Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in Florida in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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 Wrongful Death Verdicts in Florida in 2019) you have also made the list of Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in Florida in 2019.
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $24,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of Haggard Law Firm, P.A.; Melissa Gunion, Daniel Harwin of Freedland Harwin Valori, PL |
| Case: | Estate of Torres v. Gonzalez-Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $22,948,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wayne S. Koppel of Koppel & Associates P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Coolidge v. Teets |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $19,009,802.00 |
| Attorneys: | Diego C. Asencio of Diego C. Asencio P.A.; Bradley S. Hartman of Bradley S. Hartman, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Mohammed v. Morales |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $16,426,488.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hyram Montero, Aron J. Gibson of Montero Law Center |
| Case: | Estate of Menendez v. Mcinturff |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $16,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Gale of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC; William H. (Bill) Ogle, Parama K. Liberman of Ogle Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Stucky v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |