Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the United States 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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| 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 |