Number 1 Settlements in Florida in 2017
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| $553,567,307.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP; David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers and Smith P.C.; Curtis B. Miner of Colson Hicks Eidson |
| Case: | Koehler, et al. v. Takata Corp., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| $350,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin C. Mizer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam, Kickbacks |
| $150,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Harley S. Tropin, Tucker Ronzetti of Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton, LLP; Jeffrey C. Schneider of Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP; Michael I. Goldberg of Akerman LLP |
| Case: | SEC v. Quiros, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Securities Fraud |
| $97,679,141.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | In Re: Takata Airbag Product Liability Litigation |
| No. 1 in: * | Consumer Protection |
| $56,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sharan Nirmul, Richard A. Russo Jr., Jennifer L. Joost, Darren J. Check of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP; Joshua A. Katz, James D. Sallah, Jeffrey Cox of Sallah Astarita & Cox; Joseph E. White, Lester R. Hooker of Saxena White, P.A. |
| Case: | In Re: Ocwen Financial Corporation Securities Litigation |
| No. 1 in: * | Misrepresentation |
| $40,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Kelly, Sean Tonolli, Mike Wheatley, Bradley Bondi of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | U.S.A. v. Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pollution |
| $30,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Edwards v. Lee Memorial Health System |
| No. 1 in: * | Professional Negligence, Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice |
| $25,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Kellogg, Jason Kellogg of Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP; Paulino A. Nunez Jr., Frank R. Rodriguez of Rodriguez Tramont & Nunez, P.A. |
| Case: | Fernandez, et al. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, ERISA |
| $18,017,382.77 | |
| Attorneys: | Wifredo A. Ferrer; Mark A. Lavine; John C. Spaccarotella of U.S. Attorney's Office; Lawrence S. Klitzman of Klitzman Law Group, PLLC; Daniel R. Miller of Berger & Montague |
| Case: | USA v. Marder, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Healthcare Fraud |
| $14,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Gordon, Fritz Gray, John T. Golding of Maney | Gordon | Zeller, P.A. |
| Case: | Pelaez v. Conlon |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident |
| $13,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Pamela Jo Bondi of Attorney General of the State of Florida |
| Case: | Office of Attorney General, et al. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Marketing of Off-Label Use |
| $13,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Theodore J. Leopold, Leslie M. Kroeger, Diana L. Martin, Douglas J. McNamara, Eric A. Kafka of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | Hankinson, et al. v. Rooms to Go, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Consumer Fraud |
| $10,750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stuart Z. Grossman of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen |
| Case: | Barlow v. Galleon Resort |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability |
| $10,575,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Lea P. Valdivia of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Octavio v. Alejandro |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accident |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | S. Kirk Ingebretsen, Eric J. Hobbs, Daniel E. Rohner, Richard G. Sander, Charles C. Eblen, Jason R. Scott of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
| Case: | ADT LLC v. Vivint Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Deceptive Trade Practices |
| $8,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeff Ostrow, Scott Edelsberg of Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert; Andrew Shamis of Shamis & Gentile P.A. |
| Case: | Gottlieb v. Citgo Petroleum Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | TCPA |
| $6,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Pamela Jo Bondi of Attorney General of the State of Florida |
| Case: | Office of Attorney General, et al. v. General Motors Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Fraudulent Concealment |
| $5,717,562.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Kirby of High Stack Gordon Kirby |
| Case: | Riascos-Mazos v. Carnival Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Watercraft Accident |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Melanie E. Damian of Damian & Valori LLP |
| Case: | Michael I. Goldberg, et al. v. Holland & Knight LLP, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Legal Malpractice |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sean B. Cronin, Michelle L. Davis, Gregory H. Maxwell of Cronin & Maxwell, P.L.; Michael V. Nakamura of Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A. |
| Case: | Mochocki v. The USA |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Treat |
| $3,580,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Wites of Wites & Kapetan P.A. |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. Sinrod, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault, Negligent Hiring |
| $3,128,498.21 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | McLemore v. Creative Choice Homes II, Ltd., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Inadequate Security |
| $3,075,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carlos E. Verdecia of The Verdecia Law Firm, LLC; Araly Herrera, Hector J. Lombana of Gamba, Lombana & Herrera |
| Case: | Rojas v. USA |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Childbirth Delivery |
| $2,880,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Justin B. Shapiro, Thomas B. Scolaro of Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Kim v. Fury Management, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Business Liability, Jet Ski Accident |
| $2,750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro, Brett A. Panter of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Infant Plaintiff v. Defendant Hospital |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment |
| $2,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Tomas F. Gamba of Gamba, Lombana & Herrera |
| Case: | K.C., Pro Ami v. The USA |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Diagnose |
| $2,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Theodore J. Leopold, Wallace B. McCall, Stephan A. Le Clainche of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. Custer, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force |
| $2,300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joshua J. Wagner, Steven T. Vasilaros of Vasilaros Wagner |
| Case: | Confidential v. Confidential |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accident |
| $2,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Randall C. Berg, Jr., Dante P. Trevisani, Erica A. Selig of Florida Justice Institute; Tucker Ronzetti, Kenneth R. Hartmann, Monica McNulty of Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton, LLP |
| Case: | Copeland, et al. v. Jones, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA; John L. Walker, Jr. of Walker Group, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Walker v. Rosen Hotels and Resorts, Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip and Fall |
| $1,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Eric J. Ginnis of Ginnis & Krathen, P.A. |
| Case: | Cortes v. New Hampton At Century Village Condo #1 Assn Inc, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip and Fall |
| $1,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Defendant Hospital, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Overmedication |
| $1,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Roselli, Daniel P. Melrose of Roselli & Associates, P.A. |
| Case: | Sackman v. Defendants |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck Accident |
| $1,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Catherine B. Bowles of Sardelis and Bowles LLP |
| Case: | Lang v. Artistry Painting |
| No. 1 in: * | Toxic Exposure, Failure to Maintain |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Glen B. Levine, Elie Anidjar of Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine, P.A. |
| Case: | Cunningham v. Broward County |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accident |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Theodore W. Zelman of Zelman & Hanlon, P.A. |
| Case: | Quinonez v. Luenser |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Damage |
| $440,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jack C. Morgan III of Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC |
| Case: | Allen v. Fort Myers Police Department |
| No. 1 in: * | False Arrest, Racial Profiling |
| $380,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael Farrell, Robert E. Weisberg, Beatriz Biscardi Andre, Samantha Williams of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Idex Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Labor & Employment |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Wifredo A. Ferrer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Palm Beach County School District |
| No. 1 in: * | Pregnancy Discrimination |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert Weisberg, Kimberly A. Cruz, Oshia Banks of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Nestle Waters North America |
| No. 1 in: * | Gender Discrimination |
| $275,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Delegal, III, James C. Poindexter of Delegal Law Offices, P.A. |
| Case: | Jones v. City Of Jacksonville, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David W. Brill, Michelle Y. Medina-Fonseca, Joseph J. Rinaldi, Jr. of Brill & Rinaldi, The Law Firm |
| Case: | Pellegrino, et al. v. Wengert, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dog Bite |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Philip V. Martino, Cassidy E. Jones of Quarles & Brady |
| Case: | R & M Mktg. v. Best Buy Auto of Tampa Bay |
| No. 1 in: * | Conversion, Theft, Replevin |
| $165,804.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Hilary Ostrega, Andrew Ostrega of Ostrega Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | R.K. Assoc. XVIII v. MAB-ULA USA |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Warranty |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Hugh L. Koerner of Hugh L. Koerner, P.A. |
| Case: | Lyubimov v. City of Fort Lauderdale, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Malicious Prosecution |
| $140,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Silvia Dominguez-Reese, Jenna Grambort of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Pizzerias LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | National Origin Discrimination |
| $125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Isidro Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Green v. City of West Palm Beach |
| No. 1 in: * | Race Discrimination |