Top 20 Verdicts in Massachusetts in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in Massachusetts 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: | $22,637,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles M. Waters, David Hartnagel of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green; Jennifer A. Henricks, Kevin T. Peters of Gesmer Updegrove LLP |
| Case: | Hlatky v. Steward Health Care Sys. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment |
| 2 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James M. Bollinger, Robert E. Browne, Jr., Susan L. Grace, Timothy P. Heaton, Lindsay Mitchell Henner, Phoenix S. Pak, Puja Patel Lea of Troutman Sanders LLP; Jennifer B. Furey, Andrew T. O'Connor of Goulston & Storrs PC |
| Case: | Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc., et al. v. Perrigo Company, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 2 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Michael Jakes of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP |
| Case: | Koninklijke Philips N.V., et al. v. Zoll Medical Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary Paul, Susan M. Ulrich, Christopher L. Johnson of Waters, Kraus & Paul |
| Case: | Sylvestre v. New England Insulation Company |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Mesothelioma |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,797,289.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Kraus, Christopher L. Johnson of Waters, Kraus & Paul; Andrea Marino Landry of Thornton Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Ross v. New England Insulation Company |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $4,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Claudine A. Cloutier, David K. Kouroyen, Jr., Loren E. Laskoski of Keches Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Pocknett v. All Cape Insulation and Supply Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $4,035,714.00 |
| Attorneys: | Claudine A. Cloutier, David K. Kouroyen, Jr., Loren E. Laskoski of Keches Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Powknett v. All Cape Insulation and Supply Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Contractor Negligence |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey N. Catalano, Maria T. Davis, Corrina L. Hale of Todd & Weld LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Gelin v. Shobha Sikka M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,023,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Grace of Raipher, P.C. |
| Case: | Marciniak v. Rogers, M.D., et al |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,876,490.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher A. Kenney, Anthony L. DeProspo, Jr. of Kenney & Sams, P.C. |
| Case: | Ellicott v. American Capital Energy Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Florence A. Carey of Crowe & Mulvey, LLP |
| Case: | Humphries v. Wood, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Grady, Sara Khan of Sheff Law Offices, PC |
| Case: | Frank v. Spartan Development LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. St. Andre of St. Andre Law Offices |
| Case: | Lingley v. Hoyland, et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Promissory Note, Consumer Protection |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian C. Dever, John P. Wilton of Keches Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Pierce, et al. v. Hansen Engineering & Machinery and Hansen Aerospace Lab. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,622,769.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. McKelway, Jr., Nicholas W. Allen of McCarter & English, LLP |
| Case: | Merkulov v. Kasperksy Lab Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Unpaid Severance |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Cacace, Nicholas B. Carter of Todd & Weld LLP |
| Case: | Heagney v. Wong, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Labor & Employment, Criminal History Discrimination |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,338,856.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Chaffin of White & Williams LLP |
| Case: | Baker v. Finnegan |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Malicious Prosecution |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark D. Szal of Szal Law Group LLC; John W. Dennehy of Dennehy Law |
| Case: | Rinsky v. Cushman, et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,205,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Fogelman, Danielle J. Lederman of Fogelman & Fogelman |
| Case: | Beresford v. Charles River Automotive, et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin R. Zimmermann of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. |
| Case: | Power v. O'hearne, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey R. Farrington of Bohnet, Romani and Farrington P.A. |
| Case: | Tremont v. USNE Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Contractor Negligence |