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Damien Orato practices in the areas of product liability and casualty litigation. He represents manufacturers of motor vehicles, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, trucks, personal watercraft and railroad equipment against claims resulting in catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Damien also defends domestic and foreign manufacturers in litigation involving various vehicle components and systems including roofs, seats, seatbelts and occupant restraints, airbags, brakes and other crashworthiness claims.
Damien represents trucking companies in cases involving significant and catastrophic injuries as well as wrongful death claims. He defends trucking clients in cases involving issues concerning weight, lighting, driver qualifications and performance, vehicle maintenance and repair, and issues related to the electronic control module (EDM). He defends claims arising from a variety of trucking accidents including rollovers, vehicle/ pedestrian, and multiple vehicle collisions.
Attorney Rob Blank of the firm’s Tampa office along with attorney Damien Orato and paralegal Cindy Bowers of the firm’s Orlando office recently tried a case representing the Defendants in an industrial equipment accident resulting in a fractured talus bone in Plaintiff’s left foot, in which Defendants admitted liability and admitted causation. During closing arguments Plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury to award a total of $2,118,760.55. On October 6, 2021 the jury returned a verdict awarding Plaintiff $45,000, the exact amount of Defendants’ offer before trial.
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Florida State University College of Law — J.D., cum laude, 2006
University of Notre Dame — B.B.A., Finance, minor in Accounting, magna cum laude, 2003