Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2016
We 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 |