Top 10 Verdicts in Texas in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in Texas in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in Texas in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Professional Negligence, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Antitrust Law Violation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $122,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glen W. Morgan, John Werner of Reaud, Morgan, & Quinn, LLP |
| Case: | Signature Industrial Services v. International Paper, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Racket, Real Estate |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $45,315,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Alan D. Hicks of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Hennes v. JC Fodale Energy Services L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $42,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew G. Counts, E. Todd Tracy of The Tracy Law Firm |
| Case: | Seebachan v. John Eagle Collision Center |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Burn Injury |