Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $706,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max L. Tribble, Kalpana Srinivasan, Matthew Behncke, Elisha Barron, Rocco Magni of Susman Godfrey LLP |
| Case: | Title Source Inc. v. HouseCanary Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $502,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley W. Caldwell, Jason D. Cassady, J. Austin Curry, Christopher S. Stewart of Caldwell Cassady & Curry; T. John Ward Jr. of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Virnetx Inc. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $400,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason G. Sheasby, Charlotte J. Wen of Irell & Manella LLP; Guy M. Rodgers of Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP; Robert C. Bunt of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.; Elizabeth L. DeRieux of Capshaw DeRieux, LLP |
| Case: | Kaist IP US v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $247,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of McPherson v. Jefferson Trucking L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $243,236,248.71 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Eric T. Stahl, Eugene A. 'Chip' Brooker of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. |
| Case: | Reavis v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $166,373,923.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. McCarley, Brice Burris of Fears & Nachawati; Daniel W. Packard, Michael J. Packard of The Packard Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Fox v. Buckland |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud, Stabbing |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $89,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric T. Penn of The Penn Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Blake v. Ali, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $44,370,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Byron C. Alfred, Vuk S. Vujasinovic of VB Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Barron v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $43,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Grimaldi, Kfir B. Levy of Mayer Brown LLP; Geoffrey P. Culbertson of Patton, Tidwell & Culbertson, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Maxell Ltd. v. ZTE Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $43,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Reid Martin, John F. (Jack) Walker, III, Marisa M. Schouten of Martin Walker, P.C. |
| Case: | Pierce v. East Texas Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Hiring, Inadequate Care, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $41,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Scott Carlile, Casey Q. Carlile of Carlile Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Dunn, et al. v. OM Lodging, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Failure to Warn, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $33,129,391.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt B. Arnold, Caj D. Boatright, Kala F. Sellers, Kyle Findley, Adam D. Lewis of Arnold & Itkin, LLP; Russell Post, Parth S. Gejji of Beck Redden LLP |
| Case: | Figgs v. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP; Joshua J. Bennett of Carter Arnett PLLC |
| Case: | Brown, et al. v. Beamers Private Club, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jim S. Hart of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP; David A. Salazar of The Salazar Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Chan v. Budd, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Eugene A. 'Chip' Brooker of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.; Spencer P. Browne of Reyes Browne Reilley |
| Case: | Estate of Stanley, et al. v. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $10,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel F. Baxter, Jennifer Truelove , Kevin Burgess, Lindsay Martin Leavitt, Christine Woodin, Kevin P. Hess, Marcus Rabinowitz of McKool Smith |
| Case: | Optis Wireless Tech., et al. v. Huawei Tech. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $9,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven T. Baron, Bryan A. Green, Kathryn A. Pryor of Baron & Budd, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Davis v. United Rentals North America |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander L. Katzman of Katzman & Katzman PLLC; Mark L. Greenwald of Greenwald & Greenwald, PLLC; Ronald J. Salazar of The Ron Salazar Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Mott v. MPII, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Negligent Security, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Wrongful Disposition of Remains, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Funeral Home Negligence |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $7,678,242.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin G. Robertson, Corey F. Wehmeyer of Santoyo, Moore, Wehmeyer, P.C. |
| Case: | Hensarling v. Hensarling |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Property Rights, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Civil Theft, Conveyance, Misappropriation, Real Estate, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $7,635,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason C. Webster of The Webster Law Firm |
| Case: | Thompson, et al. v. Pediatric Cool Care, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $6,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell S. Briggs, Gregory Q. Fibich, Kenneth T. 'Tommy' Fibich of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs |
| Case: | Nguyen v. Lighvani, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $6,530,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua H. Sisam of Sisam & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Amigos v. Womack |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Economic Loss, Negligent Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $6,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Muhammad S. Aziz, Michelle A. Ciolek of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz |
| Case: | Lopez v. Polaris Industries, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $5,232,994.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Wenholz, Sean B. Swords of The Wenholz Law Firm, PC; Luke Dow of Luke Dow Law Firm; Ernest F. Bogart of Owen & Bogart, Lawyers |
| Case: | Padron et al. v. The Texas Department of Transportation et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Garcia |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $4,791,583.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joe J. Fisher II, Edward Fisher of Provost Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P.; Brian W. Zimmerman of Zimmerman, Axelrad, Stern & Wise, P.C.; David L. Cook of Harris Cook Law, LLP |
| Case: | Devallee v. Werner Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $4,388,278.19 |
| Attorneys: | Isabelle M. Antongiorgi, David E. Dunham, Hannah M. Vahl of Taylor Dunham LLP |
| Case: | 0800989127 WB, LLC v. Le Nguyen, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Economic Loss, Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Clouse of Clouse Brown PLLC |
| Case: | Dietz v. Crossroads Christian Church |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Benefits |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $3,651,685.00 |
| Attorneys: | Coby L. Wooten, Mattilyn Smith of Coby L. Wooten, Attorney at Law, PC; James L. Mitchell of PayneMitchell Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Contreras v. General Motors, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,108,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Gibbins of Law Offices of Steve Gibbins |
| Case: | Spencer v. Topete |
| Type: | Defamation, Emotional Distress, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $2,930,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Gomez, Langdon Smith of Jim S. Adler & Associates |
| Case: | Joiner v. Chen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Mabry Jr., John L. Lewis, J. R. Vicha of Mabry Lewis Law Firm |
| Case: | Lance v. Ramirez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,551,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Israel Garcia of Law Office of Israel Garcia |
| Case: | Andrade v. Allstate Property & Casualty Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $2,502,782.00 |
| Attorneys: | T. Dean Malone, Michael T. O'Connor of Law Offices of Dean Malone |
| Case: | Davis v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Forklift Accident, Psychological Injury, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Muessig of Law Offices of Craig Muessig; Judson Daws of The Daws Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Meadows, et al. v. McCloney |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,980,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith E. Patton of Shrader & Associates, LLP; Dennis O. Moore of Tinsman & Sciano, Inc. |
| Case: | Meckell, et al. v. Rutiaga, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,777,042.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Joseph Malouf of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Bean v. Eldridge Electric Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,685,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin W. R. Renshaw of Renshaw, PC |
| Case: | Hammad v. Jamal, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Conspiracy, Invasion of Privacy, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,457,578.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Ammons of The Ammons Law Firm LLP; Sydney Meriwether of Meriwether Law Firm |
| Case: | Kwas v. Lone Star Disposal, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,371,734.00 |
| Attorneys: | Warren Taylor of Taylor Taylor & Russell; Alan B. McMaster of Denenberg Tuffley, PLLC |
| Case: | Factory Mut. Ins. Co. v. Komplete Grp. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Property Damage, Subrogation, Negligent Maintenance, Commercial Litigation, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,240,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Matthews, Lizy Santiago of Matthews & Associates; Tim K. Goss of Freese & Goss |
| Case: | Pavlock v. Cook Medical |
| Type: | Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,134,656.00 |
| Attorneys: | Isaac Villarreal, Andrew T. Green, Eric M. Utermohlen of McCathern, PLLC |
| Case: | Gajarawala, et al. v. Kurre |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Defamation, Fraud in the Inducement, Promissory Note , Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,106,476.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz |
| Case: | Hunter v. McIlroy, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony G. Buzbee, Christopher Leavitt, Ryan S. Pigg of The Buzbee Law Firm |
| Case: | B.G., Pro Ami v. Texas Disposal Syst. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,070,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramon E. Gonzalez, Artemio Fernandez of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| Case: | Mejia-Arcos v. Murphy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Herrera v. Austin Cab I Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention, Stabbing |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,009,477.50 |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Snell of The Snell Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Vasquez v. Thomson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Failure to Disclose |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,008,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Holly Williams of Williams Law Firm, P.C.; Brian Carney of The Law Office of Brian Carney |
| Case: | Roberts v. Brinkerhoff Inspection |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $962,337.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul D. Flack, Reagan D. Pratt of Pratt & Flack LLP |
| Case: | Perthuis v. Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Wrongful Termination, Unjust Enrichment, Labor & Employment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Promissory Estoppel |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $855,625.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Haslam, Elizabeth A. Haslam of The Haslam Firm |
| Case: | Gonzales v. General Motors, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
* 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.