Number 3 Verdicts in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the third-largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of Florida in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| $45,005,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Evan B. Gilead, Ryan C. Tyler of Ratzan Law Group; Lincoln J. Connolly of Lincoln J. Connolly Trials and Appeals, P.A. |
| Case: | Astaphan v. Ranger Construction Industries, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $36,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky & Rosenblum LLP; Norwood S. Wilner, Richard J. Lantinberg, Jay Plotkin of The Wilner Firm, P.A.; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner; Eddie E. Farah, Charles E. Farah, Jr. of The Law Firm of Farah & Farah, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Wallace v. Philip Morris, USA, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Wrongful Death |
| $33,153,912.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard B. Sharp of Mallard & Sharp, P.A. |
| Case: | E.R., Pro Ami v. The USA |
| No. 3 in: | Personal Injury |
| $18,702,609.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven T. Wittmer of Wittmer & Linehan PLLC |
| Case: | Martin, v. Consul |
| No. 3 in: | Brain Injury |
| $16,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | J. Ronald Denman, Charles D. Bavol, M. Kristen Allman, Grant W. Kindrick of The Bleakley Bavol Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Bivins v. O'Connell, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Professional Negligence |
| $15,922,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Crane A. Johnstone, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices; Paul M. Silva, Peter J. Somera, Jr. of Somera & Silva, LLP |
| Case: | Hollingsworth v. Holy Cross Hospital, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Medical Malpractice |
| $15,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brittany Chambers, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices; C. Steven Yerrid of The Yerrid Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Lima v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Failure to Warn |
| $12,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason R. Brenner, Christopher L. Marlowe, James C. Blecke of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Estate of Machado v. The Waves of Hialeah, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Premises Liability |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Hirsh of Goldberg & Hirsh P.A. |
| Case: | Britt v. Progressive Waste Solutions of FL, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Pedestrian Accident |
| $7,123,085.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Kelley, Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald, Josiah Graham of Kelley Uustal PLC |
| Case: | Estate of Gentile v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Product Liability; Tobacco |
| $7,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Philip M. Gerson, Nicholas I. Gerson, David L. Markel, Edward S. Schwartz of Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. |
| Case: | Johnson v. Norwegian Cruise Lines |
| No. 3 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $6,132,642.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr. of Florin Roebig; Frank Miller of Caglianone & Miller |
| Case: | Underwood v. Strong |
| No. 3 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $5,386,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew T. Rogers of Deitch & Rogers; Robert L. Parks, Gabrielle L. D'Alemberte, Gabriel A. Garay of The Law Office of Robert L. Parks |
| Case: | Glaze v. Royal Terrace Men’s Club, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Gunshot |
| $3,765,368.88 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael N. Kreitzer, Melissa Pallett-Vasquez, Shalia M. Sakona of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod |
| Case: | JVP Drywall & Finish, Inc., et al. v. 2377 Collins Resort LP, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $3,743,744.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Curtis S. Pajcic, Robert J. Link, Benjamin E. Richard of Pajcic & Pajcic PA |
| Case: | Burkett, et al. v. Maddox |
| No. 3 in: | Negligent Supervision |
| $3,040,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Virginia M. Buchanan, W. Cameron Stephenson, M. Justin Lusko of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. |
| Case: | Guillot v. U.S.A. |
| No. 3 in: | Truck Accident |
| $2,635,933.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason R. Margulies, Jacqueline Garcell of Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. |
| Case: | Beam v. Carnival Corp. |
| No. 3 in: | Slip and Fall |
| $2,517,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Landerman, James S. Haliczer of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Dardenne Jr. v. Singh, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice |
| $2,361,234.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kendra D. Presswood, David S. Shankman of Shankman Leone |
| Case: | Samples v. Insurance Administrative Solutions, LLC |
| No. 3 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael Fayard, Adam Brum of Morgan & Morgan, PA. |
| Case: | Craig v. C-Scape Construction Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| $1,350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jay Cohen, Rudwin Ayala of The Law Office of Jay Cohen P.A. |
| Case: | Banks v. South Broward Hospital District, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Failure to Treat |
| $1,338,515.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Cory S. Simmons of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Condor Aerial, LLC v. Prioria Robotics, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Defective Product |
| $1,278,059.00 | |
| Attorneys: | W. Andrew Rariden of The Trial Proffessionals, P.A. |
| Case: | Gomez v. Mosley, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Underinsured Motorist |
| $1,264,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gonzalo R. Dorta of Dorta Law |
| Case: | Estate of Arthur v. Miami-Dade County |
| No. 3 in: | Assault and Battery |
| $1,190,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John D. Boykin, Jeffrey M. Garber of Ciklin Lubitz & O'Connell |
| Case: | Dyanki, Inc. v. Zehnter |
| No. 3 in: | Civil Theft |
| $1,125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Edward R. Shohat, Monique Garcia, Jon May of Jones Walker L.L.P.; Otto C. de Cordoba, Jr. of De La Pena Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Duran v. Mario A. Lamar, P.A., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud |
| $1,033,390.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stuart H. Share of Law Office of Stuart H. Share |
| Case: | Perez v. Unitek Global Services, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Bicycle Accident |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe, Pedro P. Echarte, III of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Gilbert v. Cryptical Development LLC |
| No. 3 in: | Inadequate Security |
| $678,850.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel F. Dill of The Dill Law Group |
| Case: | Carpenter v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. |
| No. 3 in: | Uninsured Motorist |
| $615,055.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Barbara H. Gormley of Barbara H. Gormley, P.A; Damian B. Mallard of Mallard Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Judge v. Tamiami Mem’l Post No. 8118 |
| No. 3 in: | Trip and Fall |
| $579,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Schlesinger, Miguel Lara, Joshua B. Bochner, Heloiza Correa of Law Office of Schlesinger and Associates, P.A. |
| Case: | Levy v. 6000 Indian Creek |
| No. 3 in: | Misrepresentation |
| $445,169.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ely R. Levy, Michael S. Takiff of Militzok & Levy, PLLC; Richard J. Lee of Richard J. Lee, P.A. |
| Case: | CSB Tobacco Distrib. v. Econo Rentals |
| No. 3 in: | Conversion |
| $432,961.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Judd G. Rosen of Goldberg & Rosen |
| Case: | Squire v. Government Emps. Ins. |
| No. 3 in: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Feiler of Feiler & Leach, P.L. |
| Case: | Young v. Defendant Attorneys |
| No. 3 in: | Legal Malpractice |
| $253,749.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Silverstein , Darryn L. Silverstein of Silverstein, Silverstein & Silverstein, P.A. |
| Case: | Wilson v. Caribbean Shipping Solutions Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Falling Object |
| $149,047.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kevin C. Smith, Kelsey C. Burke of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath |
| Case: | Brown v. Easley |
| No. 3 in: | Dog Bite |
| $135,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard P. McCusker Jr. of Law Office of Richard McCusker |
| Case: | Yampolsky v. Altier, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Defamation |
| $125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Bradley S. Odom, Richard Dean Barlow of Odom & Barlow P.A. |
| Case: | Austin v. FL Hud Rosewood, LLC |
| No. 3 in: | Age Discrimination |
| $103,011.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Adrienne E. Trent of Adrienne E. Trent P. A. |
| Case: | Hunt v. Yan Yan Health Care, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Retaliation |