Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2016
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,041,361,648.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Khaldoun A. Baghdadi of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Andrews., et al. v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Negligent Misrepresentation; Product Liability |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $625,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Parker, R. Christopher Bunt, Charles L. Ainsworth of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.; T. John Ward, Jr., Claire Abernathy Henry of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC; Bradley W. Caldwell, J. Austin Curry, Jason D. Cassady, Justin T. Nemunaitis of Caldwell Cassady & Curry |
| Case: | Virnetx Inc., et al. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $502,043,908.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Ernest H. Cannon of Ernest Cannon & Associates; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault |
| Case: | Aoki v. Depuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Negligent Misrepresentation; Product Liability |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $146,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chrysta Castaneda of The Castaneda Firm; Michael P. Lynn of Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP |
| Case: | Mesa Petroleum Partners LP vs. Baytech LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $142,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert D. Crain of Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lytle v. Hat Ballou Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Day-Care Center; Negligent Supervision |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $124,496,994.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey G. Wigington, Joseph M. Dunn, R. Reagan Sahadi of Wigington Rumley Dunn & Blair, LLP; Fidel Rodriguez, Jr., Manuel C. Maltos of Law Offices of Fidel Rodriguez, Jr.; Daniel V. Pozza of Pozza & Whyte, PLLC |
| Case: | Rivera v. Volkswagen, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Defective Design; Product Liability |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $77,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamil N. Alibhai, Kelly P. Chen, Robert D. McCutcheon, William A. Munck, Jessica L. Spaniol, Jordan C. Strauss of Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP |
| Case: | Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. v. Intersil Corp. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $54,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tony Buzbee of The Buzbee Law Firm |
| Case: | Ortega v. Ruvalcaba |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $53,852,558.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Gibson, Casey L. Jordan of The Gibson Law Firm; Peter M. Kelly of Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. Manhattan Vaughn JVP |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Construction Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $43,214,515.83 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey L. Harrison, William R.H. Merrill, Ashley L. McMillian, Abigail C. Noebels of Susman Godfrey |
| Case: | Apache Deepwater LLC v. W&T Offshore, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $40,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Pezzulli of Holmes Firm PC; Douglas D. Mulder of Douglas D. Mulder Inc. |
| Case: | M.E. v. Arreola |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Assault and Battery |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $37,945,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin W. Liles, Stuart R. White of Liles White PLLC; Philip G. Bernal of Ketterman Rowland & Westlund |
| Case: | Jazmin-Galindo, et al. v. Oreilly Auto Enterprises LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $34,438,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey T. Embry and George P. Cowden, IV, of Hossley & Embry, LLP |
| Case: | Hinson v. Dorel Juvenile Group |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Failure to Warn; Product Liability |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $23,113,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dan L. Wyde, Hunter A. Nunn, Read H. Reily of Wyde & Associates |
| Case: | Moss, et al. v. Princip, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $22,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward R. Nelson, III of Nelson Bumgardner, P.C.; Bradley W. Caldwell, J. Austin Curry of Caldwell Cassady & Curry; J. Wesley Hill of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Cellular Comm. Equip. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $19,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton, Stephen T. Blackburn of Standly Hamilton |
| Case: | Clark, et al. v. Burris MD., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $18,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew B. Sommerman, Alexandria M. Risinger of Sommerman, McCaffity & Quesada, LLP |
| Case: | Bell v. Genter |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Motorcycle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $17,720,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vuk S. Vujasinovic of VB Attorneys; Peter M. Kelly of Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP |
| Case: | Suarez, et al. v. Baylor University, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Construction Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $17,470,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Thomas Rhodes, III, Robert E. Brzezinski, Erin J. Oglesby of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.; August C. Toudouze of Toudouze Law |
| Case: | A.J.L., Pro Ami v. Ninja Jump Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Product Liability |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $17,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodger D. Young, Jaye Quadrozzi of Young & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $15,807,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean E. Breen of Howry Breen & Herman L.L.P.; Craig A. Nevelow of Wright & Greenhill P.C. |
| Case: | Nester v. Textron Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Product Liability |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Lemley of Durie Tangri, LLP |
| Case: | Eon Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. Silver Spring Networks Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $11,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Crosley, Charlie C. Gustin of Crosley Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Menchaca v. NTE Houston I LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Branson, Eugene A. Brooker, Jr., Quentin Brogdon of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.; Spencer P. Browne of Reyes Browne Reilley |
| Case: | Estates of Stanley & Hahn v. Cardinal Bus Co., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Bus Accident |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $9,291,570.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey F. Wehmeyer, Benjamin G. Robertson, Katy I. Pier Moore of Santoyo, Moore, Wehmeyer, P.C. |
| Case: | US Enercorp Ltd. v. SDC Montana Bakken Exploration LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $8,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Dean Boyd of Attorney Dean Boyd; F. Leighton Durham of Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP |
| Case: | Tunnell v. Archer |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $8,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deron R. Dacus, Shannon M. Dacus of The Dacus Firm; Douglas M. Kubehl, Jeffrey D. Baxter, Roshan S. Mansinghani, Timothy J. Calloway, Vernon E. Evans of Baker Botts LLP |
| Case: | Genband US, et al. v. Metaswitch Networks |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $7,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin L. Hall, III of The Hall Law Firm; Adrian V. Villacorta of The Villacorta Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | S.V.Z. v. Solis, et al. |
| Type: | Sexual Abuse; Negligent Supervision |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Fisch of Fisch Sigler LLP |
| Case: | Imperium IP Holdings v. Samsung Electronics, et al. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $6,844,543.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carrie P. Kitner, Kenneth B. Chaiken, Robert L. Chaiken of Chaiken & Chaiken; Jeffrey S. Levinger of Levinger, PC |
| Case: | Fortner v. The Heart Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $5,759,055.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Ritch Roberts of Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl |
| Case: | Sting Soccer Group, et al. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $5,316,869.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Zavitsanos, Adam A. Milasincic, Nathan B. Campbell of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. |
| Case: | Professional Janitorial Service of Houston Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local 5 |
| Type: | Defamation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joe House of House Perron & House, PLLC |
| Case: | Quantum Fitness v. Cybex International |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,811,283.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Snell, Andrea M. Bergia of The Snell Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Salter, et al. v. O'Reilly, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,448,496.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. Jerrell Wise of Daniel Stark Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Phelix v. Arguello, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $4,244,949.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Lane, Jack D. Kitchen of The Lane Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | SR Residence LLC v. Commercial Ins. Solutions Grp. LP., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $4,216,665.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bernard T. Klimist, Jhiela M. Poynter of The Law Offices of Bernard T. Klimist |
| Case: | Hidlinger v. Lawhorn |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Truck v. Motorcycle Accident; |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander C.D. Giza, C. Mitchell Hendy, Padraic W. Foran of Hueston Hennigan LLP; D. Jeffrey Rambin, Elizabeth L. DeRieux, S. Calvin Capshaw of Capshaw DeRieux, LLP |
| Case: | Core Wireless Licensing. v. LG Electronics, et al. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $3,211,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Juan S. Palacios, Jr. of JSPalacios PLLC; Gustavo L. Acevedo, Jr. of Law Offices of Gustavo L. Acevedo, Jr. |
| Case: | Campos v. Donna Independent School District, et al. |
| Type: | Employment; Retaliation |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $3,140,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David E. Dunham, Isabelle M. Antongiorgi of Taylor Dunham & Rodriguez, LLP; Larry R. Veselka of Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, LLP |
| Case: | Griffiths v. Golivina, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,098,197.00 |
| Attorneys: | William K. Adams, Thomas A. Adams, IV of The Adams Law Firm; Peter M. Kelly of Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP |
| Case: | Garcia v. Jensen |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,955,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M.L. Hernandez, Daniel R. Hernandez of Hernandez Law Firm P.C.; Timothy L. Culberson of The Culberson Law Office PLLC |
| Case: | Myers v. Montgomery Trucking Co., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Accident; Negligence in Employment |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Talaska of The Talaska Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Leal v. Northeast OB/GYN Assoc., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $2,583,355.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay K. Gray, Andrew A. Bergman of Bergman Gray LLP |
| Case: | Habeeb, et al. v. Baker, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Landlord/Tenant |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $2,028,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Jay Chung, Marc A. Fenster, Adam S. Hoffman, Brian D. Ledahl, Reza Mirzaie of Russ August & Kabat; Kayvan B. Noroozi of Noroozi, P.C.; S. Calvin Capshaw, Elizabeth L. DeRieux of Capshaw DeRieux, LLP |
| Case: | Core Wireless Licensing SARL v. LG Electronics Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,980,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J.T. Sciano, Dennis O. Moore of Tinsman & Sciano, Inc.; David J. Baluk of Shrader & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | McBurnett v. Slay Transportation Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jim S. Hart, Steven J. Kherkher of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP |
| Case: | Ghan v. Manheim Remarketing, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP |
| Case: | Barnes v. United Parcel Services |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Workplace Negligence |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,498,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark D. Pierce of Slack & Davis, LLP |
| Case: | Sajib v. Global Aviation Service Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Aviation Accident |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,452,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Q. Fibich of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs & Josephson |
| Case: | Nguyen, et al. v. Barajas, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |