Top 50 Verdicts in Pennsylvania in 2016
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the year 2016. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $70,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Itkin, Cesar Tavares of Arnold & Itkin, LLP; Thomas R. Kline, Christopher A. Gomez, Kristen Loerch Sipala of Kline & Specter, P.C.; Brian J. McCormick Jr., Stephen A. Sheller of Sheller, PC |
| Case: | A.Y., Pro Ami v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Failure to Warn; Pharmacy Malpractice |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $44,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Ross, Iddo Harel of Ross Feller Casey |
| Case: | Tate v. Hospial of University of PA, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Delayed Treatment; Medical Malpractice |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,117,534.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas R. Bare of Bare Law Firm LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Berry v. Pena |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel L. Hessel, Ramon A. Arreola of Golkow Hessel, LLC |
| Case: | Reyes v. Cincinnati Incorporated |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Safety |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shanin Specter of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Carlino v. Ethicon, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $12,797,026.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank A. Rothermel of Bernhardt & Rothermel, PC |
| Case: | Clayton v. Somers MD, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Treatment; Hospital Malpractice |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,857,344.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward F. Chacker, Brian S. Chacker of Gay Chacker & Mittin, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Barbaros v. Primecare Medical, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fredric S. Eisenberg of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Walsh v. James Morrissey Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Truck Accident |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,783,816.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth L. Jenkins, John A. Caputo of Law Office of John A. Caputo |
| Case: | Wogan v. Butler Health Systems, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Diagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,470,346.00 |
| Attorneys: | John E. Kusturiss, Jr. of The Law Offices of John E. Kusturiss, Jr.; John N. Hickey of Law Offices of John Neumann Hickey |
| Case: | Saul, Pro Ami v. Cambridge Pediatrics Lancaster, LP |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Treatment; Medical Malpractice |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Morris, Joshua J. Knepp of Morris Wilson, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Clark v. Forstater, MD, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Delayed Diagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $7,270,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul D. Brandes of Villari, Brandes & Giannone; Bruce J. Babij of Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLC |
| Case: | Ziolkowski v. Escobar, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,844,621.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Batoff, Nicholas Poduslenko of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP |
| Case: | MPower Software Services Inc. v. American Water Works Service Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,596,687.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Herman of Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C. |
| Case: | Velasquez v. Big Head's Bensalem, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $6,439,265.14 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Cancelliere, Jr., and Casey R. Coburn of Nass Cancelliere Brenner |
| Case: | Roverano, et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Asbestos Exposure |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,991,594.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hugh A. Donaghue, Francis J. Curran, Jr of Donaghue & Labrum, LLP |
| Case: | Hill v. Crozer-Chester Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Diagnosis; Hospital Malpractice |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $5,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Tershel, Jarrod T. Takah of Tershel & Associates |
| Case: | Gucker v. US Steel Corporation |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Disability Discrimination |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $5,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nadeem Bezar of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Levin v. Presbyterian Children's Village |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Sexual Abuse; Foster care Negligence |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $5,026,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey |
| Case: | Crespo v. Hughes MD |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Treatment; Medical Malpractice |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Trunk of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Summerford v. Abington Memorial Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $4,406,823.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael G. Trachtman of Powell Trachtman Logan Carrle & Lombardo, P.C. |
| Case: | Sugartown Worldwide LLC v. Shanks, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Fraud |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $4,240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Napoli, Tate J. Kunkle, William S. Berman of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC |
| Case: | Fiorentino, et al. v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Water Pollution; Hydrofracking |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $3,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Sprague, Jason L. Pearlman, William H. Trask of Sprague & Sprague |
| Case: | Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
| Type: | Qui Tam; Wrongful Termination |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Woloshin of Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Wilson v. Gray |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Motorcycle Accident |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $2,931,294.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph F. Roda of Roda Law LLC |
| Case: | White-Lightner v. Baublitz, DO, et al |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Treatment; Medical Malpractice |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $2,731,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Gismondi of Gismondi & Associates |
| Case: | Grove v. Port Authority of Allegheny County |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Bus Accident |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald B. Baldino, Gerald B. Baldino, Jr. of Sacchetta & Baldino |
| Case: | Oleksza v. Gould & Goodrich, Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Defective Gun; Product Liability |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $2,579,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alfred V. Altopiedi of Law Offices of Alfred V. Altopiedi, PC |
| Case: | Farese v. Robinson, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Caputo of Law Office of John A. Caputo |
| Case: | Estate of Cray v. Lifecare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Hospital Malpractice |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $2,391,620.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Goslee of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. |
| Case: | Shiflett v. Lehigh Valley Health Network Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Hospital Malpractice |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $2,315,593.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard B. Bateman, Jr. of Richard B. Bateman, Jr. |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Milburn, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Beasley, Jr., Lane R. Jubb, Jr. of The Beasley Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Brown v. Halpern, et al. |
| Type: | Legal Malpractice |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,828,060.00 |
| Attorneys: | James J. McEldrew, Dan Purtell of McEldrew Young |
| Case: | Zaloga v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Failure to Warn; Workplace Safety |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,815,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Andrew R. Duffy, Jeffrey P. Goodman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Keith v. Hatfield Quality Meats LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,698,790.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Pinto of Ross Feller Casey |
| Case: | Estate of Kathrine Skinner v. T.M. Morely Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,641,758.00 |
| Attorneys: | Danielle L. Duffy of Spivack & Spivack LLP |
| Case: | Allison v. Forest City Enterprises Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bernard W. Smalley, Sr., Joe H. Tucker, Jr. of Tucker Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Wade v. Swanson, MD |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,194,283.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith R. McMillen, Kelly M. Tocci, Chad F. McMillen of McMillen Urick Tocci & Jones |
| Case: | Alviani v. Mann, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,030,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patricia V. Pierce, Ronald L. Greenblatt, James A. Funt of Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt & Flores, LLC |
| Case: | Alleyne v. Police Detective Pirrone, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation; Malicious Prosecution; Law Enforcement |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $922,060.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce C. Fox, Andrew J. Horowitz of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP |
| Case: | Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Age Discrimination |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary J. Ogg of Ogg, Murphy & Perkosky P.C. |
| Case: | Kapetanovich v. Scocco |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $642,976.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Collins of Collins & Collins Attorneys, LLC |
| Case: | Runco v. CSX Corporation |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident; Railroad |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $534,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard K. Hill of Hill & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Tanner v. AutoZone Stores, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $520,018.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard G. Silverman of Kane & Silverman PC |
| Case: | Irwin v. Parrilla, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $512,544.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick J. Fanelli of Fanelli, Evans & Patel, PC |
| Case: | Shoup v. Tim's Towing & Repair, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident; Premises Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $508,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan R. Lentz of Bochetto & Lentz, PC |
| Case: | Gallagher v. Archdiocese of Philadephia |
| Type: | Defamation |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Chaiken of Joseph Chaiken & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Coley v. Keystone Turf Club, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Assault and Battery; Inadequate Security |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $473,930.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Y. Kleeman of Kleeman & DiGiovanni, PC |
| Case: | Paseman v. City of Philadelphia |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Trip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Falcone of Sacchetta & Falcone |
| Case: | Kappil v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Anzalone of Anzalone Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Godeck v. Brown, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |