April 19, 2023

$1.5 Million Settlement in Gas Station Negligent Security Case – The Haggard Law Firm

The Haggard Law Firm’s Joshua Padron and Todd Michaels have secured a $1.5 Million settlement in a negligent security personal injury case involving a gas station shooting.

On February 25, 2021, Patrick Gustafson stopped at the Marathon gas station ( 1490 SR 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL) to fuel up his vehicle. Patrick was in line to use one of the fuel pumps when a stranger approached and entered Patrick’s vehicle while he was still inside it. The assailant tried robbing Patrick and the two struggled inside the vehicle as Patrick fought off the attacker and ran out of the car. The assailant chased Patrick around the parking lot where the assailant grabbed Patrick again trying to rob him.

Screen shot from the shooting at the Marathon Gas Station in Broward County Florida

Inside the convenience store, employees saw Patrick being robbed and locked their doors.

Eventually, Patrick was able to break free from his attacker and run to the convenience store, only to find out it was locked. Patrick plead with employees inside to unlock the door for him but they refused.

Patrick’s attacker caught up to him, still waiting to be let into the safety of the convenience store, and pushed Patrick to the ground. As he lay helpless on the ground, his attacker shot him in the back of the head, execution style.

The attacker left the property and eventually paramedics arrived and took Patrick to the hospital where they performed life-saving procedures.

Patrick survived and is doing well.

Joshua Padron – trial lawyer
Attorney Todd J. Michaels Photo
Todd Michaels – trial lawyer

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