Top 10 Verdicts in the United States in 2016
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the United States 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in the United States in 2016) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2016.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $3,014,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey T. Thomas, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Samuel G. Liversidge of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Mark E. Ferguson, Philip S. Beck, Sean W. Gallagher of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP |
| Case: | Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $2,640,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth Govaerts, Vince Powers of Powers Law |
| Case: | Estate of Thomas v. State of Nebraska |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Rape; Murder |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $2,540,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Calvin P. Griffith, Stephanie E. Parker of Jones Day |
| Case: | Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Gilead Sciences Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $940,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick G. Saros, Rick Richmond of Jenner & Block LLP |
| Case: | Epic Systems Corp. v. Tata Consultancy Services Limited |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $775,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Calhoon, R. Stan Mortenson, Evan J. Werbel, Julie B. Rubenstein, Macey Reasoner Stokes, Richard P. Sobiecki of Baker Botts LLP |
| Case: | Liberty Media Corp., et al. v. Vivendi Universal S.A., et al. |
| Type: | Securities Fraud |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $504,802,368.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas W. Cope of Cope, Zebro & Crawford, P.L. |
| Case: | Estate of Rotell v. Gaime, Hillsborough Co. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Murder |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| Case: | Aoki v. Depuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Negligent Misrepresentation; Product Liability |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $302,427,950.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley W. Caldwell, J. Austin Curry of Caldwell Cassady & Curry |
| Case: | VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |