Top 40 Verdicts in Pennsylvania in 2015
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $125,800,000 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly A. Brown of Jones Day |
| Case: | Savor v. M/A-Com Tech Holdings |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $46,532,600 |
| Attorneys: | Dominic C. Guerrini, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Shanin Specter, Shanin Specter, Dominic C Guerrini of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Wilson v. U.S. Security Associates Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Assault and Battery; Workplace Negligence |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Jon R Perry, Brett Rosen, Jon R. Perry, Neil R. Rosen, Renee A. Metal of Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C. |
| Case: | Straw v. Fair |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $21,861,179 |
| Attorneys: | David J Caputo, Garabet M Zakeosian, David J. Caputo, Garabet M. Zakeosian of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Drainer v. DerKrikorian |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Marvin L. Wilenzik, Michelle E. Costa, Stewart J. Greenleaf, Jr., Timothy T. Myers of Elliott Greenleaf |
| Case: | Applecross Club Operations LLC v. Pulte Homes of PA LP |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $13,420,000 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy P. O’Brien of Law Offices of Timothy P. O'Brien; John Stember and Maureen Davidson-Welling of Stember Cohn & Davidson-Welling, LLC |
| Case: | Robertson v. Hunter Panels LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation; Gender Discrimination |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Kila B. Baldwin, Shanin Specter of Kline & Specter, P.C.; Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Hammons v. Ethicon Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Failure to Warn; Product Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | A. Roy DeCaro, Regina M. Foley of Raynes McCarty |
| Case: | Del Grosso v. Delaware County Memorial Hospital |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,138,000 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Stern, Elizabeth A. Crawford of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Tillery v. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Diagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $7,800,000 |
| Attorneys: | Gene A. Tabachnick, Richard T. Ting of Beck & Thomas, PC |
| Case: | Drone Technologies Inc. v. Parrot S.A. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,400,000 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Stern, Elizabeth A. Crawford of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Cuff v. Keagle |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Eric H. Weitz of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Walker v. Weber and Jeanes Hospital |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,374,997 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Morris, Seth D. Wilson of Morris Wilson, P.C. |
| Case: | Rawdin v. Real |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,250,000 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Kevin C. Quinn, Nicole M. Santo of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC |
| Case: | Readler v. Alvear |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Danielle E. Ryan, Ronald L. Williams, Stephanie N. Deviney of Fox Rothschild LLP; John P. Mueller of Ansa Assuncao LLP |
| Case: | Community College of Philadelphia v. Burt Hill |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Z. Traub, Mark J. LeWinter of Raynes McCarty |
| Case: | Chin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,875,200 |
| Attorneys: | Marsha F. Santangelo of The Beasley Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Mendel v. Williams |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Christine Biancheria, Karesa M. Rovnan of Biancheria & Maliver, PC |
| Case: | Palar v. Wohlwend |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph L. Messa, Jr. of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | White v. Drywall |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Construction Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Regina M. Foley, Timothy R. Lawn of Raynes McCarty |
| Case: | Brissett v. Watts |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter, P.C.; Christopher A. Gomez of Sheller, PC |
| Case: | Pledger v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Product Liability |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000 |
| Attorneys: | Harry S. Cohen, Todd D Bowlus of Harry S. Cohen & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Anthony v. Lewis |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,013,171 |
| Attorneys: | James L. Griffith of James L. Griffith, Esquire, LLC |
| Case: | Roebuck v. Bear Creek Management Co. LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Premises Liability |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000 |
| Attorneys: | Cory Itkin, Jason Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP; Samantha R. Mertz of Sheller, PC |
| Case: | Murray v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Product Liability |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Gordon, Paul K. Vey of Pietragallo, Gordon, Alfano, Bosick & Raspanti, LLP |
| Case: | Toth v. Bradley Center Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Assault and Battery |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin P. Shein, Bethann Schaffzin Kagan of Shein Law Center, Ltd. |
| Case: | Busbey v. Yarway Corp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Negligence |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,611,000 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Leger, Jr. of The Law Office of Andrew J. Leger, Jr., PC |
| Case: | Homer v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,572,000 |
| Attorneys: | Dean F. Owens, II, Jeffrey B. Killino of The Killino Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Ryan v. KDM Construction & Project Management LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Premises Liability |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,515,000 |
| Attorneys: | Barry H. Dyller, Theron J. Solomon of Dyller Law Firm |
| Case: | Borrell v. Bloomsburg University |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation; Due Process Violation |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Emmanuel O. Iheukwumere, Fabio A. Sciarrino of Emmanuel Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Wilson v. Mohanty |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Edward J. Ciarimboli, Molly D. Clark of Fellerman & Ciarimboli |
| Case: | Costagliola v. Rizzo |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,486,961 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas W. Harrity of Law Offices of Thomas W. Harrity, LLC |
| Case: | Klein v. Wang |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,440,000 |
| Attorneys: | Cary B. McClain of The McClain Law Firm |
| Case: | Chambers v. Lin |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Altman of Law Offices of Craig A. Altman, P.C |
| Case: | Clark v. Ricoh Corp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Negligence |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,260,000 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Claraval of Claraval & Claraval |
| Case: | Thompson v. Smith |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,149,000 |
| Attorneys: | W. Timothy Barry of W. Timothy Barry & Associates, LLC; Thomas S. Barry of Thomas Shannon Barry & Associates |
| Case: | Pelesky v. Holdings Acquisition Co. L.P. |
| Type: | Sexual Harassment; Workplace Safety |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,038,000 |
| Attorneys: | Francis J. Curran, Jr., Ryan F. Curran of Curran & Curran Law; Paul P. Gaffney of The Gafney Firm |
| Case: | Soumahoro v. Amsalu |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $750,000 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald B. Baldino of Sacchetta & Baldino |
| Case: | Boyd v. Accurate Trash Removal |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $722,000 |
| Attorneys: | Agostino Cammisa of Trichon, Cammisa & Axelrod, P.C. |
| Case: | Janifer v. Cundari Trucking Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Negligence |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $700,000 |
| Attorneys: | Scott T. Taggart of Spear, Greenfield & Richman, P.C. |
| Case: | Lacava v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Premises Liability |