Top 10 Settlements in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in Florida in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Settlements in Florida in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Settlements in Florida in 2017.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $350,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin C. Mizer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam, Kickbacks |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Securities Fraud |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Class Action, Product Liability, Defective Product, Consumer Protection |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Class Action, Economic Loss, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Kelly, Sean Tonolli, Mike Wheatley, Bradley Bondi of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. |
| Type: | Pollution |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell Deitch; Ian L. Barlow of Federal Trade Commission |
| Case: | Federal Trade Commission v. Ramsey, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Protection |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $30,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Edwards v. Lee Memorial Health System |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Class Action, ERISA |