Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in Florida in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 Wrongful Death 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: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $36,960,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin B. Shapiro, Adam T. Rose of Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Pereira v. Fleuricourt |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,882,436.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ty G. Roland, Evan D. Lubell of Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Dominguez v. Florida Power & Light Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Electrical Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Blake Paul of Peterson & Myers, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Mallia v. Palace Italian Restaurant, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,283,488.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Wites of Wites & Kapetan P.A.; Harry A. Shevin of Shevin Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Matos v. Rechtien International Trucks, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $13,021,576.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter G. Campbell, Jr., Brent M. Reitman of Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman |
| Case: | Estate of De Jesus v. Ronquillo |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $12,240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sagi Shaked, Joel L. Roth of Shaked Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Tyler v. Gibbs & Register Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $10,003,940.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas I. Gerson, David L. Markel of Gerson & Schwartz, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Rainey v. Roop |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Wrongful Death |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,935,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Juan P. Bauta, II, Marc P. Kunen of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Torres v. Union Carbide Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Wrongful Death |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security, Gunshot |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond P. Reid, Seth A. Pajcic, William A. Bald of Pajcic & Pajcic PA |
| Case: | Estate of Bynum v. Brink, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,915,844.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marianne Howanitz of Marianne Howanitz P.A.; Daniel T. Ramsdell, Jonathan P. Davis of Ramsdell Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Maldonado v. Clark, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 20 (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 |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glenn A. Crickenberger, Willie Gary, Sekou M. Gary, Mia J. Pintard of Gary, Williams, Parenti & Watson; Thomas J. Cunningham Jr. of TJ Cunningham Jr P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Donley v. E&S Landscaping Service, Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 20 (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 |