Top 10 Product Liability Verdicts in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Product Liability jury verdicts (plaintiff and cross-claimant) obtained in 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melvin B. Wright, Lisa A. Thomas of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter; David J. Sales of David J. Sales, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $6,785,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Moore v. John Crane Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent R. Bigger of Knopf Bigger; Eric Roslansky of The Ruth Law Team |
| Case: | Brown v. Philip Morris, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $4,707,799.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel A. Coffey, Kenneth W. Ferguson of Coffey Trial Law; Brady J. Cobb of Tripp Scott, P.A. |
| Case: | Ore v. Home Depot USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky & Rosenblum LLP; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner; Norwood S. Wilner, Richard J. Lantinberg of The Wilner Firm, P.A.; Charlie E. Farah, Eddie E. Farah of The Law Firm of Farah & Farah, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Whitmire v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany Chambers, Scott P. Schlesinger of Schlesinger Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Fox vs. Philip Morris USA Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin R. Parafinczuk, Austin Carr of Koch Parafinczuk & Wolf P.A.; Jose Menendez of Menendez Law Firm |
| Case: | Martin v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald, Josiah Graham of Kelley Uustal PLC |
| Case: | Estate of Thomas v. American Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death |