Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury verdicts obtained in Florida in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Florida.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2019) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2019.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $202,230,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dereck G. Capaz, Laura Turbe Capaz of Capaz Law Firm, P.A.; Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A. |
| Case: | Garcia v. Espildora |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $70,102,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Thornton v. GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $41,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Thomas P. Angelo, James W. Carpenter of Angelo & Banta, P.A.; Crane A. Johnstone of Johnstone Law P.A. |
| Case: | Schnurr v. J.L. Property Owners Association Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $32,072,166.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce W. Jacobus Jr. of Jacobus & Fielding |
| Case: | Douglass v. Plowfield, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $30,840,015.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP; Donald M. Hinkle of Hinkle & Foran |
| Case: | Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $30,148,619.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon G. Cathey, Brent G. Steinberg, Daniel Greene of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
| Case: | Willoughby v. Ellison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd G. Rosen, Mustafa H. Dandashly of Goldberg & Rosen |
| Case: | D.J., Pro Ami v. B.R. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Stabbing |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,426,488.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hyram Montero, Aron J. Gibson of Montero Law Center |
| Case: | Estate of Menendez v. Mcinturff |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $14,031,841.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Eric Romano of Romano Law Group |
| Case: | McManus v. Morreale, D.C. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $12,037,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wesley T. Straw, Nicole M. Ziegler, Matthew D. Emerson of Emerson Straw PL |
| Case: | Burbano v. Short |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |