Top 50 Verdicts in the United States in 2018

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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
21
Amount: $117,000,000.00
Attorneys: Moshe Maimon, Daniel C. LaTerra of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Robert E. Lytle of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.; Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood
Case: Lanzo v. Imerys Talc America, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: New Jersey
22
Amount: $113,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Flannery, Katherine Van Dyck of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP; Gary K. Burger, Jr. of Burger Law
Case: Hootselle, et al. v. Missouri Department of Corrections
Type: Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
State: Missouri
23
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
24
Amount: $109,760,930.00
Attorneys: Kennan G. Dandar, Thomas J. Dandar of Dandar & Dandar PA
Case: Carter v. University of South Florida Health, et al.
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
25
Amount: $105,356,000.00
Attorneys: Bibianne U. Fell, Patrick C. Stormes-Swan of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case: Kali v. Young
Type: Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Unlicensed Activity, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort
State: California
26
Amount: $101,361,337.00
Attorneys: J. Brent Goudarzi, John Hall, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P.
Case: Patterson v. FTS International Manufacturing LLC
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
27
Amount: $101,144,810.00
Attorneys: Edmund J. Schmidt III of Law Office of Eddie Schmidt
Case: Thomson v. Potts
Type: Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort
State: Tennessee
28
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
State: Texas
29
Amount: $85,000,000.00
Attorneys: Howard S. Hershenhorn, Diana M. A. Carnemolla of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Sipher v. Gray Line New York Tours Inc., et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
30
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
State: Delaware
31
Amount: $78,652,480.72
Attorneys: Robert F. Danzi, Christine C. Coscia of Law Office of Robert F. Danzi
Case: Sanchez v. Bendayan, M.D.
Type: Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Inadequate Care, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Premature Childbirth
State: New York
32
Amount: $76,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael S. Ketchmark, Scott A. McCreight, Ben H. Fadler of Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C.
Case: Estate of Ford v. Ford Motor Co.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
State: Missouri
33
Amount: $73,030,000.00
Attorneys: B. Kent Buckingham, Rick Barrera of Buckingham Barrera Law Firm; Michael T. Newell of Newell Law Firm, LLC
Case: Manning, et al. v. Pecos Valley of New Mexico
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Lack of Informed Consent, Shoulder Dystocia, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Brachial Plexus Injury
State: New Mexico
34
Amount: $70,560,050.00
Attorneys: Adam D. Horowitz of Horowitz Law; Bradley J. Edwards, Brittany Henderson of Edwards Pottinger LLC
Case: Baca v. Island Girl, Ltd.
Type: Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act
State: Florida
35
Amount: $68,035,462.00
Attorneys: Ricardo Echeverria of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Steven A. Heimberg, Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez of Heimberg Barr, LLP; Jeffrey S. Mitchell of Mitchell Law Group
Case: Arteaga v. Fresno Community Regional Medical Center
Type: Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort
State: California
36
Amount: $68,000,000.00
Attorneys: Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC
Case: McGinnis v. C.R. Bard Inc.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: New Jersey
37
Amount: $67,500,000.00
Attorneys: Richard H. Friedman, Henry G. Jones, William 'Bill' S. Cummings of Friedman | Rubin; Adam P. Collins, Patrick Conley of Collins, Collins & Conley
Case: Cox v. 3M Co.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability
State: Kentucky
38
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
39
Amount: $60,000,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel P. Blouin of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Corp. Burnham LLC, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: New York
40
Amount: $58,000,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas P. Giuffra of Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP
Case: Taylor v. NYCHHC
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Lead Poisoning
State: New York
41
Amount: $53,648,947.00
Attorneys: Bruce L. Schechter, R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris of PARRIS; Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Lennig v. CRST
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
42
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
43
Amount: $53,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jack M. Beam, Geoffrey N. Fieger of Fieger Law
Case: Ewing v. University of Chicago Medical Center
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State: Illinois
44
Amount: $52,400,000.00
Attorneys: David S. Golub of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
Case: Izzarelli v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Type: Deceptive Trade Practices, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability
State: Connecticut
45
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
State: California
46
Amount: $51,554,103.00
Attorneys: Edward J. Balzarini Jr., Michael Balzarini of Balzarini & Watson
Case: Snyder v. Mitchell
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: Pennsylvania
47
Amount: $51,208,578.00
Attorneys: James C. Leventis Jr. of U.S. Department of Justice; Peter W. Chatfield of Phillips & Cohen LLP; Niall P. McCarthy of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP; Marc S. Raspanti of Pietragallo, Gordon, Alfano, Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
Case: US, et al. v. Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., et al.
Type: False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Kickback, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort
State: South Carolina
48
Amount: $50,750,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Kaeske, Jr. of Kaeske Law Firm; Mona Lisa Wallace, John Hughes of Wallace & Graham
Case: Mckiver, et al. v. Murphy-Brown, LLC
Type: Nuisance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort
State: North Carolina
49
Amount: $50,300,000.00
Attorneys: Patrick Salvi, II , Matthew L. Williams, Brian L. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC
Case: Florez v. Northshore University Health System, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State: Illinois
50
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
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