Number 1 Verdicts in Texas in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of Texas 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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| $8,041,050,811.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James S. Bell of James S. Bell, PC; Anthony L. Vitullo of Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP; Alan S. Loewinsohn, Kerry F. Schonwald of Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Hopper v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Professional Negligence, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| $500,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Phillip B. Philbin, Michael D. Karson of Haynes and Boone, LLP; Anthony P. Sammi, Kurt Wm. Hemr, Christopher A. Lisy, James Y. Pak, Rachel R. Blitzer, William J. Casey, Stacey L. Cohen of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| Case: | Zenimax Media Inc., et al. v. Oculus VR Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement |
| $247,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault |
| Case: | Ramon Alicea, et al. v. DePuy Orthopaedics., Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| $131,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Samuel F. Baxter, John Briody, Jennifer Truelove, Radu A. Lelutiu, James H. Smith, Colleen E. Bloss, Dana E. Vallera of McKool Smith |
| Case: | Red Lion Medical Safety Inc. et al. v. General Electric Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Antitrust Law Violation |
| $98,028,106.56 | |
| Attorneys: | Derrick S. Boyd, Kristy P. Campbell, Matthew W. Meyer, Jeffrey S. Levinger of Boyd, Powers & Williamson; Peyton J. Healey of Powers Taylor LLP |
| Case: | Bagwell Trust, et al. v. BBVA Compass, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Conspiracy, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| $84,550,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Francis I. Spagnoletti, David S. Toy of Spagnoletti & Co. |
| Case: | B Choice Ltd. v. Epicentre Development Associates, LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Racket, Real Estate |
| $45,315,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Alan D. Hicks, Richard W. Hunnicutt, III of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Hennes v. JC Fodale Energy Services L.L.C., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accident |
| $43,600,403.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Bright, Craig M. Sico of Sico Hoelscher Harris & Braugh LLP; John C. Ramsey of Ramsey Law Group |
| Case: | Price v. Wal-Mart Stores of Texas LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability |
| $42,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew G. Counts, E. Todd Tracy of The Tracy Law Firm |
| Case: | Seebachan v. John Eagle Collision Center |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Warn, Burn Injury |
| $41,507,567.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John Zavitsanos, Sammy Ford IV, Foster C. Johnson, Edward Goolsby of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. |
| Case: | Prime Natural Resources, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London |
| No. 1 in: * | Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage |
| $39,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Janie L. Jordan, Richard W. Mithoff, Joseph R. Alexander Jr., Warner V. Hocker of Mithoff Law Firm |
| Case: | Braswell, et al. v. The Brickman Group LTD. LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| $38,755,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Frank G. Smith, III, Kirk T. Bradley, Linda Chang, Michael C. Deane of Alston & Bird, LLP; Deron R. Dacus of The Dacus Firm |
| Case: | Navico Inc. v. Garmin LTD |
| No. 1 in: * | Patent Infringement |
| $27,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Wallace B. Jefferson, Kevin Dubose, Doug W. Alexander of Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP |
| Case: | Crisp, et al. v. The Mcdonald's Corp., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault and Battery, Inadequate Security |
| $23,193,765.02 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Trowbridge, R. Heath Cheek, Gregory D. Kelminson, Scott R. Larson (TX) of Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP; S. Todd Parks of Walters, Balido and Crain LLP |
| Case: | Midwestern Cattle Marketing L.L.C. v. Lyon |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Theft |
| $19,693,257.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Chris S. Hamilton, Stephen Blackburn of Hamilton Wingo, LLP |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defedent |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice |
| $18,460,279.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John Michael Love of Mike Love & Associates, LLC; Jane Swearingen Leger of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP; Jill Swearingen Pierce of Bradley & Steele, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Estate of Morris, et al. v. Grecon, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance |
| $16,547,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jim Hart of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP |
| Case: | Perkins, et al. v. Perkins v. Maxim Crane Works L.P. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident, Fall, Crane Accident |
| $14,285,505.86 | |
| Attorneys: | Erin J. Oglesby, Tom Rhodes, Robert E. Brzezinski, Samuel W. Royston of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.; Kathryn Snapka of Snapka Law Firm |
| Case: | Puente v. Martinez, MD, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Hospital Malpractice, Brain Injury |
| $13,885,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas G. Kemmy, Daniel C. Kemmy of Law Offices of Thomas G. Kemmy |
| Case: | Dietrick v. Regent Care, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis, Nursing Home Malpractice |
| $9,025,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Richard W. Hunnicutt, III of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Gilmore v. Unit Drilling of Texas LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Supervision, Forklift Accident |
| $8,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Chad Cotten, J. Todd Kale of Baron & Budd, P.C.; Samuel I. Iola, Darren P. McDowell of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Dickson v. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Asbestos Exposure, Toxic Exposure |
| $8,715,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Erin J. Oglesby, J. Thomas Rhodes, III, Robert E. Brzezinski of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.; Thomas J. Henry, Robert P. Wilson of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Kent v. EOG Res. Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accident |
| $8,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Randy C. Roberts, Michael Ace of Roberts & Roberts; John C. Ginn of Smith McDowell & Ginn |
| Case: | Knighton v. The Blackland Railroad |
| No. 1 in: * | Railroad Accident |
| $7,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin L. Hall, III of The Hall Law Firm; Adrian V. Villacorta of The Villacorta Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment |
| $6,966,812.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nick A. Morrow, John D. Sheppard of Morrow & Sheppard LLP; Guillermo G. del Barrio of Law Offices of Guillermo G. del Barrio, Jr. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Westwind Development, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Gas Leak |
| $6,387,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Doyle, Patrick M. Dennis, Jeffrey I. Avery of Doyle LLP; Peter C. Kelly of Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP |
| Case: | Gomez M.D. PA v. Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| No. 1 in: * | Defamation, Tortious Interference |
| $6,221,626.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Illmer of Husch Blackwell L.L.P. |
| Case: | Beard Process Solutions, Inc. v. Brandt Industrial, LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Quantum Meruit |
| $4,550,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Randall G. Walters of Walters, Balido and Crain LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Sires, et al. v. Nilsson, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training |
| $2,300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alexandra White, Ryan Caughey, Alejandra Salinas of Susman Godfrey LLP |
| Case: | WickFire LLC v. TriMax Media LLC, et al. (!) |
| No. 1 in: * | Click Fraud |
| $1,618,837.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Francis I. Spagnoletti, Jerry C. von Sternberg, Marcus R. Spagnoletti, Mary A. Holmesly of Spagnoletti & Co. |
| Case: | Parfait v. Wood Group PSN Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object |
| $1,043,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John L. (Lin) McCraw, Elizabeth A. Ontko of The McCraw Law Group |
| Case: | Childers and Trout v. AVPM Corp., dba Stoneleigh Place and Candida Contreras |
| No. 1 in: * | Rape |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Broadus A. Spivey of Spivey & Grigg, LLP |
| Case: | Chacon v. City of Austin, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force, Wrongful Imprisonment |
| $989,018.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Patrick W. Powers, Ernest C. Tosh, Mark L. Taylor of Powers Taylor LLP |
| Case: | Valentine v. Stasikowski, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Diagnose, Surgical Error |
| $775,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Adrian V. Villacorta of The Villacorta Law Firm, P.C.; Maria L. Fox of Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP |
| Case: | Collums v. Texas Pipe and Supply Company Ltd, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip and Fall |
| $669,106.60 | |
| Attorneys: | Chance A. McMillan of Garcia McMillan, PLLC; Lance N. Walters of Tracey & Fox |
| Case: | Weiss v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Uninsured Motorist |
| $462,624.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason B. McMinn of McMinn Law Firm |
| Case: | Lougheed v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Ins. Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Underinsured Motorist |
| $369,219.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Notzon of The Law Office of Robert Notzon |
| Case: | Daniels v. Texas Department of Transportation |
| No. 1 in: * | Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination |
| $354,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason N. Young, David T. Marks of Marks Balette Giessel & Young, PLLC |
| Case: | Ballard v. Ballard |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Rights, Unjust Enrichment |
| $314,038.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert P. Scherer of Vinson & Elkins LLP |
| Case: | Gardner v. Nelson Bond, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Treat |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mazin A. Sbaiti of Sbaiti & Company PLLC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Trinity Infrastructure LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Nuisance |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joe N. Perdue of The Perdue Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Leonard v. Lara |
| No. 1 in: * | Dog Bite |