Top 50 Verdicts in Colorado in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Colorado in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Colorado.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $54,477,968.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart Mann, Joshua Maximon of Mann & Maximon, LLC |
| Case: | Suydam v. LFI Fort Pierce, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $14,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas D. Leland, Maxwell N. Shaffer, Josh H. Roberts, Peter P. Hargitai, Laura B. Renstrom of Holland & Knight LLP |
| Case: | Dream Finders Homes LLC, et al. v. Weyerhaeuser NR Co. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $5,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Eddington of Eddington Law Firm, LLC; Kristopher L. Hammond of Klauzer & Tremaine, LLC |
| Case: | Anderson v. Trappeur's Crossing Condo. Assoc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $3,033,678.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Woodruff, Henry R. Miniter of Wahlberg, Woodruff, Nimmo & Sloane L.L.P. |
| Case: | Chifalo v. Parkview Medical Ctr., Inc. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,995,004.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Lane, Eleanor K. Wedum, Eudoxie Dickey of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP |
| Case: | O’Neal v. Beicker, et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,991,619.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley P. Pollock of Bell & Pollock, PC; Scott P. Landry of Landry Law P.C. |
| Case: | Ekberg, et al. v. Ekberg |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,789,883.00 |
| Attorneys: | Loren M. Brown of Ciancio Ciancio Brown P.C. |
| Case: | David v. Foothills Energy Services, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage, Nuisance, Real Estate, Trespass, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,657,425.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Keith Fuicelli, Jessica J. Cash, Krislene Lorenz of Fuicelli & Lee, P.C. |
| Case: | Mcphillips v. Phillips |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,567,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason B. Wesoky, D.J. Marcus of Darling Milligan PC |
| Case: | Acierno v. Park View Village, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,405,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Murray Ogborn, Michael P. Cross of Ogborn Mihm, LLP |
| Case: | Andre v. American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,380,745.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick D. Tooley of Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C.; Lawrence P. Schaefer, Bert Black of Schaefer Halleen L.L.C. |
| Case: | Bell v. Sorin CRM USA, inc. |
| Type: | Fraud in the Inducement, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew P. Bridges, Jedediah Wakefield, Todd R. Gregorian, Eric B. Young of Fenwick & West LLP; Ronald P. Slates of Ronald P. Slates, P.C. |
| Case: | Giganews Inc. v. Perfect 10 Inc. |
| Type: | Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Thompson of The Moody Law Firm Inc. |
| Case: | Fresquez v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,043,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ralph G. Torres of Law Office of Ralph G. Torres |
| Case: | Casias v. Raytheon Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $945,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Giorgia B. Turpen, J. Kyle Bachus, Claire F. Soto (Poundstone) of Bachus & Schanker, LLC |
| Case: | Langley v. Van Eaton, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $933,107.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marco F. Bendinelli, S. Paige Singleton, Jared J. Mazzei, Jessica L. Schlatter of Bendinelli Law Firm, P.C |
| Case: | Djukic v. Murphy |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall, Landlord-Tenant, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $915,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Puga, Alex R. Wilschke, Molly Lee Greenblatt of Leventhal Puga Braley P.C. |
| Case: | Hayes v. Campbell |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Joseph Lapham II of Lapham Law Firm L.L.C.; Joshua D. Stoll of Stoll Law Firm L.L.C.; Jonathan Stine of The Paul Wilkinson Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Beard v. Wright |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $768,535.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan D. Sweetbaum, Carin J. Ramirez of Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC |
| Case: | Vista Highlands LLC v. Kevamra LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Commercial Litigation |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. Martin of Law Office of Matthew Scott Martin L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Arellano v. Thode |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $705,885.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Tomazin of Tomazin, Hillyard & Clor, LLP |
| Case: | Barraza v. Tobkin, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charlotte N. Sweeney, Ariel B. DeFazio of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC |
| Case: | Gonzales v. University of Colorado |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sam Cannon of Cannon Law (CO) |
| Case: | Seiwald v. Flores |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $583,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Banta of Law Office of Richard J. Banta P.C.; Arthur B. Walsh of Arthur B. Walsh LLC |
| Case: | Bockar v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $566,177.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael O’Brien Keating, Melissa A. Hailey of Keating Wagner Polidori Free P.C. |
| Case: | Tobin v. Hargreaves |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $550,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald M. Ostrander, Joel M. Spector of Hamre, Rodriguez, Ostrander & Dingess, P.C. |
| Case: | Sequoia Cone Trust v. Zuckerman |
| Type: | Property Damage, Intentional Tort, Trespass |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian D. Smith of Brian D. Smith P.C. |
| Case: | Brandt, et al. v. Honnecke, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $451,666.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ross I. Ziev of Wahlberg, Woodruff, Nimmo & Sloane L.L.P. |
| Case: | Grace-Grove v. Cyrus, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $448,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean M. Dormer, Kevin C. Harpring of Dormer Harpring, LLC |
| Case: | Aryeetey v. Gonzales, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $352,223.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas H. Ores of Nicholas H. Ores, Attorney At Law |
| Case: | KKCOP v. Walsh Constr., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $345,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason D. Levy of Cook, Bradford & Levy, LLC |
| Case: | Roth v. GEICO |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $288,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sandra L. Hagen, Robert D. Wilhite of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Comstock v. Tom Calabrese Trucking, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $287,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Shakeshaft, Joseph M. Gorman of Shakeshaft & Gorman Law Firm L.L.P. |
| Case: | Snow v. Gulfside Supply, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Duncan Griffiths of Griffiths Law P.C. |
| Case: | Hampers, et al. v. Window Wear, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $240,397.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Light of Light & Miller, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Morris |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $239,913.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen H. Cook of Cook, Bradford & Levy, LLC |
| Case: | Windt v. Becerril, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $207,881.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. Grant of Cunningham Swaim, LLP |
| Case: | Norman v. Howard |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Skiing Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $203,272.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Caldwell Jr. of Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, P.C. |
| Case: | Stogsdill v. Rucobo-Gordillo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Malone, Wadi Muhaisen of Muhaisen & Muhaisen LLC |
| Case: | Teran v. Regional Transportation District, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $177,114.00 |
| Attorneys: | George J. Nichols III of George J. Nichols III, P.C. |
| Case: | Zavala, et al. v. Aguilar, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, DUI |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $150,030.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome M. Reinan, Jordana Griff Gingrass of Law Offices of J.M. Reinan P.C. |
| Case: | Bugby, et al. v. Coleman, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $146,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Culver, Seth J. Benezra, Adam W. Ray of Benezra & Culver P.C. |
| Case: | Fisher v. City and County of Denver |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $136,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Robnett of Melat Law P.C. |
| Case: | Duran v. Farmers Ins. Exchange |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $122,375.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean M. Dormer, Kevin C. Harpring of Dormer Harpring, LLC |
| Case: | Schultz v. Landeverde |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $110,344.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason W. Jordan, Lars F. Bergstrom of Jordan, Herington & Rowley (Jordan Law) |
| Case: | Skinger v. Weld County Sheriff’s Department, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $100,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Kyle Bachus, John J. Duguay, J. Howard Thigpen of Bachus & Schanker, LLC |
| Case: | T.S., Pro Ami v. Yochum Pharm.D., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Brain Injury, Overmedication, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
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| Note: | Verdicts below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.