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 |