Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts* 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: | $4,690,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachel Lanier, W. Mark Lanier, Lee Cirsch, Robert E. Leone, Michael A. Akselrud, Monica A. Cooper, Richard D. Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm; Eric D. Holland, R. Seth Crompton, Patrick R. Dowd of Holland Law Firm; Thomas K. Neill of Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C. |
| Case: | Martinez, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Failure to Inform, Talc Exposure, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Missouri |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Chris Stewart of Stewart Trial Attorneys LLC |
| Case: | Jane Doe, Pro Ami v. Crime Prevention Agency Inc. |
| Type: | Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Georgia |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $538,641,656.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Lee, Joseph J. Mueller, Amy K. Wigmore of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; Nathan B. Sabri of Morrison & Foerster |
| Case: | Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $473,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mona Lisa Wallace, John Hughes of Wallace & Graham; Michael Kaeske, Jr., Eric Manchin, Lynn Bradshaw of Kaeske Law Firm |
| Case: | Jacobs, et al. v. Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| Type: | Nuisance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $383,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Carey, Molly A. Booker of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Craig R. Valentine of Norton Frickey P.C.; Stuart M. Paynter, Sara Willingham of Paynter Law |
| Case: | Estate of Menchaca, et al. v. Davita Healthcare Partners |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Defective Drug |
| State: | Colorado |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $315,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Presta, Robert A. Rowan of Nixon & Vanderhye; Jeffery M. Cross of Freeborn & Peters LLP |
| Case: | Shuffle Tech International LLC, et al. v. Scientific Games Corp.,et al. |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $289,253,209.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Timothy Litzenburg, Jeffrey Travers of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Monsanto Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $268,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian G. Bodine of Lane Powell PC |
| Case: | Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research v. Cochlear Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $175,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maya M. Eckstein, Douglas M. Garrou, John S. Martin, Lewis F. Powell III, William H. Wright, R. Dennis Fairbanks of Hunton Andrews Kurth; Emily Curran-Huberty, Ted Dane, Kyle W. Mach, Kuruvilla J. Olasa, Glenn D. Pomerantz of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| Case: | Steves and Sons Inc. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Breach of Contract, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Virginia |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $145,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett E. Cooper, Ashley N. Moore, Steven J. Pollinger, Jonathan Yim, Seth R. Hasenour, Robert Cote, Warren Lipschitz, Kevin Schubert, Christopher P. McNett, Drew B. Hollander of McKool Smith |
| Case: | Wi-LAN Inc v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $136,654,632.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey N. Fieger, James R. McCullen, Michael T. Ratton of Fieger Law |
| Case: | F.D., Pro Ami v. VHS Children’s Hospital of Michigan Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Monitor, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Michigan |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $130,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. McKeen, Steven C. Hurbis of McKeen & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Tran v. William Beaumont Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Michigan |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $128,813,522.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian D. “Buck” Rogers of Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC; Darren Summerville, Anna Cross of The Summerville Firm |
| Case: | Johnson v. Lee |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Quadriplegia |
| State: | Georgia |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $123,634,686.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen Koehler, Andrew Ackley of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore |
| Case: | Dinh Group v. Ride The Ducks International, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |