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MOTOR VEHICLE
BREVARD CIRCUIT COURT
A jury found no negligence by a hit-and-run driver in a lawsuit filed by a bicyclist.
On Dec. 23, 2011, Mehran Ghaeenzadeh was bicycling on Tuscawillow Drive in Melbourne when he was allegedly struck by a side mirror on a vehicle that fled the scene. Ghaeenzadeh suffered facial and skull fractures requiring surgery. He sought recovery from the uninsured-motorist provision of his policy with 21st Century Centennial Insurance Co.
The insurer claimed there was no evidence Ghaeenzadeh was struck by a car and instead claimed Ghaeenzadeh fell face-first off his bike. The jury rendered a defense verdict.
Case: Ghaeenzadeh v. 21st Century Centennial Insurance
Case No.: 05-2013-CA-024307-XXXX-XX
Plaintiffs attorneys: Alexandra McGee and Louis "Buck" Vocelle, Vocelle & Berg, Vero Beach
Defense attorneys: Anthony David Cutrona and Carlos M. Llorente, Law Offices of Sanabria & Marsh, Plantation