Top 50 Commercial Litigation Verdicts in the United States 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| 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, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $112,452,269.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick D. Emhardt, Ryan T. Leagre of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP; Richard K. Helm of Rockhill Pinnick, LLP; Joseph N. Williams of Riley Williams & Piatt, LLC |
| Case: | Sasso v. Medtronic Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Indiana |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $82,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Desmarais, Karim Z. Oussayef, Laurie N. Stempler, Robert C. Harrits, Brian D. Matty, Michael J. X. Matulewicz-Crowley of Desmarais LLP; David E. Moore, Bindu A. Palapura, Stephanie E. O'Byrne of Potter Anderson & Corroon |
| Case: | International Business Machines Corp. v. Groupon Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $66,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Miller, Brian D. Roche, Jennifer Y. DePriest, Lawrence E. James, William R. Overend, Maytak Chin of Reed Smith LLP |
| Case: | Lumileds L.L.C. v. Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $53,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory C. Scaglione, Elizabeth A. Luebbert of Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.; Brooke H. McCarthy, Douglas W. Peters, John P. Passarelli, Matthew S. Noren of Kutak Rock LLP; Alan D. Sege of Alan Sege, Esq. PC; Mark W. Ishman, Laura E. De Santos of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP |
| Case: | Infogroup, Inc., et al. v. DatabaseUSA.com, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Copyright Infringement, False Advertising, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $52,042,529.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Friedman of Steven R. Friedman; Michael E. Friedman of Michael E. Friedman |
| Case: | Gasparyan v. Demirchyan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $49,228,268.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew P. Whitley of Beck Redden LLP |
| Case: | SandBox Logistics, LLC v. Arrows Up Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David F. McPherson, Shelly L. Ewald, Rebecca S. Glos of Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kiewit Power Constructors Co. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $35,417,685.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen L. Pascale, Pilar G. Kraman of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Philip W. Marsh, Edward Han, John E. Nilsson, Matthew M. Wolf, Marc A. Cohn of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Case: | Boston Scientific Corp., et al. v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $34,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Gould, Matthew J. Oppenheim, Corey Miller, Michele Harrington Murphy of Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP |
| Case: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Book Dog Books, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation, Counterfeit Products |
| State: | New York |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Fisher, Stephanie P. Skaff, Eugene Y. Mar, Alex Reese, Erik C. Olson, Julia F. Kropp of Farella Braun + Martel LLP |
| Case: | BladeRoom Group Limited v. Facebook, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $26,728,247.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derek C. Walter, Edward R. Reines, Hannah L. Jones, Christopher J. Cox of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
| Case: | Verinata Health, Inc. & Illumina vs. Ariosa Diagnostics |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $25,247,350.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen E. Morrissey, Ravi Doshi, Davida Brook, Brian D. Melton of Susman Godfrey LLP |
| Case: | Hinrichs & Associates v. Beats Electronics L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $25,060,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Ressler, Ronald R. Rossi, Jason S. Takenouchi, Lyn R. Agre of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP |
| Case: | Copart Inc. v. Sparta Consulting Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort, Bad Faith |
| State: | California |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $23,930,718.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan of Farnan LLP; Amanda Branch, Christopher S. Lavin, Derek C. Walter, Edward R. Reines, Robert T. Vlasis of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
| Case: | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., et al. v. 10X Genomics Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $21,702,394.13 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome C. Katz, Kendall S. Cowles of Ropes & Gray LLP; Julian I. Helisek of Law Office of Bart J. Klein |
| Case: | Casita, L.P. v Glaser |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $16,410,681.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robin A. McCue, Megan M. New, Ian J. Block, Gregg F. LoCascio of Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| Case: | Dyson, Inc. v. Sharkninja Operating LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraud, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $14,848,314.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer J. Bock, Lisa A. Schwartz, Elias C. Schwartz of Law Firm of Elias C. Schwartz PLLC |
| Case: | Recovery Racing III L.L.C. v. Bespoke Motor Grp. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraud, Intellectual Property Infringement, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Bribery |
| State: | New York |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $12,302,919.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Linkner, Angela L. Jackson, Anthony P. Patti of Hooper Hathaway Price Beuche & Wallace |
| Case: | Kalitta Air L.L.C. v. GSBD & Associates L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Racketeering, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Michigan |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $12,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David G. Wille, Megan LaDriere, Paul J. Reilly of Baker Botts LLP |
| Case: | Lexion Medical LLC v. Surgiquest Inc. |
| Type: | False Advertising, Fraud, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $11,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve Garlock, Alan H. Norman, David B. Jinkins, Michael L. Nepple, Katherine E. Colvin of Thompson Coburn LLP; James S. Coons, Steven F. Gooby of Ansa Assuncao LLP |
| Case: | Nite Glow Industries, et al. v. Central Garden & Pet, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $11,138,083.00 |
| Attorneys: | Juliet A. Cox, Larry D. Fields, Robin E. Stewart, Anna M. Berman, Samuel L. Blatnick of Kutak Rock LLP |
| Case: | Universal Engraving Inc. v. Polsinelli P.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Missouri |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Fairfax Financial v. Exis Capital Management, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Racketeering, Securities Fraud, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Disparagement |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $10,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Vogele, Timothy M. Kowal of Thomas Vogele & Associates, APC |
| Case: | Yang, et al. v. Sui, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $8,248,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley W. Caldwell, Jason D. Cassady, J. Austin Curry, Jason S. McManis of Caldwell Cassady & Curry; T. Wickham Schmidt of Davis|Kuelthau, s.c. |
| Case: | Acantha L.L.C. v. Depuy Syntheses Sales, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $8,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley W. Caldwell, J. Austin Curry, L. Chris Stewart, John F. Summers, Seth Reich of Caldwell Cassady & Curry |
| Case: | Acantha v. DePuy Orthopaedics, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allison O'Neil, Kaitlin J. Levine-Brown of Locke Lord LLP |
| Case: | ITYX Solutions AG v. Kodak Alaris Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $7,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard E. King, Stephen D. Rothschild of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP |
| Case: | Williams v. Gaye |
| Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $6,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric M. Baum of Eisenberg & Baum, LLP |
| Case: | Cohen, et al. v. G & M Realty LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Reputational Harm |
| State: | New York |
| 40 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 41 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $5,136,213.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett M. Hill, Scott R. Sleight, Ceslie A. Blass of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC |
| Case: | Lake Hills Investments, L.L.C. v. Rushforth Construction Co., Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Washington |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Warren L. Peterson of The Law Office of Warren L. Peterson, Esq.; Michele M. Dudas, Michael A. Siravo IV of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC. |
| Case: | Uzzolino v. Mitrow |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraudulent Concealment, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $4,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen L. Pascale, Pilar G. Kraman of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP |
| Case: | Hologic Inc. v. Minerva Surgical Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 46 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 48 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $4,184,973.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Tyler, Michael A. Chernekoff, L. Etienne Balart, Graham H. Ryan, Lauren C. Mastio, Judith V. Windhorst of Jones Walker L.L.P. |
| Case: | NASDI L.L.C. v. Bertucci Contracting Co. L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 50 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |