Top 50 Personal Injury 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: | $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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,577,854.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary D. Bodenheimer, Brett M. Rosen, Mustafa H. Dandashly of Goldberg & Rosen |
| Case: | Brown v. Lugardo-Soto |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Fischer, Ian G. Ward, II of Fischer Redavid PLLC |
| Case: | Henry v. MA Alternative Transportation Services, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| 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 |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| 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 |
| 26 | |
| 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 |
| 27 | |
| 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 |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| 32 | |
| 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 |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| 35 | |
| 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 |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,638,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shaun M. Cummings, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Luca G. Esposito, Chase P. Florin of Florin Roebig |
| Case: | Gordy v. Lowy, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| 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 |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| 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 |
| 41 | |
| 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 |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,107,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott M. McPherson of Scott M. McPherson, P.A. |
| Case: | Kaichen v. Boyd |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Hit and Run, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| 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 |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| 46 | |
| 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 |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| 48 | |
| 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 |
| 49 | |
| 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 |
| 50 | |
| 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 |