Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Florida in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Florida.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2018) you have also made the list of 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 |
* 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.