Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $109,760,930.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kennan G. Dandar, Thomas J. Dandar of Dandar & Dandar PA |
| Case: | Carter v. University of South Florida Health, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $70,560,050.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam D. Horowitz of Horowitz Law; Bradley J. Edwards, Brittany Henderson of Edwards Pottinger LLC |
| Case: | Baca v. Island Girl, Ltd. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $49,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Leiter of The Leiter Group |
| Case: | Buck-Leiter Palm Ave Development v. City of Sarasota |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $41,965,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Alvarez, Phillip E. Holden of The Alvarez Law Firm; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners, P.A.; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $37,951,887.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl D. Parks, Anthony D. Thomas of Parks and Crump, LLC; Roosevelt Randolph, Linje Rivers of Knowles & Randolph, PA |
| Case: | Vickers v. DZE Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $27,437,306.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Hutchison Brock of Brock Law, LLC |
| Case: | Emerson v. Lambert |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eleanor T. Barnett, Glen H. Waldman, Jeffrey R. Lam of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Angel A. Cortinas of Gunster |
| Case: | Cohen, et al. v. Williams Island Property Owners’ Assoc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $25,910,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Frank Melton II, C. Richard Newsome, William C. Ourand, Milette E. Webber of Newsome Melton Law Firm; David C. Gibbs of Gibbs Law Firm, PA; Christine D. Spagnoli of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Salliotte v. Ford Motor Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Cort Frohlich, Christopher E. Frohlich, Brian M. Beason of Frohlich, Gordon & Beason Law Firm; C. Richard Newsome of Newsome Melton Law Firm; Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Dougherty v. WCA of Florida |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $20,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan S. Carlson, Ervin A. Gonzalez , Deborah J. Gander, Maureen E. Lefebvre of Colson Hicks Eidson; Tonya J. Meister of Meister Law, LLC |
| Case: | Spearman v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $19,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Roslansky, Steven C. Ruth of The Ruth Law Team; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Graffeo v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $17,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky Payne; Stuart N. Ratzan, G. Scott Vezina, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Law Group; George R. Baise of George R. Baise Jr., P.A.; Charles M. Auslander, John G. Crabtree, Brian C. Tackenberg of Crabtree & Auslander |
| Case: | Estate of Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $15,502,880.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie H. Littky-Rubin , Donald R. Fountain Jr., W. Hampton Keen, L. Jason Cornell of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP |
| Case: | Letterman v. National Truck Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather N. Barnes of The Yerrid Law Firm |
| Case: | Knoth v. Belhadj |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathryn E. Barnett, Katherine M. Massa, Keith R. Mitnik, Gregory D. Prysock, Antonio Luciano, Jr., Jason Gichner, Nicholas P. Panagakis of Morgan & Morgan, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegan P. Luka, Thomas J. Seider, Steven Brannock of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Spohrer, Matthew Spohrer of Spohrer Dodd |
| Case: | Crawford v. ITW Food Equipment Group, LLC |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven H. Schulman, Joseph L. Sorkin, Jennifer L. Woodson, Saurabh Sharad, Christine D. Doniak, Ruben H. Munoz, Jason Weil, Erica A. Moran, Zak Franklin of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; David Rudovsky of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin LLP; Ilana Tabacinic of Akerman LLP; Paul L. Hoffman of Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP |
| Case: | Mamani, et al. v. Sanchez Berzain, et al. |
| Type: | Intentional Tort, Extrajudicial Killing, Alien Tort Statute, Torture Victim Protection Act |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $9,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip Freidin, Jonathan E. Freidin of Freidin Brown, P.A.; Kimberly L. Boldt, Mario R. Giommoni of Boldt Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Hooten v. Pediatrix Med. Group of FL, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Ophthalmology Malpractice |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $8,723,265.00 |
| Attorneys: | Reginald A. Mathis of Reginald A. Mathis, LLC; Bruce Jacobs of Jacobs Legal |
| Case: | Nealy v. Cosmic Corp. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Jagolinzer, James L. Ferraro of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Delisle v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. & Crane Co., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $7,984,037.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fred A. Cunningham, Gregory Yaffa of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen |
| Case: | Whitney v. Mercury Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $7,556,438.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Chad K. Florin, Taylor D. Roebig of Florin Roebig |
| Case: | Mina v. Boca Ciega Resort & Marina Condo. Assoc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,424,135.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Chandler of Chandler Trial Law |
| Case: | Torres v. First Transit Inc. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $7,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm |
| Case: | Rouse v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners, P.A.; Alex Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm; T. Hardee Bass, Laurie J. Briggs, Brenda S. Fulmer of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Theis v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $6,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon G. Cathey, Brent G. Steinberg, Daniel Greene of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
| Case: | Martinez v. Lobster Haven LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Restaurant Negligence, Food Poisoning, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $6,584,674.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith M. Carter, Armando T. Lauritano of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Epple v. Umstead, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin R. Parafinczuk, Austin Carr of Koch Parafinczuk Wolf Susen, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Simmons v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $5,576,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory S. Weiss of Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, Thomas & Weiss P.A. |
| Case: | Karch v. Sanderson, et al. |
| Type: | Tortious Interference, Conversion, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Damien M. Hoffman of Beytin, McLaughlin, McLaughlin, O’Hara, Kinman & Bocchino, PA |
| Case: | Doe v. Griffin |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose, STD Exposure |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,078,211.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany Chambers, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Adam J. Richardson, Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach |
| Case: | Estate of Kaplan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward H. Zebersky, Steffani M. Russo of Zebersky Payne |
| Case: | Estate of Medrano v. Stephen |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald W. St. Denis of St. Denis & Davey, P.A. |
| Case: | Pollock v. Morgan & Morgan |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,914,513.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Schwencke, Edward V. Ricci of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Gray v. Iakovidis, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew P. Brigham, Brett S. Tensfeldt of Brigham Property Rights Law Firm |
| Case: | FDOT v. Taylor, et al. |
| Type: | Eminent Domain Abuse, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Real Estate |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,877,775.85 |
| Attorneys: | Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Meranda M. Reifschneider of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Del Valle v. Winn-Dixie Stores |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,643,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Takisha D. Richardson, Michael Dolce of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; Susan B. Ramsey of Gary Roberts & Associates |
| Case: | Trahan v. Mulholland |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Child Abuse |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $4,620,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Clark of Alley Clark & Greiwe |
| Case: | Bush v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Francisco A. Rodriguez, Luis A. Perez , Andrew J. Dominguez of Akerman LLP |
| Case: | United Brands S.A. v. Diageo Dominicana, et al. |
| Type: | Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curt D. Obront of Obront Corey, PLLC |
| Case: | Perez v. La Gran Senora Sea Food Restaurant, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $4,482,608.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lee Ann L. Kley of Kley Law, PA |
| Case: | Cossyleon v. Epic Rocks Grp. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Landlord-Tenant, Negligent Maintenance, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $4,391,708.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ethan J. Loeb, Jon P. Tasso, E. Colin Thompson of Smolker, Bartlett, Loeb, Hinds & Thompson, P.A; Christina C. Dodds of Christina Dodds PLLC |
| Case: | Lake Point Phase v. Hurchalla |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Natural Resources |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $4,327,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curry G. Pajcic of Pajcic & Pajcic PA |
| Case: | Dicks v. Whitehead, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carey, Amy M. Bowers-Zamora, Juan J. Rodriguez, Ernesto M. Rubi of Carey Rodriguez Milian Gonya, LLP |
| Case: | Prisua Engineering Corp. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $4,296,072.96 |
| Attorneys: | Medisa Memic, Marc Matthews of McIntyre Thanasides Bringgold Elliott Grimaldi Guito & Matthews, P.A.; Lisha Bowen of Bowen Law Group |
| Case: | Sullivan v. Neil Francis Pickrem, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $4,118,533.80 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Siegfried, Joseph A. Miles of Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel P.A. |
| Case: | PC Services v. The Cascades of Groveland Homeowners’ Assoc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Commercial Litigation |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $4,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel Brown, Philip Freidin, Jonathan E. Freidin of Freidin Brown, P.A. |
| Case: | Cachaldora v. Baptist Hospital of Miami |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; T. Hardee Bass of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Perrotto v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $3,855,754.42 |
| Attorneys: | Donny A. Owens of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Turner v. Piney Branch Motors |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,713,898.00 |
| Attorneys: | Orlando R . Ruiz of Law Offices of Orlando R . Ruiz; Eric M. Tinstman of The Tinstman Law Firm |
| Case: | Gomez v. Batillo, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $3,647,343.40 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin A. Brown of Farah & Farah |
| Case: | Willing v. Campbell, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,420,674.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin E. Jakab of Jakab Law, PLLC; Michael P. Milton of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea and Eslinger, P.A. |
| Case: | Hemingway, et al. v. University of St. Augustine |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,383,093.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Brozyna, Keith M. Carter, William R. Daniel of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Capote v. JVS Contracting Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $3,380,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Browning , Keith Maynard of Spohrer Dodd |
| Case: | Conklin v. RT Engineering |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $3,212,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marshall E. Rosenbach of Law Offices of Marshall E. Rosenbach |
| Case: | Hamilton v. Diamantebruto Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| 53 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Calvin Warriner III of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Gary M. Paige, Cassandra Castellano-Lombard of Gordon & Partners, P.A.; Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky & Rosenblum LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Burgess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 53 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip E. Rothschild, John P. Kern, Jessica E. Lanier of Holland & Knight LLP |
| Case: | CE Resource v. Jouria, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $2,937,709.61 |
| Attorneys: | Jana Ranieri Cortina, H. Davis Lewis, Jr. of John Bales Attorneys |
| Case: | Pyfrom v. Coffey, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $2,878,939.14 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Joyce, Jamison D. Joyce, Kevin F. Boucher of Joyce & Reyes Law Firm |
| Case: | Miranda v. Rubio |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $2,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Evan B. Gilead of Ratzan Law Group; Lincoln J. Connolly of Lincoln J. Connolly Trials and Appeals, P.A. |
| Case: | Chaudhry v. Florida Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $2,803,227.93 |
| Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Bryan S. Hofeld, Crane A. Johnstone of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Zucker v. Gonzalez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $2,705,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeanmarie Whalen, Fred A. Cunningham of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen |
| Case: | Nelson v. Palm Beach State College, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Structural Failure |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $2,643,606.34 |
| Attorneys: | Fraz Ahmed of Coker Law; Giovanni Stewart of Dawson Orr, PA |
| Case: | Gadson v. Geico General Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $2,585,723.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Moffett of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Shaw v. Orange County |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $2,576,069.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Grossman, Howard A. Spier of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso & Spier, P.A. |
| Case: | Downing v. Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $2,439,833.78 |
| Attorneys: | Jason S. Miller of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Wojcik v. Jakway, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. Wichmann of Law Offices of William J. Wichmann, PA; Christopher A. Kanne of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack |
| Case: | Estate of Chadwell v. Philip Morris USA |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $2,283,778.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tom Pennekamp of Pennekamp Law; Kimberly L. Boldt, Mario R. Giommoni of Boldt Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Diaz v. City of Homestead |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $2,180,044.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip M. Gerson, David L. Markel of Gerson & Schwartz, P.A.; Bruce L. Scheiner of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner |
| Case: | Anderson v. TBLM Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Dram Shop Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $2,047,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | T. Michael Morgan, Harris I. Yegelwel of Morgan & Morgan, PA; Richard D. Stratton, William R. Sutton of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. |
| Case: | Hoce v. R-L Sales, Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, E-Cigarette Explosion |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Joshua A. Whitman, Eric L. Leach of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea and Eslinger, P.A.; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $1,937,749.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Foster, Talley Kaleko of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney, P.A. |
| Case: | Stewart-Bailey v. Mays-Munroe Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $1,882,102.68 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Block, Caitlin O'Donnell of Morgan & Morgan, PA; Bruce M. Smith of Law Offices of Bruce M. Smith, P. A. |
| Case: | Franklin v. Nipper |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $1,812,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Barakat of Barakat Law |
| Case: | Unsal v. Gokalp., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Property Rights, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $1,784,778.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Grossman of Grossman Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Brooks v. Toman, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $1,740,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian D. Pinkert, Jay Halpern, Ernesto L. Santos, Jr. of Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A. |
| Case: | Simmons v. Winsman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $1,619,088.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant R. Gillenwater, Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Bergen v. Langraf |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $1,606,968.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel A. Coffey of Coffey Trial Law |
| Case: | Santillan v. City of Fort Lauderdale |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Negligent Training, Loader Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $1,599,749.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica E. Shahady of The Ruth Law Team |
| Case: | Holmes-Berry v. Camfferman |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $1,579,629.00 |
| Attorneys: | William C. Ruggiero of Law Offices of William C. Ruggiero |
| Case: | Wolfson v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $1,482,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Hirsh of Goldberg & Hirsh P.A.; James D. Payer of Payer & Associates |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Ree Construction Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Equipment Malfunction, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,430,640.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vincent P. Gallagher, Katie D. McCranie of BeachLifeLaw |
| Case: | Barquinero v. Geico General Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,421,822.50 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Willig of David S. Willig Chartered |
| Case: | So Far So Good, et al. v. Minvest USA |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraudulent Concealment, Property Rights, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $1,417,938.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Bilotta of Vassallo, Bilotta, Friedman & Davis |
| Case: | Manning v. Mohr, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curry G. Pajcic, Robert J. Link of Pajcic & Pajcic PA |
| Case: | Copeland v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $1,320,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank DiGiacomo of Law Office of Frank DiGiacomo, Esq. |
| Case: | Estate of Metheny v. Wallbusters Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $1,211,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Chaffin, Nicholas A. Homan of The Chaffin Law Firm |
| Case: | Higg v. Costa Crociere S.P.A. Co |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $1,182,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Pastor v. 904 Las Olas Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $1,170,780.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter G. Campbell, Jr., Brent M. Reitman, Jesse S. Fulton , Noreek (Nick) S. Davitian of Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock |
| Case: | Bucario v. Pryor |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard C. Coker, Stefano Di Portigliatti, Daniel A. Iracki, N. Joel Harris of Coker Law |
| Case: | Tennant v. Handi-House Mfg. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $1,110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Terry of Phelps Dunbar LLP |
| Case: | Marjam Supply Co., et al. v. Pliteq, et al. |
| Type: | False Advertising, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard C. Coker, Daniel A. Iracki of Coker Law; Dexter Van Davis of Davis Law Group P.L. |
| Case: | Waters v. Spa Crest Manufacturing |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $1,095,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger W. Feicht, G. Joseph Curley, Jr., J. Anthony Nelson, II of Gunster |
| Case: | Tillman v. Advanced Public Safety, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Promissory Estoppel |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $1,060,859.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Wolsztyniak, Gary W. Roberts of Gary Roberts & Associates |
| Case: | Farland v. Peltz |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $1,039,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan S. Hofeld, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach; Crane A. Johnstone of Johnstone Law P.A. |
| Case: | Kunhardt v. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Foreign Object |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,308.00 |
| Attorneys: | Casey D. Shomo of Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo |
| Case: | D’angelo v. PGA Mexx |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 93 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Osher, Michael A. Petruccelli of Petruccelli & Osher |
| Case: | Wise-Youngren v. Haines City HMA |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 93 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen G. Webster, Louis Jean-Baptiste Jr. of Law Office of Stephen G. Webster, LLC; Nathan R. Prince of Law Office of Nathan Prince |
| Case: | Carnley v. Ford, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Prison Negligence, Emotional Distress, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Failure to Protect, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Negligent Tort, STD Exposure |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $931,588.00 |
| Attorneys: | William R. Amlong, Karen Coolman Amlong of The Amlong Firm |
| Case: | Igwe v. City of Miami |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $923,082.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Sosa of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles |
| Case: | Estate of Okerlund v. Lapon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $908,493.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy S. Clark of Clark Law |
| Case: | Estate of Fernandez v. Meader |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $907,212.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Mishael of David B. Mishael, P.A.; Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA; Steven H. Kassner of Law Office of Steven H. Kassner |
| Case: | Long v. East Coast Waffles Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $900,130.00 |
| Attorneys: | Preston J. Scheiner, Benjamin A. A. Russell of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner |
| Case: | Maynor v. Geico General Ins. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $893,236.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dana M. Gallup of Gallup Auerbach; Harlan S. Miller III of Parks, Chesin & Walbert |
| Case: | Espinoza, et al. v. Galardi South Enterprises, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Retaliation, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Fair Labor Standards Act |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $888,035.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd G. Rosen, Mustafa H. Dandashly of Goldberg & Rosen |
| Case: | Borges v. Sanchez-Perez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
* 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.