Number 2 Settlements in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the second-largest practice area-specific settlements obtained in the State of Florida in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts, or were settled before/without commencement of a lawsuit.
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| $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.2 in: | 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.2 in: | Class Action, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| $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.2 in: | Securities Fraud |
| $30,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott D. Owens of Scott D. Owens, P.A.; Bret L. Lusskin Jr. of Bret Lusskin, P.A.; Keith J. Keogh, Michael S. Hilicki of Keogh Law, Ltd. |
| Case: | Flaum, et al. v. Subway |
| No.2 in: | Consumer Protection |
| $30,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Edwards v. Lee Memorial Health System |
| No.2 in: | Personal Injury |
| $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.2 in: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Kickbacks |
| $14,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Gordon, Fritz Gray, John T. Golding of Maney | Gordon | Zeller, P.A. |
| Case: | Pelaez v. Conlon |
| No.2 in: | Brain Injury |
| $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.2 in: | Misrepresentation |
| $10,575,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Lea P. Valdivia of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Octavio v. Alejandro |
| No.2 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $10,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin C. Mizer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA, et al. v. Covenant Hospice Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Healthcare Fraud |
| $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.2 in: | Consumer Fraud |
| $7,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sean B. Cronin, Michelle L. Davis of Cronin & Maxwell, P.L. |
| Case: | Hollis v. The USA |
| No.2 in: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice |
| $5,717,562.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Kirby of High Stack Gordon Kirby |
| Case: | Riascos-Mazos v. Carnival Corp. |
| No.2 in: | Premises Liability |
| $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.2 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| $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.2 in: | Birth Injury |
| $3,200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey H. Wood; Gabriel Allen; Lori Jonas; W. Stephen Muldrow; Lacy R. Harwell of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Johnson Controls, Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Pollution |
| $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.2 in: | Watercraft Accident, Wrongful Death |
| $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.2 in: | Civil Rights Violation |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Estate of Barner Pierre-Jean v. Center Court Apartments, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Inadequate Security |
| $1,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Iracki, Rufus Pennington of Coker, Schickel, Sorenson, Posgay, Camerlengo & Iracki |
| Case: | Thomas v. City of Jacksonville, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Excessive Force |
| $1,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Catherine B. Bowles of Sardelis and Bowles LLP |
| Case: | Lang v. Artistry Painting |
| No.2 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Fonseca v. J&E Transportation Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Truck Accident |
| $975,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James A. Hannon of Hannon Legal Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Conde v. Bryant Security Corp. |
| No.2 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $890,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Guilford of Michael F. Guilford, P.A.; Tonya J. Meister of Meister Law, LLC; Elizabeth K. Russo of Russo Appellate Firm, PA |
| Case: | Jerry Rankin, M.D., et al. v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Theodore W. Zelman of Zelman & Hanlon, P.A. |
| Case: | Quinonez v. Luenser |
| No.2 in: | Bicycle Accident |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Wifredo A. Ferrer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Palm Beach County School District |
| No.2 in: | Labor & Employment |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Hugh L. Koerner of Hugh L. Koerner, P.A. |
| Case: | Lyubimov v. City of Fort Lauderdale, et al. |
| No.2 in: | False Arrest |
| $125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Isidro Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Green v. City of West Palm Beach |
| No.2 in: | Hostile Work Environment |
| $100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert Weisberg; Kimberly A. Cruz of EEOC; Matthew E. Romanik of Damore, Delgado & Romanik |
| Case: | EEOC v. Brown & Brown of Florida Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Pregnancy Discrimination |