Top 20 Court Awards in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 court (bench) awards obtained in the United States 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $625,309,085.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory K. Conway of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Case: | The Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., et al. v. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Professional Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $65,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel T. Ramsdell, Jonathan P. Davis of Ramsdell Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Fowler v. STL Trucking L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Missouri |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $36,093,664.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Bale, Roger A. Dreyer, Noemi Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Aguirre v. Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $31,617,498.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Day, Andrew C. Mayo of Ashby & Geddes, P.A.; Christopher L. Robinson, Michael A. Jacobs of Morrison & Foerster |
| Case: | Washington University v. WARF |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| State: | Delaware |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $24,743,668.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Richard Fried Jr., John D. Thomas Jr., Geoffrey K. S. Komeya of Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks |
| Case: | Campano v. USA |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Breach of Duty of Care, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Hawaii |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David W. Van Meter, Ellen Martin Watts, M. Kevin Walker of Van Meter Law Firm |
| Case: | Dehdarani v. Valuck |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David W. Van Meter, Ellen Martin Watts, M. Kevin Walker of Van Meter Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. Valuck |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,857,583.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan A. Rucker of Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, P.C. |
| Case: | Woodruff v. Willow Creek Apartments of Griffin L.T.D. (L.P.), et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Landlord-Tenant, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth F. Fulginiti, Sarah F. Dooley of Duffy + Fulginiti |
| Case: | Nguyen v. Vinh Hung Enterprise, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Starzyk of Starzyk & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Ardeleanu v. NML Enterprises LP |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony M. Giordano of Giordano Law Firm |
| Case: | Martone v. Breyfogle |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,375.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc I. Zussman, Peter J. Kim of The Law Offices of Marc I. Zussman |
| Case: | Shin v. Universal Trade Systems |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,101,139.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terry B. Bates, Raagini R. Shah, Ryan R. Wedell, Christine M. Neuharth of Reed Smith LLP |
| Case: | Spirit SPE Portfolio CA C-Stores, L.L.C. v. SB Gas & Wash Management, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Landlord-Tenant, Promissory Note, Real Estate |
| State: | California |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,945,943.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin A. Day, Jacob M. Clark, Yunnie Y. Son of Alvarado Smith |
| Case: | Elks Building Association of Santa Ana v. J.K. Properties Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnity, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard S. Vecchio , Michael G. Del Vecchio of Worby Vecchio Edelman, LLP |
| Case: | Parks v. USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $4,773,017.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert D. Russo, Vanessa R. Wambolt of Russo & Rizio, LLC |
| Case: | National Veterans’ Service Fund v. Tanner |
| Type: | Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Conversion, Criminal Theft, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,770,462.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip C. Landrigan, Zahir Virani of McCarthy Fingar LLP |
| Case: | Coudert v. Hokin |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $4,635,244.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rebecca J. Roe, Lindsay L. Halm, Richard L. Anderson of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| Case: | Pierce v. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Negligent Misrepresentation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Promissory Estoppel, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Joshua R. Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Ewing v. Owen’s Cafe |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $4,031,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin D. McLean, Anthony D. Shapiro, Shelby R. Smith of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP |
| Case: | C.F., Pro Ami v. Willis |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |