Top 20 Settlements in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam, Kickbacks, Healthcare Fraud |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $14,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Gordon, Fritz Gray, John T. Golding of Maney | Gordon | Zeller, P.A. |
| Case: | Pelaez v. Conlon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Fraud |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Intentional Misrepresentation, Marketing of Off-Label Use |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $10,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart Z. Grossman of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen |
| Case: | Barlow v. Galleon Resort |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $10,575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Lea P. Valdivia of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Octavio v. Alejandro |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $10,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin C. Mizer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA, et al. v. Covenant Hospice Inc. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Healthcare Fraud |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Class Action, TCPA |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean B. Cronin, Michelle L. Davis of Cronin & Maxwell, P.L. |
| Case: | Hollis v. The USA |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Consumer Protection |