Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2016

Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2016We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in Florida 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: $140,100,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth G. Turkel, Shane B. Vogt, Christina R. Ramirez of Bajo Cuva Cohen & Turkel PA; Charles J. Harder, Jennifer J. McGrath, Douglas E. Mirell, Sarah E. Luppen of Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP
Case: Terry Bollea v. Gawker Media
Type: Invasion of Privacy; Media
2
Amount: $41,956,474.00
Attorneys: Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Wilfried H. Florin, Shaun M. Cummings of Florin Roebig; Frank Miller of Caglianone & Miller
Case: Osmond vs. Applebee's, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident; Dram Shop Liability
3
Amount: $33,500,000.00
Attorneys: Alex Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner
Case: Purdo v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
4
Amount: $28,795,000.00
Attorneys: Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald of Kelley Uustal PLC
Case: Estate of Konzelman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
5
Amount: $28,000,500.00
Attorneys: Jared I. Ross, Neal W. Hirschfeld of Greenspoon Marder, PA
Case: Manzano v. Carey Royal Ramn Mortuary
Type: Breach of Contract; Tortious Interference
6
Amount: $23,148,100.00
Attorneys: Patrick E. Quinlan, Jack Scarola of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
Case: Stephens v. Bradshaw, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Excessive Force
7
Amount: $21,500,000.00
Attorneys: Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner; David J. Sales of David J. Sales, PA
Case: Estate of Johnston v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
8
Amount: $21,381,724.12
Attorneys: Juan P. Bauta, II, Gabriel S. Saade of The Ferraro Law Firm
Case: Batchelor v. American Optical Corp., et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Asbestos Exposure; Premises Liability
9
Amount: $20,000,000.00
Attorneys: Damon T. Hartley, Charles G. De Leo, Jan M. Kuylenstierna, Ryon L. Little of De Leo & Kuylenstierna PA; Elisa T. Gilbert, Brendan R. O'Brien of The Gilbert Firm PC
Case: Eli Lilly & Co. v. Tyco Integrated Security LLC, et al.
Type: Tortious Interference
10
Amount: $18,740,000.00
Attorneys: Michael S. Pajcic, Stephen J. Pajcic, III, Robert J. Link, Raymond P. Reid, Jr., Benjamin E. Richard of Pajcic & Pajcic PA
Case: Mathews v. Jensens Liquor Store, Inc.
Type: Personal Injury; Assault and Battery; Premises Liability
11
Amount: $18,000,000.00
Attorneys: William L. Clark of Abrahamson & Uiterwyk; Brent R. Bigger of Knopf Bigger; James D. Clark, of Alley Clark & Greiwe
Case: Nally v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
12
Amount: $15,564,547.00
Attorneys: Lance A. Harke, Sarah Clasby Engel, Howard M. Bushman of Harke Clasby & Bushman LLP; Steve W. Berman, Nicholas S. Boebel of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Case: Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., et al.
Type: Patent Infringement
13
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: Stephen D. Busey, James A. Bolling of Smith Hulsey & Busey; Mark D. Beckett, Marc Suskin, Christina G. Hioureas of Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Case: Estate of Jara v. Nunez
Type: Wrongful Death; Assault and Battery
14
Amount: $13,000,000.00
Attorneys: Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald of Kelley Uustal PLC
Case: Estate of Wilkinson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
15
Amount: $12,030,000.00
Attorneys: William J. Wichmann of Law Offices of William J. Wichmann, PA
Case: Estate of Dion v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
16
Amount: $11,906,171.00
Attorneys: John Cottle of Becker & Poliakoff PA; Lawrence Keefe of Keefe, Anchors & Gordon PA
Case: Barnfield v. Halberthal, et al.
Type: Breach of Fiduciary Duty
17
Amount: $11,863,716.00
Attorneys: Mark P. Mullen of Mark P. Mullen & Associates; Robert R. Coulombe, Jr., James K. Clark of Clark, Robb, Mason, Coulombe and Buschman
Case: Joachim, et al. v. Auguste, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
18
Amount: $11,500,000.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Trentalange of Trentalange & Kelley, PA; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner; Paul E. Berg, Hendrik Uiterwyk, Stephen A. Barnes of Abrahamson & Uiterwyk
Case: Estate of McCabe v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
19
Amount: $11,404,301.00
Attorneys: Steven W. Kuveikis of Steven Kuveikis PA; John J. Wilke of The Law Office of John J. Wilke, PA
Case: Garcia v. Mastec, Inc., et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Bicycle Accident
20
Amount: $11,362,500.00
Attorneys: Matthew A. Leibert of Urban Thier & Federer PA
Case: Estate of Hiers v. Bordt
Type: Wrongful Death; Assault and Battery
21
Amount: $10,114,660.00
Attorneys: Benjamin J. Steinberg, Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP
Case: Estate of Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza, et al.
Type: Wrongful Death; Car Accident
22
Amount: $10,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alex Alvarez, Phillip E. Holden of The Alvarez Law Firm; Jordan L. Chaiken of Parker Waichman LLP
Case: Howles v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
23
Amount: $9,600,000.00
Attorneys: Barry B. Ansbacher of Ansbacher & Associates; Mitchell A. Stone of Stone Lockett
Case: Heron’s Landing v. DR Horton Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract
24
Amount: $9,019,266.00
Attorneys: Janpaul Portal, Juan P. Bauta, II, of The Ferraro Law Firm
Case: Estate of Britt v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Type: Wrongful Death; Asbestos Exposure; Product Liability
25
Amount: $8,500,000.00
Attorneys: Alejandro Brito, Melissa I. Softness of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito PA; Antonio S. Gonzalez of Antonio S. Gonzalez, PA
Case: All Star Boxing v. Alvarez, et al.
Type: Breach of Contract; Interference with Economic Advantage
26
Amount: $7,689,111.00
Attorneys: Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Anthony J. Soto of Rubenstein Law, PA
Case: Volenec v. Bethesda Memorial Hospital Inc., et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice
27
Amount: $6,656,000.00
Attorneys: Cam F. Justice of Justice Law
Case: Ferrarella, et al. v. Luu, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Car Accident
28
Amount: $6,400,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory D. Prysock, Katherine M. Massa, Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan
Case: Estate of Price v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
29
Amount: $6,000,000.00
Attorneys: Justin R. Parafinczuk, Austin Carr of Koch Parafinczuk & Wolf
Case: Estate of Ledo v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
30
Amount: $5,782,032.00
Attorneys: Patrick M. Arenz, Ari B. Lukoff, Emily E. Niles, Ronald J. Schutz, Shira T. Shapiro, Michael A. Kolcun, Jr. of Robins Kaplan LLP; Scott G. Hawkins, James C. Gavigan of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs PA
Case: Megdal Associates LLC v. La-Z-Boy Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract
31
Amount: $5,558,533.00
Attorneys: Daniel A. Iracki, Howard C. Coker of Coker, Schickel, Sorenson, Posgay, Camerlengo & Iracki; Tracy J. Considine of Tracy Considine PA
Case: Correia v. Amerisure Insurance Co.
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
32
Amount: $5,094,000.00
Attorneys: Judson L. Cohen, Mark S. Weinstein of Weinstein & Cohen, PA
Case: Estate of Lesniak v. Ferreira
Type: Wrongful Death; Car Accident
33
Amount: $4,821,000.00
Attorneys: Loreen I. Kreizinger, Ryan D. Mosher of Loreen I. Kreizinger, PA
Case: Cherenfant v. Lewis, et al.
Type: Birth Injury; Medical Malpractice
34
Amount: $4,581,075.00
Attorneys: Donna B. Michelson of Donna B. Michelson, PA
Case: Doe v. 21st Century Oncology, LLC
Type: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice
35
Amount: $4,500,000.00
Attorneys: John H. Hickey, Bjorg Eikeland of The Hickey Law Firm, PA
Case: Estate of Deposada v. Pernod Ricard USA
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
36
Amount: $4,356,001.00
Attorneys: Mark S. Roman, Morgan L. Gaynor of Roman & Gaynor
Case: Fortson v. Mercedes Benz of Melbourne, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
37
Amount: $4,165,199.56
Attorneys: Jefferson M. Braswell of Scruggs & Carmichael, P.A.
Case: Campus Edge Condo. Assoc., Inc., v. Arlington Pebble Creek, LLC, et al.
Type: Fraud
38
Amount: $4,122,316.00
Attorneys: David C. Prather, Olivia D. Liggio of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin LLP
Case: Ceglanski v. Wardell
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
39
Amount: $3,990,500.00
Attorneys: Ronald S. Gilbert and Vanessa L. Brice of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter
Case: Alvarez v. Casella, MD, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice
40
Amount: $3,804,145.00
Attorneys: William J. Scott of The Law Office of William J. Scott, PA; Eric S. Block, Fraz Ahmed of Law Offices of Eric S. Block, PA
Case: Crews v. Wilson
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
41
Amount: $3,550,000.00
Attorneys: Barry S. Balmuth of Barry S. Balmuth, PA; Michael O. Massey of Massey & Duffy
Case: Williams v. First Advantage LNS Screening Solutions, et al.
Type: Interference with Economic Advantage
42
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Vincent J. Pravato, Ian L. Kleinman of Law Office of Wolf & Pravato
Case: Mitchell v. Stinson Industries Inc.
Type: Intentional Tort
43
Amount: $3,220,000.00
Attorneys: Brian R. Denney of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
Case: Davis v. Vannelli
Type: Personal Injury; Car Accident
44
Amount: $3,046,766.00
Attorneys: James R. Provencher and Lisa Finaldi Simmons of Provencher & Simmons, PA
Case: Marian Farms, Inc. v. SunTrust Banks
Type: Fraud
45
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey M. Herman, Stuart S. Mermelstein, Daniel G. Ellis of Herman Law
Case: Doe vs. Bright Horizons Children's Centers, et al.
Type: Sexual Abuse; Negligent Supervision
46
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Andrew M. Jacobson, Gary A. Praglin of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack; William J. Wichmann of Law Offices of William J. Wichmann, PA
Case: Estate of Smith v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Wrongful Death; Tobacco; Product Liability
47
Amount: $2,975,200.00
Attorneys: Brian R. Gilchrist, Ryan T. Santurri of Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist PA
Case: Omega Patents v. Calamp Corp.
Type: Patent Infringement
48
Amount: $2,950,000.00
Attorneys: Michael S. Olin, Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz of Michael S. Olin PA
Case: Bannon v. GEICO
Type: Insurance Bad Faith
49
Amount: $2,918,517.75
Attorneys: Charles M. Laycock, Jr. of The Brooks Law Group, PA
Case: Willis v. Calloway, et al.
Type: Personal Injury; Work Accident; Workplace Safety
50
Amount: $2,895,954.00
Attorneys: Scott A. Mager of Mager Paruas, LLC
Case: Hausmann Financial Group v. Aranda
Type: Fraud
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