Top 50 Verdicts in Washington State in 2016
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $38,259,238.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Beninger, Patricia E. Anderson of Luvera Law Firm |
| Case: | Thyce Colyn v. Standard Parking, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $20,750,817.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Clarke, Richard S. Yugler, Robert B. Hopkins of Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP; Timothy M. McCloskey of McCloskey & Roberson L.L.P; Thomas W. Bingham, Jeffrey C. Jones of Krutch Lindell Bingham Jones, PS |
| Case: | Cavner v. Continental Motors |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Aviation Accident |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $16,007,102.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Jacobsen, Joseph S. Stacey of Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP |
| Case: | Adamson v. Port of Bellingham |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $9,589,703.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rebecca S. Ashbaugh, Michael A. Richard of Ashbaugh Beal |
| Case: | K & S Developments v. City of SeaTac |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Real Property |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond J. Dearie, Jr of Dearie Law Group, PS |
| Case: | C.L. v. State of Washington DSHS |
| Type: | Sexual Assault; Government Negligence |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,291,380.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth R. Friedman, Sean J. Gamble of Friedman | Rubin; Elizabeth M. Quick, Matthew D. Quick of Quick Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Robert Harmon v. C. Michael Hughes, D.C., et al |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Delayed Diagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,083,334.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall P. Beighle, Brian G. Bodine, Tiffany Scott Connors of Lane Powell PC |
| Case: | A.H. Lundberg Assocs. v. TSI |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $2,993,621.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith L. Kessler, Ray W. Kahler, Garth L. Jones of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Koehler Moore Kahler |
| Case: | Moothart v. State of Washington |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Motorcycle Accident; Government Negligence |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,832,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie A. Kays of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Elias v. City of Seattle |
| Type: | Retaliation; Gender Discrimination |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,699,067.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony A. Russo, Carl E. Kruse of Russo & Graham Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Quintanilla v. City of Seattle |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck Accident |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Taylor, Joshua B. Selig of Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP |
| Case: | Biomed Realty, LP v. 700 Dexter, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,004,491.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laurie Y. Shiratori of Law Office of Laurie Shiratori PLLC; Mary C. Anderson of Guidance To Justice Law Firm, INC. |
| Case: | Brian Hollins v. Richard Zbaraschuk, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,646,309.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley K. Crosta of Crosta & Bateman, LLP; William G. Jungbauer, Christopher W. Bowman of Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers, PLC |
| Case: | Rookaird v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Wistleblower |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher R. McLeod of Law Offices of Christopher R. McLeod; Jennifer F. Apitz of Jennifer F. Apitz, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Davis v. Martin, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Race Discrimination; Legal Malpractice |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,585,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan T. Fuller, John R. Connelly, Nathan P. Roberts of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Vanlandingham v. Sellen Construction |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Dangerous Condition |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,437,294.00 |
| Attorneys: | T. Daniel Heffernan, Mackenzie K. Stout of Heffernan Law Group PLLC; Kurt B. Peterson of Cascadia Law Group |
| Case: | The Wattles Co. v. Exide Techs. |
| Type: | Property Damage; Breach of Contract |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,406,178.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather D. Webb of Graham Lundberg Peschel, P.S |
| Case: | Polyefko v. Safelite Fulfillment, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,380,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam C. Collins, Jami K. Elison of The Collins Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Chia v. Sternoff Custom Homes, et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage; Breach of Contract; Construction Defects |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,015,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T.G. Nivison, Andrew J. Kinstler of Helsell Fetterman, LLP |
| Case: | Kellogg v. Ralph's Concrete Pumping Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Construction Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $967,015.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Lynch, Geana M. Van Dessel, Rhett V. Barney, Robert J. Carlson of Lee & Hayes, PLLC |
| Case: | OTR Wheel Eng'g v. West Worldwide Servs. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $890,220.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Lee of Brownlie Evans Wolf & Lee, LLP |
| Case: | Four S Investments US Inc. v. Banwait, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty; Misrepresentation; Fraud |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $873,694.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Bufalini of Law Offices of David A. Bufalini P.S. |
| Case: | Paul Hartnell and Kara Hartnell v. Alaska Marine Lines, Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $863,247.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jami K. Elison, Sheri M. Lyons Collins of The Collins Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Logistics Solutions International, Inc. v. Todd Bentley, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $863,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George A. Mix, Michael K. Rhodes of Mix Sanders Thompson, PLLC |
| Case: | Singh v. Zurich American Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $847,267.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Blair of Nelson, Blair, Langer, Engle PLLC |
| Case: | Monica Knight v. Scott Steward |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $826,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin F. Barcus of Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC |
| Case: | Gibbons Pace v. Corp. of Catholic Archbishop of Seattle, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $651,206.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter L. Fels of Peter L. Fels PC., Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Besco v. City of Longview |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination; Workplace Negligence |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victoria L. Vreeland, Victor J. Torres of Vreeland Law PLLC |
| Case: | Mutchler v. State of Washington, Department of Labor |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Race Discrimination |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $548,030.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Beck, Janelle E. Chase Fazio of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP |
| Case: | Quayle v. State of Washington, et al |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Workplace Negligence |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $529,485.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jongwon Yi, Mai Aoki of Law Offices of Jongwon Yi, LLC; Miklos Pusztai of Park Chenaur & Associates Inc., P.S |
| Case: | Lee v. Norris; Wr Benger Transport L.L.C. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck Accident |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $503,557.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerry J. Moberg of Jerry Moberg & Associates, PS |
| Case: | Miller v. Dalton, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Legal Malpractice |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Noah K. Williams of Reed Longyear Malnati & Ahrens, PLLC |
| Case: | Davis v. Soberanis |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $462,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Robison of Caron Colven Robison & Shafton, P.S. |
| Case: | Edwin Yorty v. Allstate Fire And Casualty Insurance Company |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $452,214.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall P. Beighle, Abraham K. Lorber of Lane Powell PC; P. Arley Harrel, Meredith E. Dishaw of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC |
| Case: | ABM Parking Services v. Seattle Second & James |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Z. Crotty of Crotty & Son Law Firm PLLC; Michael B. Love of Michael Love Law Firm, PLLC; Andrew S. Biviano of Paukert & Troppmann, PLLC |
| Case: | Zhu v. North Central Educational Service District |
| Type: | Race Discrimination; Retaliation |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $448,011.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Needle of Jeffrey L. Needle Attorney at Law; Susan B. Mindenbergs of Law Office of Susan Mindenbergs |
| Case: | Moba v. Total Transp. Servs. |
| Type: | Race Discrimination; Hostile Work Environment |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $435,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Fisher of Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, LLP; Don C. Bauermeister of Friedman | Rubin |
| Case: | Reda v. Holmes Electric Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $415,587.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Richard, Tymon Berger of Ashbaugh Beal |
| Case: | U.S. v. Western Sur. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $391,044.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Davis, Gregory S. Colburn of Davis Law Group, P.S. |
| Case: | Soto v. Mukadam |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $368,003.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Balint of Balint & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Jelinek v. American National Property, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $353,847.00 |
| Attorneys: | John R. Alexander of The John Alexander Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Barber v. MсKeel |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $348,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Robison of Caron Colven Robison & Shafton, P.S. |
| Case: | Hall v. Carson |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $335,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Trudell of Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen & Lingenbrink, PLLC; Stephen A. Eggerman of Eggerman Law Firm, PS |
| Case: | Roxanna Kizanis v. Group Health |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $334,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel J. Elder Jr., of Law Office of Sam Elder PLLC; Joseph C. Rome of Law Offices of Joseph Rome; John W. S. Acheson of Acheson Law Offices |
| Case: | Volkert v. Fairbank Construction Company Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Workplace Safety |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $293,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karl E. Malling of Karl E. Malling, PS; David T. Lyons of Lyons Sullivan |
| Case: | Bloyer v. King-Cassidy Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Walsh of Law Office of John P. Walsh |
| Case: | Hews v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $211,835.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shakespear N. Feyissa of Law Offices of Shakespear N. Feyissa PSC. |
| Case: | Mengistu v. Harrison |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Hojem of Caron Colven Robison & Shafton, P.S. |
| Case: | Hamsley v. Wright |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $188,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashton K. Dennis of Washington Law Center PLLC; Thomas B. Vertetis of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC |
| Case: | Holly Mozzone v. Gary Hunter, DO |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $186,435.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephani L. Ayers, Thad M. Guyer of T.M. Guyer and Ayers & Friends, P.C. |
| Case: | Clark v. Golden Specialty Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Retaliation; Overtime Wages |