Top 40 Verdicts in Colorado in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 40 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Colorado in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Colorado.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $383,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Carey, Molly A. Booker of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Craig R. Valentine of Norton Frickey P.C.; Stuart M. Paynter, Sara Willingham of Paynter Law |
| Case: | Estate of Menchaca, et al. v. Davita Healthcare Partners |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Defective Drug |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $15,991,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt M. Zaner, Sarah T. McEahern, Joshua R. Yeager of Zaner Harden Law LLP |
| Case: | Warembourg v. Excel Electric |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $6,333,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Puga, Molly Lee Greenblatt, Alex R. Wilschke, Nicholas W. Temming of Leventhal & Puga, P.C. |
| Case: | Blatchley v. St. Anthony Summit Med. Center |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $1,742,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Fitzpatrick, Raymond W. Martin of Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP; Steven M. Hartmann, Terrence J. Sheahan of Freeborn & Peters LLP |
| Case: | Cejka v. Vectrus Systems Corp. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $1,671,945.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Jordan, Lars F. Bergstrom, Michael Douglass-Harris of Jordan, Herington & Rowley (Jordan Law) |
| Case: | Nuzman v. Obering |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marlo J. Greer of Greer & VanDonselaar PLLC |
| Case: | McCullor v. McClelland |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,005,675.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marco F. Bendinelli, Jared J. Mazzei of Bendinelli Law Firm, P.C |
| Case: | Fulton v. Nappier |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $987,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Fawley, Robert L. Allman of Allman, Mitzner & Fawley, LLC; James L. Abrams of Law Office of James L. Abrams LLC |
| Case: | MacDaniel v. Boston Commons Master HOA, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $948,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Kramer of Gary Kramer Law, LLC |
| Case: | Falcone v. University of Colorado Health |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $890,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Kaudy, Cajardo R. Lindsey of The Kaudy Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Brauer v. Columbia Sanitary Services |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $820,062.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Fairhurst, David A. Lane, Liana Gerstle Orshan of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP |
| Case: | Stroup, et al. v. United Airlines |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $693,897.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Ogborn, Elizabeth J. Hyatt of Ogborn Mihm, LLP |
| Case: | Kruel v. Active Release Techniques L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Defamation, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Conversion, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Unpaid Severance, Promissory Estoppel |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $685,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew E. Swan, Michael D. Kuhn, Paul F. Lewis of Lewis Kuhn Swan PC; Charles Silvestri Higgins of Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC; Gary J. Benson, Steven G. York of Dworkin, Chambers, Williams, York, Benson & Evans, P.C. |
| Case: | Surgical Monitoring Professionals L.L.C. v. PRN Partners L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | DezaRae D. LaCrue, Barry I. Dunn of Franklin D. Azar & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Stringer v. Daniel |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julian M. Bendinelli, Hugh S. O'Sullivan, Marco F. Bendinelli, Gregory J. Theo, Jessica L. Schlatter, Giorgia B. Turpen of Bendinelli Law Firm, P.C |
| Case: | Saunders v. Aggregate Inds.-WCR Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Jordan, Lars F. Bergstrom of Jordan, Herington & Rowley (Jordan Law) |
| Case: | Boyce v. Griffin Fast Lube Colorado Springs |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. Osborne of Matthew R. Osborne, PC |
| Case: | Jeffers v. Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, FCRA Violation |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $387,621.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jenifer Rodriguez, Matthew R. Baca, Caleb Stewart, W. Lawson Konvalinka of Colorado Legal Services MFWD |
| Case: | Echon v. Sackett |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Blackmail |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $375,215.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. Caplan of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Chennaux v. Barron |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $361,252.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Silverman of Silverman & Olivas, P.C. |
| Case: | Hemmerlein v. Morrison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Psychological Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $351,721.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph C. Cohen of The Law Firm of Joseph C. Cohen P.C.; Matthew M. Hanna of Matthew Hanna Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Best, et al. v. Jacobson, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Securities Fraud, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joan M. Bechtold, Charlotte N. Sweeney, Ariel B. DeFazio, Madeline A. Collison of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC |
| Case: | Vanech v. Acosta |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $296,382.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Longo, Joe Prieksat of McDivitt Law Firm P.C |
| Case: | Reader v. Gayner |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $267,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Murphy of Daniel M. Murphy, P.C.; Lauren Wolpin Maytin of The Law Office of Edson Maytin LLC |
| Case: | Arend v. Paez |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Sexual Assault, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Kidnapping |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $239,268.00 |
| Attorneys: | Debra L. Fortenberry of Fortenberry Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Langlois, et al. v. Hawkins-Walker, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $227,490.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hans C. Tuft, Alyssa L. Miller, M. Oliver Shaw of Torbet, Tuft & McConkie, LLC |
| Case: | Pedro v. Widefield Water and Sanitation District |
| Type: | Property Damage, Negligent Maintenance, Real Estate, Promissory Estoppel, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Fossenier of Law Office of Michael Fossenier, LLC |
| Case: | Wright v. Gieswein |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $221,524.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samantha L. Pryor of The Halliburton Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Montes v. The Molecule Effect |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Restaurant Negligence, Food Poisoning, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $210,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald L. Jorgensen of Jorgensen, Brownell & Pepin, P.C.; Jon R. Fee of The Law Office of Jon R. Fee, LLC |
| Case: | Smith-Eisler v. Levesque, et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage, Real Estate, Contractor Negligence, Trespass, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $196,785.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory A. Gold, Pamela B. Maass, Michael J. Rosenberg of The Gold Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Powell v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $193,895.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sandra L. Hagen, Robert D. Wilhite of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Millette v. Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $183,107.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald C. Eby, Andrew D. Kurpanek, Christopher J. Brummitt of Robinson & Henry P.C. |
| Case: | WLC Management Inc. v. Heidi Applehans |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Malpractice, Unjust Enrichment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Promissory Estoppel |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $170,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Clayton Harris, Robert E. Caldwell Jr. of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Rowley v. Dosal |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $168,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Bovo of Bovo Law, LLC |
| Case: | Bell v. Hood |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $151,777.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey A. Holton of Bachus & Schanker, LLC |
| Case: | Lawrence v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $151,502.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sandra L. Hagen, Robert D. Wilhite of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Hutchins v. Young, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. O'Connell, Brett E. Myers of Lee, Myers & O’Connell, LLP |
| Case: | Choi v. Schellinger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $130,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dion J. Custis of The Law Offices of Dion J. Custis |
| Case: | Murphy v. Norris, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $120,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Eddington, Wesley Eddington of Ramos Law, LLC |
| Case: | Stefani v. Tipton |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven B. Ray, Ryan Heatherman of Steve Ray Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Walker v. Urich |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $105,545.00 |
| Attorneys: | James G. Heckbert of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC |
| Case: | Klug v. E.B., Pro Ami |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Skiing Accident |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.