Number 2 Verdicts in Florida in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the second-largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of Florida in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Strict Liability |
| $27,437,306.00 | |
| Attorneys: | P. Hutchison Brock of Brock Law, LLC |
| Case: | Emerson v. Lambert |
| No.2 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Entrustment |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Workplace Safety, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| $20,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Landi v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Conspiracy |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Truck Accident, Work Accident |
| $15,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Heather N. Barnes of The Yerrid Law Firm |
| Case: | Knoth v. Belhadj |
| No.2 in: | DUI |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice |
| $8,723,265.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Reginald A. Mathis of Reginald A. Mathis, LLC; Bruce Jacobs of Jacobs Legal |
| Case: | Nealy v. Cosmic Corp. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Security |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Maintenance |
| $6,584,674.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Keith M. Carter, Armando T. Lauritano of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Epple v. Umstead, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Delayed Treatment, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John P. Fischer, Ian G. Ward, II of Fischer Redavid PLLC |
| Case: | Henry v. MA Alternative Transportation Services, Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| $4,914,513.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Schwencke, Edward V. Ricci of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Gray v. Iakovidis, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Hospital Malpractice |
| $4,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew P. Brigham, Brett S. Tensfeldt of Brigham Property Rights Law Firm |
| Case: | FDOT v. Taylor, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Property Rights |
| $4,877,775.85 | |
| Attorneys: | Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Meranda M. Reifschneider of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Del Valle v. Winn-Dixie Stores |
| No.2 in: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Fall |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Assault and Battery, Sexual Assault |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Tortious Interference |
| $4,020,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joel Brown, Philip Freidin, Jonathan E. Freidin of Freidin Brown, P.A. |
| Case: | Cachaldora v. Baptist Hospital of Miami |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Diagnose, Brain Injury |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Inadequate Care |
| $3,647,343.40 | |
| Attorneys: | Kevin A. Brown of Farah & Farah |
| Case: | Willing v. Campbell, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Head-on Collision |
| $3,380,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Browning, Keith Maynard of Spohrer Dodd |
| Case: | Conklin v. RT Engineering |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Maintain |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| $2,878,939.14 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Joyce, Jamison D. Joyce, Kevin F. Boucher of Joyce & Reyes Law Firm |
| Case: | Miranda v. Rubio |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Supervision |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Labor & Employment |
| $2,643,606.34 | |
| Attorneys: | Fraz Ahmed of Coker Law; Giovanni Stewart of Dawson Orr, PA |
| Case: | Gadson v. Geico General Ins. Co. |
| No.2 in: | Insurance Bad Faith, Underinsured Motorist |
| $2,350,304.59 | |
| Attorneys: | James R. Holland II of Harrell & Harrell, P.A.; Todd E. Copeland of Todd E. Copeland & Associates, P.A.; Glenn Klausman of Klausman Law |
| Case: | Brower v. Taylor, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Uninsured Motorist |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Train |
| $1,812,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian Barakat of Barakat Law |
| Case: | Unsal v. Gokalp., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Conversion, Unjust Enrichment |
| $1,784,778.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Grossman of Grossman Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Brooks v. Toman, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Surgical Error, Erroneous Treatment |
| $1,606,968.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Samuel A. Coffey of Coffey Trial Law |
| Case: | Santillan v. City of Fort Lauderdale |
| No.2 in: | Negligence in Employment, Negligent Training |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Equipment Malfunction, Eye Injury |
| $1,421,822.50 | |
| Attorneys: | David S. Willig of David S. Willig Chartered |
| Case: | So Far So Good, et al. v. Minvest USA |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Theft, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| $1,355,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Aranda, Henry B. Campbell of Campbell, Trohn, Tamayo, & Aranda, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Beloff v. Paul, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Monitor |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Trip and Fall |
| $1,182,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Pastor v. 904 Las Olas Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Gunshot Wound |
| $1,177,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Raul E. Garcia, Jr., Anthony J. Soto of Rubenstein Law, PA |
| Case: | Sardinas v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Falling Object |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Rape, Sexual Abuse, STD Exposure |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Colleen J. MacAlister of Law Offices of Colleen J. MacAlister, P.A. |
| Case: | Ermini v. Scott, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force |
| $923,082.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Sosa of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles |
| Case: | Estate of Okerlund v. Lapon |
| No.2 in: | Pedestrian Accident |
| $770,425.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alejandro M. Garcia, Todd L. Baker of Steinger, Iscoe & Greene P.A. |
| Case: | Hendricks v. Broward County |
| No.2 in: | Bus Accident |
| $714,588.50 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul C. Perkins, Mallory Widgren of Paul & Perkins P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Smith v. Johnson |
| No.2 in: | Single-Vehicle Accident |
| $704,004.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul C. Perkins of Paul & Perkins P.A. |
| Case: | Baez v. Midstate Caulking & Construction Services, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Construction Accident |
| $673,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Timothy M. Ingram of Ingram Injury Law |
| Case: | Abdelshahid v. Safelite Group Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Multi-Vehicle Accident |
| $525,734.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dallas A. Robinson, Joseph Abdallah, William McAfee of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Umbach v. Santamaria |
| No.2 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Theodore S. Forman, Sharon B. Urbanek of Forman Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Defranko v. Poole, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Ophthalmology Malpractice |
| $448,898.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William A. Dean of Ford, Dean & Rotundo, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Gomez v. Mery Alf 2010 Corp., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Protect |
| $441,820.00 | |
| Attorneys: | D. Marc Warner, Michael D. Sechrest of Warner, Sechrest, & Butts, P.A. |
| Case: | Peterson v. Koppel, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Unnecessary Surgery |
| $440,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William T. Rieder of Downs Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Warren v. Barrones Dev. Corp., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Workplace Negligence |
| $383,350.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Linnehan of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Johnson v. Charlotte County |
| No.2 in: | Government Negligence |
| $350,419.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Lisa S. Levine of Lisa S. Levine, P.A. |
| Case: | Hanna v. Martone, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Treat |
| $346,798.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Patrick W. Lawlor of Lawlor & Associates |
| Case: | Landa v. Scoop Bar & Grill |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Hiring |
| $309,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew P. Brigham, Brett S. Tensfeldt, Trevor S. Hutson, E. Scott Copeland of Brigham Property Rights Law Firm |
| Case: | Sabal Trail Transmission LLC v. 3.921 Acres of Land in Lake County FL, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Eminent Domain Abuse |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William B. White of Bodiford Law, P.A. |
| Case: | Johnson v. Epicurean Ranch LLC |
| No.2 in: | Restaurant Negligence |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox, PA |
| Case: | Young v. Florida Agency For Health Care Administration |
| No.2 in: | Hostile Work Environment |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ansana D. Singh of Law Office of Ansana D. Singh, P.A. |
| Case: | Cid v. The City of Miramar |
| No.2 in: | Harassment |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher G. Klemick, Ross B. Gampel of Klemick & Gampel, P.A. |
| Case: | Dimmer v. Mongalo, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Dental Malpractice |
| $237,768.67 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Peacock of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Vanlandeghem v. All 4 One Gas Service, Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Contractor Negligence |
| $235,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David M. Chico of David Chico Law Group |
| Case: | William Stone Premier Props. v. Oni |
| No.2 in: | Quantum Meruit |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jordan S. Cohen, Jason A. Glusman of Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. |
| Case: | MI-VI at Gulf Stream Park & Casino Inc. v. Gulfstream Park Racing Assoc. |
| No.2 in: | Landlord-Tenant |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Max R. Price of Law Offices of Max R. Price, P.A. |
| Case: | Gottfried v. Boyajian, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Lack of Informed Consent, Failure to Refer |
| $190,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Isidro Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Utterback v. School Board of Palm Beach County |
| No.2 in: | Abuse of Power |
| $182,591.53 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Germain of Germain Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Nolen v. Blackmon, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Dog Bite, Animal Attack |
| $177,574.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jay Kim, Brian L. Lerner of Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP |
| Case: | Caruso v. Tital List and Mailing Services |
| No.2 in: | Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Unpaid Commissions |
| $165,339.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Steinfeld of Law Office of David Steinfeld; Todd M. Kurland of Law Office of Todd M. Kurland, P.A. |
| Case: | Miskiewicz v. Predmore |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Disclose |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard D. Sneed of Richard D. Sneed, Jr., P.A. |
| Case: | Smith v. Waste Pro of Florida Inc, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Property Damage |
| $134,376.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Davey, Charlton Stoner of Lex Concordia, PLLC |
| Case: | Galkin v. Veloce Motorcar International, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Promissory Note |
| $133,692.97 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan A. Ewing, Jennifer Castro of Aero Law Center |
| Case: | Private Jet Charter v. Damgaard, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Misappropriation of Trade Secrets |
| $125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Warren H. Dawson of Warren Hope Dawson & Associates |
| Case: | Robinson v. Polk County School Board |
| No.2 in: | Child Abuse |
| $104,050.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Julio C. Bertemati, Alejandro Espino of Taylor Espino Vega & Touron, P.A. |
| Case: | Corner Land v. Annex Industrial Park |
| No.2 in: | Trespass |