Top 50 Settlements in Florida in 2017
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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: | $20,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart Z. Grossman of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen |
| Case: | Barlow v. Galleon Resort |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $20,575,000.00 |
| 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: | $20,200,000.00 |
| 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: | $20,000,000.00 |
| 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 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $5,717,562.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Kirby of High Stack Gordon Kirby |
| Case: | Riascos-Mazos v. Carnival Corp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Watercraft Accident |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean B. Cronin, Michelle L. Davis, Gregory H. Maxwell of Cronin & Maxwell, P.L.; Michael V. Nakamura of Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A. |
| Case: | Mochocki v. The USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melanie E. Damian of Damian & Valori LLP |
| Case: | Michael I. Goldberg, et al. v. Holland & Knight LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Legal Malpractice |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $3,667,450.00 |
| Attorneys: | DeWitte Thompson of Thompson & Slagle L.L.C. |
| Case: | Great American Insurance Co. v. Brewer |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnification |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $3,580,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Wites of Wites & Kapetan P.A. |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. Sinrod, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault, Negligent Hiring , Emotional Distress |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $3,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey H. Wood; Gabriel Allen; Lori Jonas; W. Stephen Muldrow; Lacy R. Harwell of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Johnson Controls, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Pollution |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $3,128,498.21 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | McLemore v. Creative Choice Homes II, Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $3,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carlos E. Verdecia of The Verdecia Law Firm, LLC; Araly Herrera, Hector J. Lombana of Gamba, Lombana & Herrera |
| Case: | Rojas v. USA |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $2,880,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin B. Shapiro, Thomas B. Scolaro of Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Kim v. Fury Management, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Watercraft Accident, Wrongful Death, Jet Ski Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro, Brett A. Panter of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Infant Plaintiff v. Defendant Hospital |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Jaffe, Mark S. Fistos, Seth M. Lehrman of Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L.; Scott D. Owens of Scott D. Owens, P.A.; Bret L. Lusskin Jr. of Bret Lusskin, P.A. |
| Case: | Wood, et al. v. Jimmy Choo |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Protection |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tomas F. Gamba of Gamba, Lombana & Herrera |
| Case: | K.C., Pro Ami v. The USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Theodore J. Leopold, Wallace B. McCall, Stephan LeClainche of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. Custer, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua J. Wagner, Steven T. Vasilaros of Vasilaros Wagner |
| Case: | Confidential v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Wesolowski; Matthew Wilshire of Federal Trade Commission |
| Case: | Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Consumer Assistance LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Fraud |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall C. Berg, Jr., Dante P. Trevisani, Erica A. Selig of Florida Justice Institute ; Tucker Ronzetti, Kenneth R. Hartmann , Douglas Wolfe, Monica McNulty of Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton, LLP |
| Case: | Copeland, et al. v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Estate of Barner Pierre-Jean v. Center Court Apartments, et al. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Iracki, Rufus Pennington of Coker, Schickel, Sorenson, Posgay, Camerlengo & Iracki |
| Case: | Thomas v. City of Jacksonville, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kyle Cohen, Sean O'Donnell, Christopher Reimer of U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida |
| Case: | USA v. Financial Freedom |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA; John L. Walker, Jr. of Walker Group, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Walker v. Rosen Hotels and Resorts, inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Defendant Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Overmedication |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric J. Ginnis of Ginnis & Krathen, P.A. |
| Case: | Cortes v. New Hampton At Century Village Condo #1 Assn Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Catherine B. Bowles of Sardelis and Bowles LLP |
| Case: | Lang v. Artistry Painting |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Failure to Maintain |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Roselli, Daniel P. Melrose of Roselli & Associates, P.A. |
| Case: | Sackman v. Defendants |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas J. McCarron of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Estate of Sweeting v. The Oaks at Miami Gardens Condo. Assoc. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Fonseca v. J&E Transportation Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James A. Hannon of Hannon Legal Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Conde v. Bryant Security Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $890,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Guilford of Michael F. Guilford, P.A.; Tonya J. Meister of Meister Law, LLC; Elizabeth K. Russo of Russo Appellate Firm, PA |
| Case: | Jerry Rankin, M.D., et al. v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glen B. Levine, Elie Anidjar of Anidjar & Levine, P.A. |
| Case: | Cunningham v. Broward County |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wifredo A. Ferrer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | US Ex Rel. Duay v. Tartell, et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Theodore W. Zelman of Zelman & Hanlon, P.A. |
| Case: | Quinonez v. Luenser |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julia A. Farkas, Linnes Finney, Jr. of Greenspoon Marder, PA |
| Case: | Harris v. City of Boynton Beach |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Felipe Fulgencio of Fulgencio Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Burnham v. International Ind. Showman’s Assoc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew H. Wernz, Samuel A. Levine of Federal Trade Commission |
| Case: | Federal Trade Commission v. Tachht Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Misrepresentation |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $440,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack C. Morgan III of Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC |
| Case: | Allen v. Fort Myers Police Department |
| Type: | False Arrest, Racial Profiling |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $380,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Farrell, Robert E. Weisberg, Beatriz Biscardi Andre, Samantha Williams of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Idex Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wifredo A. Ferrer of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Palm Beach County School District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Pregnancy Discrimination |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Weisberg, Kimberly A. Cruz, Oshia Banks of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Nestle Waters North America |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination |