Top 50 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $25,727,721.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard D. Berlin of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | State of Texas v. Samara Portfolio Management LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $23,193,765.02 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Trowbridge, R. Heath Cheek, Gregory D. Kelminson, Scott R. Larson of Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP; S. Todd Parks of Walters, Balido and Crain LLP |
| Case: | Midwestern Cattle Marketing L.L.C. v. Lyon |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Civil Theft |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt G. Calia of Covington & Burling, LLP |
| Case: | Elbit Systems Land and C4i Ltd. Et al. v. Hughes Network Systems LLC., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles L. Ainsworth, R. Christopher Bunt, Robert M. Parker of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.; Christopher L. Larson, Eric W. Benisek, Jeffrey T. Lindgren, Richard C. Vasquez, Robert S. McArthur, Stephen C. Steinberg of Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren, LLP; William E. Davis III of The Davis Firm, PC |
| Case: | Cioffi, et al. v. Google Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam K. Mortara, J. Scott McBride, Benjamin J. Whiting, John M. Hughes, Nosson D. Knobloch of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP; Melissa R. Smith of Gillam & Smith, LLP |
| Case: | Erfindergemeinschaft Uropep Gbr v. Eli Lilly and Co., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $19,693,257.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris S. Hamilton, Stephen Blackburn of Hamilton Wingo, LLP |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defedent |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $18,396,745.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Scully, Eric W. Hines, John C. Faubion of Cooper & Scully, P.C. |
| Case: | LDJH, Ltd. v. Smith v. Harber |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maria Wyckoff Boyce, Cristina Espinosa Rodriguez, Mark Dewey Shelley, II, Jeffrey S. Whittle, John A. Yates of Hogan Lovells US LLP; John F. Bufe, Patrick C. Clutter IV, Michael E Jones of Potter Minton |
| Case: | Tech Pharmacy Services LLC v. Alixarx LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Crane Accident |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $10,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Wallace Dunwoody, Jordan C. Strauss, Michael C. Wilson, Jacob L. LaCombe, Shain Khoshbin, Daniel E. Venglarik, Aaron C. Dilbeck of Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP |
| Case: | iLife Techologies v. Nintendo of America, Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $9,508,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark T. Murray of Stevenson & Murray |
| Case: | Ates v. Robinson Helicopter Company Helicopter Services Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $9,177,483.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amir H. Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos, Alisa Lipski of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.; J. Wesley Hill of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Saint Lawrence Communications LLC v. Motorola Mobility LLC |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Forklift Accident |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Fall |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Burn Injury, Gas Leak |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Antitrust Law Violation, Defamation, Tortious Interference |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $6,221,626.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Illmer of Husch Blackwell L.L.P. |
| Case: | Beard Process Solutions, Inc. v. Brandt Industrial, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $6,095,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. Laird of Law Offices of Steven C. Laird PC. |
| Case: | Price, et al. v. Salem Leasing Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $5,805,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samantha J. Jarvis, Garland D. Murphy, IV of Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, LLP |
| Case: | Southbrook Development Corp. v. Diversified Site-Work, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Theft |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian E. Mason, Brian N. Hail of Gruber, Johansen, Hail & Shank, LLP |
| Case: | Larsen v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $4,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall G. Walters of Walters, Balido and Crain LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Sires, et al. v. Nilsson, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $4,320,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Jay Chung, Marc A. Fenster, Adam S. Hoffman, Brian D. Ledahl, Reza Mirzaie, James N. Pickens of Russ August & Kabat |
| Case: | Realtime Data LLC v. Actian Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexandra White, Ryan Caughey, Alejandra Salinas of Susman Godfrey |
| Case: | WickFire LLC v. TriMax Media LLC, et al. (!) |
| Type: | Tortious Interference, Click Fraud |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $2,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey M. Allen of Law Office of Geoff Allen, PLLC |
| Case: | Jefferson v. Brazos Contractors Development Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,920,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Trenton Bond, Chris Portner of Portner Bond, PLLC |
| Case: | Levine v. United Scaffolding Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory F. Cox of Mostyn Law Firm |
| Case: | Griffith v. USAA Texas Lloyd’s Co., et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Insurance Bad Faith |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Callahan, Casey M. Brown of The Callahan Law Firm; Harry C. Arthur of Law Office of Harry C. Arthur |
| Case: | Ferrufino v. Suderman Contracting Stevedores Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,512,467.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karl R. Schneider of Bergquist Law Firm |
| Case: | Foster v. City of Houston |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,334,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gene Hagood of Law Offices of Gene S. Hagood |
| Case: | Guzman, et al. v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,253,284.00 |
| Attorneys: | Miguel A. Ortiz of Ortiz Law Offices PC; Dirk R. Ashbaugh of Law Office of Dirk Ashbaugh, PC |
| Case: | Villegas v. Baez, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion |