Number 2 Verdicts in Texas 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 Texas 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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| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, All Practice Areas |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Patent Infringement |
| $242,100,000.00 | |
| 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. |
| No.2 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Fraud, Wrongful Death |
| $89,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Eric T. Penn of The Penn Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Blake v. Ali, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Hiring, Gross Negligence |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Warn, Murder, Negligent Training |
| $33,129,391.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kyle Findley, Kala F. Sellers, 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. |
| No.2 in: | Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Strict Liability |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Falling Object |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Supervision, Negligent Security |
| $7,678,242.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin G. Robertson, Corey F. Wehmeyer of Santoyo Moore Wehmeyer P.C. |
| Case: | Hensarling v. Hensarling |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Contract, Misappropriation |
| $7,635,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason C. Webster of The Webster Law Firm |
| Case: | Thompson, et al. v. Pediatric Cool Care, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor |
| $6,530,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joshua H. Sisam of Sisam & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Amigos v. Womack |
| No.2 in: | Misrepresentation |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Premises Liability |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Garcia |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Maintain |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| $3,108,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Gibbins of Law Offices of Steve Gibbins |
| Case: | Spencer v. Topete |
| No.2 in: | Defamation |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Pedestrian Accident |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Psychological Injury, Equipment Malfunction |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | DUI |
| $1,777,042.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Joseph Malouf of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Bean v. Eldridge Electric Co., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $1,685,300.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Justin W. R. Renshaw of Renshaw, PC |
| Case: | Hammad v. Jamal, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Assault and Battery, Conspiracy |
| $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. |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Warranty, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence |
| $1,240,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David P. Matthews, Lizy Santiago of Matthews & Associates; Tim K. Goss of Freese & Goss |
| Case: | Pavlock v. Cook Medical |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Misrepresentation |
| $1,134,656.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Isaac Villarreal, Andrew T. Green, Eric M. Utermohlen of McCathern, PLLC |
| Case: | Gajarawala, et al. v. Kurre |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Quantum Meruit |
| $1,020,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly, Jacob Mancha of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Herrera v. Austin Cab I Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Stabbing |
| $1,009,477.50 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Snell of The Snell Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Vasquez v. Thomson |
| No.2 in: | Property Rights, Real Estate |
| $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 |
| No.2 in: | Labor & Employment |
| $962,337.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul D. Flack, Reagan D. Pratt of Pratt & Flack LLP |
| Case: | Perthuis v. Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories L.L.C. |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Termination, Promissory Estoppel |
| $755,485.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Rachel E. Khirallah of Khirallah PLLC |
| Case: | Garcia v. Carrington Real Estate Services |
| No.2 in: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud in the Inducement |
| $685,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Eugene Z. DuBose of DuBose Legal Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Jaco v. Sadeghian, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Conveyance, Failure to Disclose |
| $498,690.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Crosley, Amber C. Winer-Gebhart of Crosley Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Irwin v. Allstate Ins. Co. |
| No.2 in: | Insurance Bad Faith, Underinsured Motorist |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John A. Daspit of Daspit Law Firm |
| Case: | Jordan v. BMLA Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Fall |
| $370,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mark C. Sparks of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP; Michael A. Downey of Mostyn Law Firm |
| Case: | Collier v. Compass Bank |
| No.2 in: | Debt Collection |
| $345,060.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Sorrells, Paul R. Hornung of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| Case: | Canales v. United Caterers |
| No.2 in: | Burn Injury |
| $310,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jody D. Leake, Scott Crivelli of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Ives v. Texas Department of Transportation |
| No.2 in: | Government Negligence |
| $308,514.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James H. Shaffer, R. Craig Bettis of Tyler & Peery |
| Case: | Cook v. Cervantes, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Uninsured Motorist |
| $283,382.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Eric Fryar, Christina D. Richardson of Fryar Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Pool, et al. v. Poole, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Conversion |
| $230,580.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anthony R. Garza-Vale, John N. Tyler of Tyler & Peery |
| Case: | Washington v. Thoms, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Bus Accident |
| $201,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joshua P. Davis, Katherine James of Davis Law Group |
| Case: | Robinson v. State Farm Lloyds |
| No.2 in: | Property Damage |
| $191,412.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nitin Sud of Sud Law P.C. |
| Case: | Tang v. Dragon Oil Technologies, Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Unpaid Wages, Unpaid Benefits |
| $182,552.00 | |
| Attorneys: | D. Blake Apffel, Darrell A. Apffel, Lauren F. Arisco of Apffel Legal, PLLC |
| Case: | Om & Dev Shah L.L.C. v. Merchants Group Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Constructive Fraud |
| $176,447.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dana Karni of Karni Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Gable v. Nikou, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Consumer Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | J. Paxton Adams of Law Office of J. Paxton Adams; Laurence W. Watts, Melissa Azadeh of Watts & Company Lawyers, Ltd. |
| Case: | Covington v. Covington, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Imprisonment |
| $164,708.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey D. Shelton of The Law Offices of Jeff Shelton |
| Case: | Schwimmer v. English |
| No.2 in: | Multi-Vehicle Collision |
| $148,448.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Harry S. Bates of The Bates Law Firm |
| Case: | De La Rosa v. Limon, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Watercraft Accident |
| $147,943.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Kieschnick of Crim & Villalpando Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Harris County, Texas |
| No.2 in: | Subrogation |
| $146,286.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Darby Riley of Riley & Riley, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Excellence Mortg. Ltd. v. NTFN Inc. |
| No.2 in: | Tortious Interference |
| $101,886.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Sher of The Sher Law Firm LLC; Tom Stilwell of Law of Office Tom Stilwell |
| Case: | Maciel, et al. v. Ruchi’s Rincon De Mexico Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Slip and Fall |