Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2017

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1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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 R. 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
21
Amount: $45,822,677.00
Attorneys: William S. Stone, James W. Stone, Ryals D. Stone, Michael G. Regas II 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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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
26
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
27
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
28
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
29
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
30
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
31
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
32
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
33
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
34 (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
34 (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
35
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
36
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
37
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
38
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
39
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
40
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
41
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
42
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
43
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
44
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
45
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
46
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
47
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
48
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
49
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
50
Amount: $21,585,148.00
Attorneys: Zachary A. Friedman, John S. Seligman, Gary A. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, PA
Case: Lazard v. Signet Diagnostic Imaging Services, et al.
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
State: Florida
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