Top 100 Verdicts in the United States 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
State: Texas
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
State: Texas
3
Amount: $454,150,772.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Avenatti of Eagan Avenatti LLP
Case: Shahinian v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, et al.
Type: Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Protection
State: California
4
Amount: $417,000,000.00
Attorneys: Mark P. Robinson, Jr., Karen L. Karavatos, Kevin F. Calcagnie, Cynthia L. Garber, Scot D. Wilson, Paul A. Dagostino, Danielle M. Mayer of Robinson Calcagnie Inc.; Helen E. Zukin of Kiesel Law LLP; Ted G. Meadows, David Dearing, Ryan Beattie of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; Michelle A. Parfitt of Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
Case: Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Talc Exposure
State: California
5
Amount: $345,411,285.00
Attorneys: John B. Ward, Joseph S. Hall, Silvija A. Strikis, Royston Delaney of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC; Charles F. Kester of Delaney Kester LLP; Kevin J. Darken of The Barry A. Cohen Legal Team
Case: U.S. ex rel. Ruckh v. CMC II LLC, et al.
Type: False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Healthcare Fraud
State: Florida
6
Amount: $274,500,000.00
Attorneys: Timothy J. McLaughlin, Steven M. Gordon of Shaheen Gordon, P.A.
Case: Anagnost v. The Mortgage Specialists Inc., et al.
Type: Defamation
State: New Hampshire
7
Amount: $256,450,000.00
Attorneys: Amnon Z. Siegel of Miller Barondess LLP
Case: Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. v. Superior Auto of Fremont, LLC
Type: Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation
State: California
8
Amount: $247,000,000.00
Attorneys: Rachel Lanier, W. Mark Lanier, Lee E. Cirsch, Jason S. Goldstein, Robert E. Leone of The Lanier Law Firm; Jayne Conroy, Laura L. Fitzpatrick of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Richard J. Arsenault, Dawn M. Chmielewski, Jennifer M. Hoekstra of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP
Case: Alicea, et al. v. DePuy Orthopaedics., Inc., et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product
State: Texas
9
Amount: $227,000,000.00
Attorneys: James G. Begley, Harry M. Roth of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.; Jeffrey P. Goodman, Robert J. Mongeluzzi of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC; Steven G. Wigrizer, Jason S. Weiss of Wapner Newman Wigrizer Brecher & Miller; Elizabeth A. Crawford, Andrew J. Stern of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: In Re Market Street Building Collapse
Type: Business Liability, Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Demolition Accident
State: Pennsylvania
10
Amount: $160,500,000.00
Attorneys: Rahul Ravipudi, Deborah S. Chang, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Paul S. Padda, Joshua Ang, Michael C. Lafia of Paul Padda Law; Ruth L. Cohen, Rachel N. Solow of Cohen & Padda LLP
Case: Moradi v. Nevada Property, et al.
Type: Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Imprisonment, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress
State: Nevada
11
Amount: $154,369,200.00
Attorneys: Joshua J. Wagner, Steven T. Vasilaros of Vasilaros Wagner
Case: Klix v. American Taxi Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: Florida
12
Amount: $150,000,000.00
Attorneys: David J. Diamond, D. Greg Sakall of Goldberg & Osborne; Brandon L. Bogle, Troy A. Rafferty of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Bill Robins, III of Robins Cloud LLP
Case: Mitchell v. Abbvie Inc., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Intentional Misrepresentation, Emotional Distress
State: Illinois
13
Amount: $148,190,997.00
Attorneys: Tara R. Devine, Jeffrey J. Kroll, Patrick A. Salvi, Patrick Salvi, II, Eirene N. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC
Case: Darden v. City of Chicago
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress
State: Illinois
14
Amount: $140,140,000.00
Attorneys: Christopher A. Seeger, David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Matthew P. Teague of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
Case: Konrad v. Abbvie Inc., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability
State: Illinois
15
Amount: $139,800,000.00
Attorneys: John D. Garretson, B. Trent Webb, Jordan T. Bergsten, Jesse J. Camacho, Zach Chaffee-McClure, Lauren E. Douville, Ryan D. Dykal, Aaron E. Hankel, David W. Morehan, Robert H. Reckers, Mark D. Schafer, Ryan J. Schletzbaum of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP; J. Michael Jakes of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Case: Sprint Communications Co. v. Time Warner Cable Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement
State: Kansas
16
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 Med. Safety Inc. et al. v. General Electric Co.
Type: Antitrust Law Violation
State: Texas
17
Amount: $131,000,375.00
Attorneys: Nicholas C. Rowley, John A. Kawai of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Terence F. Traverso of The Law Offices of Terence F. Traverso
Case: Blaylock v. SBR Holdings LLC, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: Washington
18
Amount: $130,511,337.00
Attorneys: Heidi Doerhoff Vollet, Dale C. Doerhoff of Cook Vetter Doerhoff & Landwehr P.C.; Kathleen C. Kauffman, Cecilia C. Fex, Nels J. Ackerson of Ackerson Kauffman Fex; Ronald J. Waicukauski, Henry J. Price, Brad A. Catlin of Price Waicukauski Joven & Catlin, LLC; Andrew W. Cohen of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P.
Case: Barfield v. Sho-Me Power Electric Coop.
Type: Class Action, Property Rights, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit, Utility Negligence
State: Missouri
19
Amount: $127,000,000.00
Attorneys: Amanda M. Bartusek, Cory F. Gourley of Gourley, Rehkemper & Lindholm PLC
Case: J.G., Pro Ami v. J.H.
Type: Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress
State: Iowa
20
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
State: Texas
21
Amount: $115,750,000.00
Attorneys: Donald J. Nolan, Thomas P. Routh, Welson T. Chu of Nolan Law Group; David I. Katzman, Bruce A. Lampert of Katzman Lampert & Stoll
Case: Estate of Brokaw, et al. v. National Air Cargo Inc.
Type: Aviation Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death
State: Illinois
22
Amount: $110,450,000.00
Attorneys: James G. Onder, W. Wylie Blair, Stephanie L. Rados of OnderLaw, LLC; Timothy W. Porter, Patrick C. Malouf, John T. Givens of Porter & Malouf, P.A.; R. Allen Smith of The Smith Law Firm, PLLC; Ted G. Meadows of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
Case: Slemp v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Failure to Inform, Talc Exposure
State: Missouri
23
Amount: $106,875,000.00
Attorneys: G. David Robertson of Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson; Glenn W. Peterson of Millstone, Peterson & Watts, LLP; Collin J. Cox, R. Paul Yetter, Robert K. Ellis of Yetter Coleman LLP
Case: Hardesty, et al. v. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Economic Loss, Property Rights
State: California
24
Amount: $100,000,000.00
Attorneys: John H. Kim of The Kim Law Firm
Case: Matrix Petroleum Holdings LLC v. Talisman Energy USA Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract, Fraud
State: Texas
25
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
State: Texas
26
Amount: $97,796,617.00
Attorneys: Joe C. Savage of The Joe C. Savage Law Firm; Cory M. Erdmann of Erdmann & Stumbo, PLLC
Case: Espino v. McCargo, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
State: Kentucky
27
Amount: $88,000,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin D. Andreozzi, Nathaniel L. Foote of Andreozzi & Associates, P.C.
Case: Doe v. Task
Type: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse
State: Pennsylvania
28
Amount: $85,929,172.00
Attorneys: Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C.
Case: Montagano v. Metal-Matic Inc., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Train, Crane Accident
State: Illinois
29
Amount: $84,550,000.00
Attorneys: Francis I. Spagnoletti, David S. Toy of Spagnoletti & Co.
Case: B Choice Ltd. v. Epicentre Development Assoc., LLC, et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Fraud, Racket, Real Estate
State: Texas
30
Amount: $81,500,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin R. Couture, Alexandra B. Caggiano, Brian D. Weinstein of Weinstein Couture PLLC; Jessica Dean, Benjamin D. Braly, Charles W. Branham of Dean Omar & Branham, LLP
Case: Estate of Coogan v. Genuine Parts Co.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
State: Washington
31
Amount: $75,000,000.00
Attorneys: Danny R. Kraft, Jr., Jerry Kristal, Peter Tambini of Weitz & Luxenberg
Case: Robaey v. Dana Cos. LLC, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma
State: New York
32
Amount: $71,000,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, James Rubinowitz, Rachel Jacobs of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Wang v. Sexton
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: New York
33
Amount: $64,092,192.00
Attorneys: William M. Sneed, Thomas D. Cunningham, Daniel R. Thies, Walter J. Andrews, Syed Mahmood Ahmad, Joseph J. Saltarelli of Sidley Austin LLP
Case: Utica Mut. Ins. Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith
State: New York
34
Amount: $60,800,000.00
Attorneys: Lawrence M. Artenian, Daniel M. Kopfman, Nicholas J. P. Wagner, Andrew B. Jones, Angela E. Martinez of Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP; Stanley D. Saltzman, Russell D. Myrick of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP
Case: Bryan, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
State: California
35
Amount: $60,215,413.00
Attorneys: James D. Thompson, III, Kathleen B. Spangler, Nicholas N. Shum, Phillip B. Dye, Jr. of Vinson & Elkins LLP; Ericka F. Houck Englert, Michael J. Gallagher of Davis Graham & Stubbs
Case: Antero Res. Corp. v. South Jersey Res. Grp., et al.
Type: Breach of Contract
State: Colorado
36
Amount: $60,055,800.00
Attorneys: Andrew J. Ogilvie, Carol M. Brewer of Anderson, Ogilvie, & Brewer LLP; James A. Francis, John Soumilas, David A. Searles of Francis & Mailman, P.C.
Case: Ramirez v. Trans Union, L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Consumer Protection
State: California
37
Amount: $59,253,846.00
Attorneys: Russell P. Reiner, Todd E. Slaughter, April K. Stratte of Reiner Slaughter McCartney & Frankel LLP; William R. Bragg, Zachary E. Zwerdling of Bragg, Mainzer, & Firpo LLP; Larry B. Moss of Law Office of Larry B. Moss
Case: Moore v. State of California Department of Transportation
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury
State: California
38
Amount: $57,100,000.00
Attorneys: Kila B. Baldwin, Tracie L. Palmer, Elia Robertson of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: Ebaugh v. Ethicon Inc., et al.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Consumer Protection
State: Pennsylvania
39
Amount: $54,155,900.00
Attorneys: James M. Roche, Christopher T. Theisen of Theisen & Roche, Ltd.; Robert J. Napleton of Motherway & Napleton LLP
Case: Denton v. University Am-Can, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring
State: Illinois
40
Amount: $51,813,592.72
Attorneys: John H. Piccin, Katherine Piccin Glynn of Piccin & Glynn; Patrick Montoya, Ervin A. Gonzalez of Colson Hicks Eidson
Case: Aldana, et al. v. Pyles
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: Florida
41
Amount: $51,040,000.00
Attorneys: Stephen G. Console, Laura C. Mattiacci, Emily R. Derstine Friesen of Console Mattiacci Law L.L.C
Case: Braden v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Type: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
State: New Jersey
42
Amount: $50,313,780.00
Attorneys: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan of Farnan LLP; John E. Schiltz, Justin A. Nelson, Matthew R. Berry, Max L. Tribble, Steven M. Shepard of Susman Godfrey LLP
Case: Green Mountain Glass L.L.C., et al. v. Saint-Gobain Containers Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement
State: Delaware
43
Amount: $49,268,906.00
Attorneys: John E. Leighton, Max N. Panoff of Leighton Law, P.A.
Case: C.R.R. v. Miami-Dade County School Board, et al.
Type: Rape, Sexual Assault
State: Florida
44
Amount: $48,637,423.00
Attorneys: W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Kirschner v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation
State: Texas
45
Amount: $48,000,000.00
Attorneys: Martin A. Dolan of Dolan Law PC
Case: Estate of G.F. v. Rosado
Type: Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report
State: Illinois
46
Amount: $46,900,000.00
Attorneys: Robert A. Nicholas, Brian T. Himmel, Anne E. Rollins of Reed Smith
Case: MSA LLC v. North River Ins. Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith
State: Pennsylvania
47
Amount: $46,500,000.00
Attorneys: Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Law Group; Jim Lyons of Lyons & Cone, P.L.C.; Kimberly L. Boldt, Mario Giommoni of Boldt Law Firm, P.A.
Case: Smalls, et al. v. Ouachita County Medical Center, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury
State: Arkansas
48
Amount: $45,822,677.00
Attorneys: William S. Stone, Michael G. Regas II, Ryals D. Stone and James W. Stone of The Stone Law Group
Case: Trabue v. Angus, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat
State: Georgia
49
Amount: $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.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: Texas
50
Amount: $45,005,000.00
Attorneys: Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Evan B. Gilead, Ryan C. Tyler of Ratzan Law Group; Lincoln J. Connolly of Lincoln J. Connolly Trials and Appeals, P.A.
Case: Astaphan v. Ranger Construction Industries, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death
State: Florida
51
Amount: $45,000,000.00
Attorneys: Adam M. Starr of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC
Case: Burgos-Bonilla v. Diorio, et al.
Type: Assault and Battery, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report
State: New Jersey
52
Amount: $44,700,000.00
Attorneys: Antonio M. Romanucci, Martin D. Gould of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Carl Salvato of Salvato, O'Toole & Froylan
Case: Laporta v. City of Chicago
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gunshot, Failure to Protect
State: Illinois
53
Amount: $44,068,791.00
Attorneys: W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Miura v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation
State: Texas
54
Amount: $43,967,234.00
Attorneys: William R. Scherer, Albert L. Frevola, Jessica L. Kopas, Kaylin S. Grey, Joshua B. Alper of Conrad & Scherer, L.L.P.
Case: Veranda Condominium I, LLC, et al. v. Wachovia Mortgage Corp.
Type: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Commercial Litigation
State: Florida
55
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
State: Texas
56
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
State: Texas
57
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
State: Texas
58
Amount: $41,500,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, Peter J. Saghir, Richard M. Steigman, James Rubinowitz, Seymour Boyers of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Estate of Frosch v. City of New York
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death
State: New York
59
Amount: $40,000,000.00
Attorneys: Mark B. Decof, Michael P. Quinn, Jr. of Decof Decof & Barry, P.C.
Case: Sfameni v. Ryan, et al.
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat
State: Rhode Island
60
Amount: $39,766,905.00
Attorneys: Geoffrey N. Fieger, James R. McCullen of Fieger Law PC
Case: Estate of Holly v. Detroit Receiving Hospital, et al.
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death
State: Michigan
61
Amount: $39,500,000.00
Attorneys: Susan M. Karten of Susan M. Karten & Associates; Bernadette Panzella of Bernadette Panzella, PC
Case: In Re 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation
Type: Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Crane Accident
State: New York
62
Amount: $39,439,201.00
Attorneys: W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Barzel v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation
State: Texas
63
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
State: Texas
64
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
State: Texas
65
Amount: $37,835,706.00
Attorneys: W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Stevens v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation
State: Texas
66
Amount: $37,500,000.00
Attorneys: Tim E. Dollar, Tim J. Becker of Dollar, Burns & Becker
Case: Holdeman et al. v. Brown, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident
State: Missouri
67
Amount: $37,397,602.00
Attorneys: John P. Beatty, Thomas Moore, Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
Case: Klupchak v. First East Village Associates, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance
State: New York
68
Amount: $36,960,000.00
Attorneys: Justin B. Shapiro, Adam T. Rose of Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.
Case: Estate of Pereira v. Fleuricourt
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death
State: Florida
69
Amount: $36,143,291.00
Attorneys: Christian T. F. Nickerson, Geoffrey S. Wells, Tobin M. Lanzetta of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Andy A. Basseri of Law Offices of Andy Basseri
Case: Sanchez v. Durham School Services, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident
State: California
70
Amount: $36,000,000.00
Attorneys: Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky & Rosenblum LLP; Norwood S. Wilner, Richard J. Lantinberg, Jay Plotkin of The Wilner Firm, P.A.; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Doner; Eddie E. Farah, Charles E. Farah, Jr. of The Law Firm of Farah & Farah, P.A.
Case: Estate of Wallace v. Philip Morris, USA, Inc., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death
State: Florida
71 (tie)
Amount: $35,000,000.00
Attorneys: Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.
Case: Ekbatani v. United Independent Taxi Drivers Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
State: California
71 (tie)
Amount: $35,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael E. Simmons of Hume, Smith, Geddes, Green & Simmons, LLP; Robert P Thomas of Thomas & Nugent; Ann M. Waldron of Waldron Law
Case: Smith v. Clayton
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress
State: Indiana
72
Amount: $34,500,000.00
Attorneys: H. Sean Banafsheh, Kevin Danesh, Raphael D. Javid of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC
Case: Casillas v. Landstar Ranger Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
State: California
73
Amount: $34,317,636.00
Attorneys: Brian G. Miller of Brian G. Miller Co., L.P.A.
Case: Jones v. Firstenergy Service Corp., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Utility Negligence
State: Ohio
74
Amount: $33,500,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas I. Timko of Kahn Gordon Timko & Rodriques P.C. ; David B. Corley of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman PC; Jonathan Shramko, Adrienne L. DeLuca of Shramko & DeLuca
Case: Doomes, et al v. Best Transit Corp., et. al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
State: New York
75
Amount: $33,153,912.00
Attorneys: Richard B. Sharp of Mallard & Sharp, P.A.
Case: E.R., Pro Ami v. The USA
Type: Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat
State: Florida
76
Amount: $32,150,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas Elefterakis, Raymond E. Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek
Case: Ramirez v. AllCounty Plumbing & Heating, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
State: New York
77
Amount: $31,158,836.00
Attorneys: Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Marc J. Katzman of Marc Katzman Law
Case: Sosa v. Shabun, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury
State: California
78
Amount: $30,882,436.00
Attorneys: Ty G. Roland, Evan D. Lubell of Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC
Case: Estate of Dominguez v. Florida Power & Light Co.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Electrical Injury
State: Florida
79
Amount: $30,000,000.00
Attorneys: Robert D. Sparks, Christopher D. Codling of Givens Givens Sparks, PLLC
Case: Ming v. Gerelco Traffic Controls, Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury
State: Florida
80
Amount: $28,911,000.00
Attorneys: Steven B. Garner, Grant Rahmeyer of Strong Garner Bauer P.C.
Case: Williams v. St. John’s Clinic Inc.
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Failure to Refer
State: Missouri
81
Amount: $28,727,627.17
Attorneys: Stephanie A. Ball of Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A.
Case: Anderson v. Ely Public School District
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident
State: Minnesota
82
Amount: $28,215,278.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Bidart, Danica L. Crittenden of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP
Case: Rahm v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
State: California
83
Amount: $27,871,944.00
Attorneys: Peter H. Weinberger, Stuart E. Scott, Jeremy A. Tor of Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
Case: Estate of Jester v. Utilimap Corp.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Utility Negligence
State: Ohio
84
Amount: $27,800,000.00
Attorneys: Michael M. Weinkowitz, Frederick S. Longer of Levin Sedran & Berman; Gary J. Douglas of Douglas & London, P.C.; Neil E. McWilliams, Jr. of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; Laura Feldman of Feldman & Pinto
Case: Hartman v. Jansenn Pharmaceutical, et al.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Defective Product
State: Pennsylvania
85
Amount: $27,700,000.00
Attorneys: William Schwitzer, Keri Lynn Timlin of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; Robert Yadgarov of Yadgarov & Associates, PLLC
Case: Bakhayokho, et al. v. New York City Transit Auth., et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring
State: New York
86
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
State: Texas
87
Amount: $26,953,169.00
Attorneys: Lars C. Johnson of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson
Case: Gonzalez v. Atlas Construction Supply Inc
Type: Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product
State: California
88
Amount: $26,508,000.00
Attorneys: Clay Miller, Lawrence R. Lassiter of Miller Weisbrod LLP; Domingo A. Garcia, Albert Villegas of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C.
Case: Canales v. RJC Midwest L.P.
Type: Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train
State: Texas
89
Amount: $26,190,000.00
Attorneys: James Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Michael E. Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC
Case: Madden-Buck v. Maimonides Medical Center, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death
State: New York
90
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
State: Texas
91
Amount: $25,301,470.00
Attorneys: Joshua E. Abraham of Law Office of Joshua E. Abraham
Case: Lifetree Trading Pte. Ltd. v. Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC et al
Type: Breach of Contract
State: New York
92
Amount: $25,142,120.00
Attorneys: Tamara Freeze, Robert A. Odell of Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC
Case: Babyak v. Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
Type: Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
State: California
93
Amount: $24,931,059.00
Attorneys: F. Jerome Tapley, Hirlye R. Lutz, D. Brett Turnbull, Adam W. Pittman of Cory Watson, PC; Vicki I. Sarmiento of Law Offices of Vicki I. Sarmiento; Kirk J. Wolden of Carter Wolden Curtis, LLP; Paul R. Kiesel, D. Bryan Garcia, Steven D. Archer of Kiesel Law LLP
Case: Cruz v. Nissan North America Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
State: California
94
Amount: $24,289,696.00
Attorneys: Christopher H. Whelan of Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc.; Brian D. Whelan of Whelan Law Group
Case: King v. U.S. Bank National Association
Type: Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
State: California
95
Amount: $24,260,000.00
Attorneys: James P. Nevin, Jr., Jordan Elizabeth Scott of Brayton Purcell, LLP
Case: Lucas v. Triple A Machine Shop, Inc.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma
State: California
96
Amount: $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
Type: Breach of Contract, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Civil Theft
State: Texas
97
Amount: $23,065,991.00
Attorneys: Jose A. Fuentes of Fuentes & Berrio LLP; Michael A. Hersh of Kelley Uustal PLC
Case: Alamo-Cruz v. Affordable Treemen, Inc., et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury
State: Florida
98
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
State: Massachusetts
99
Amount: $22,170,000.00
Attorneys: Denise Abrams, Joseph D. Satterley, Justin A. Bosl, Carole M. Bosch, Donovan Hunter of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood
Case: Estate of Booker v. Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma
State: California
100
Amount: $21,749,041.00
Attorneys: Antonio Ponvert III of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC
Case: Mirlis v. Greer, et al.
Type: Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress
State: Connecticut
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