Top 10 Verdicts in Florida in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Florida in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Florida.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in Florida in 2019) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in Florida in 2019.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $740,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy D. Friedman, C. David Durkee of Downs Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Tatlici v. Tatlici |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $700,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott W. Leeds, Channa Lloyd of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Doty v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $495,123,680.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Phillips, Kirby Johnson of Law Offices of Phillips & Hunt |
| Case: | Estate of McCoy v. Wade, et al. |
| Type: | Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $202,230,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dereck G. Capaz, Laura Turbe Capaz of Capaz Law Firm Tampa Personal Injury Attorneys & Car Accident Lawyers; Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A. |
| Case: | Garcia v. Espildora |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $157,445,439.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $70,102,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Thornton v. GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt; Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP; John G. Crabtree of Crabtree & Auslander |
| Case: | Estate of Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $41,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Thomas P. Angelo, James W. Carpenter of Angelo & Banta, P.A.; Crane A. Johnstone of Johnstone Law P.A. |
| Case: | Schnurr v. J.L. Property Owners Association Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $40,590,990.00 |
| Attorneys: | Helio De La Torre, Lindsey Thurswell Lehr of Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel P.A. |
| Case: | Brickellhouse Condo. Assoc. Inc. v. Brickellhouse Holding LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Warranty, Construction Defect, Commercial Litigation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $37,005,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Mahfuz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
* 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.