Number 1 Verdicts in Florida in 2016
We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in (a) particular practice area(s) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of 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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| $504,802,368.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas W. Cope of Cope, Zebro & Crawford, P.L. |
| Case: | Estate of Rotell v. Gaime, Hillsborough Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Invasion of Privacy |
| $46,693,640.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas S. Boebel of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Aaron A. Myers of Kutak Rock LLP |
| Case: | Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| $41,956,474.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Wilfried H. Florin, Shaun M. Cummings of Florin Roebig; Frank Miller of Caglia & Miller |
| Case: | Osmond vs. Applebee's, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dram Shop Liability |
| $40,150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brent M. Reitman, Walter G. Campbell, Jr. of Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman |
| Case: | Mais v. Cumberbatch |
| No. 1 in: * | Personal Injury and Premises Liability |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Product Liability and Tobacco |
| $32,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul O. Lopez, Richard L. Petrovich of Tripp Scott, P.A. |
| Case: | HPC US Fund 1 L.P. v. Wood |
| No. 1 in: * | Fraud |
| $28,000,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jared I. Ross, Neal W. Hirschfeld of Greenspoon Marder, PA |
| Case: | Manzano v. Carey Royal Ramn Mortuary |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract and Tortious Interference |
| $23,148,100.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Patrick E. Quinlan, Jack Scarola of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Stephens v. Bradshaw, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Asbestos Exposure |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault and Battery |
| $11,906,171.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John Cottle of Becker & Poliakoff PA; Lawrence Keefe of Keefe, Anchors & Gordon PA |
| Case: | Barnfield v. Halberthal, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accident |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accident |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Medical Malpractice |
| $4,821,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Loreen I. Kreizinger, Ryan D. Mosher of Loreen I. Kreizinger, PA |
| Case: | Cherenfant v. Lewis, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Birth Injury |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Supervision and Sexual Abuse |
| $2,950,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Olin, Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz of Michael S. Olin PA |
| Case: | Bannon v. GEICO |
| No. 1 in: * | Insurance Bad Faith |
| $2,918,517.75 | |
| Attorneys: | Charles M. Laycock, Jr. of The Brooks Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Willis v. Calloway, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Work Accident |
| $2,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Powell of MattLaw; Dario D. Diaz of Law Office of Dario Diaz, P.A. |
| Case: | Ramos v. Camden Property Trust |
| No. 1 in: * | Attractive Nuisance |
| $2,516,986.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alvaro L. Mejer of Mejer Law, PA; Fernando S. Aran of Aran Correa & Guarch, PA |
| Case: | Quorum Mgmt. Corp. v. Franck's Pharmacy |
| No. 1 in: * | Veterinarian Negligence |
| $1,701,878.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Pajcic, Stephen J. Pajcic, III of Pajcic & Pajcic PA |
| Case: | Wallace v. Todd |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accident |
| $1,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Douglas J. McCarron, Jason R. Brenner of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Navas v. Regal Entertainment Group |
| No. 1 in: * | Inadequate Security |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephan A. Le Clainche, Joseph R. Johnson of Babbitt Johnson Osborne & LeClainche |
| Case: | Mayer v. PGA Mexx |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip and Fall |
| $1,265,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Geralyn F. Noonan of Law Office of Geralyn F. Noonan PA |
| Case: | Brock v. Lee County |
| No. 1 in: * | Hostile Work Environment and Wrongful Termination |
| $1,186,905.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Keith S. Brais, Richard D. Rusak of Brais Brais & Rusak |
| Case: | Jenkins vs. Jakes |
| No. 1 in: * | Watercraft Accident |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Steinfeld of Law Office of David Steinfeld |
| Case: | Bargain Bob's Carpet Inc. v. Stein |
| No. 1 in: * | Defamation |
| $869,349.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Johnson of Babbitt & Johnson P.A. |
| Case: | Arizpe v. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accident |
| $845,329.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox, PA; Elizabeth A. Peskin of Jordan Peskin, PA |
| Case: | Decarlo v. City of Tallahassee |
| No. 1 in: * | Retaliation |
| $799,800.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Keith Chasin of The Law Offices of Keith Chasin |
| Case: | Reynolds v. Seaboard Marine Ltd. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident |