Procedure, as well as the ethical considerations for the Plaintiff’s Attorney. The purpose of this basic level online seminar is to provide Plaintiff’s personal injury attorneys, paralegals, and other practitioners with practical strategies for handling personal injury cases.

At Davis Law, we encourage continual education!

BREAKING NEWS! Did you know that there’s been a report of ongoing efforts to locate the source of dark money in political campaigns? Well, Davis Law is co-counseling with attorney Mark Herron, Esq. from Tallahassee to represent Senator Annette Taddeo in a lawsuit seeking information on undercover entities that funnel money secretly into the campaigns of “ghost candidates”.

In a further development, a central Florida ghost candidate and other figures tied to this scandal have been arrested on criminal charges relating to sham state senate candidates.

Jeff Davis is proud to be a part of the effort to expose this unlawful and improper attempt to tamper with and rig the democratic election process.

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