Top 100 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $32,072,166.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce W. Jacobus Jr. of Jacobus & Fielding |
| Case: | Douglass v. Plowfield, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $30,840,015.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP; Donald M. Hinkle of Hinkle & Foran |
| Case: | Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $30,148,619.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon G. Cathey, Brent G. Steinberg, Daniel Greene of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
| Case: | Willoughby v. Ellison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $21,536,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc L. Brumer of The Law Offices Of Brumer & Brumer; R. Martin Saenz of Saenz & Anderson |
| Case: | Pierre v. Park Hotels & Resort Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd G. Rosen, Mustafa H. Dandashly of Goldberg & Rosen |
| Case: | D.J., Pro Ami v. B.R. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Stabbing |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $19,508,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Spuches, Jason A. Martorella of Agentis Law; Mark Evan Stein of Mark Stein Law; Javier J. Rodriguez of CKR Law |
| Case: | Kipu Systems LLC v. Zencharts LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Joshua A. Whitman, Eric L. Leach of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea and Eslinger, P.A.; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Goldfarb, David Charles Appleby of Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Hayes v. Hialeah Hospital Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $14,031,841.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Eric Romano of Romano Law Group |
| Case: | McManus v. Morreale, D.C. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $13,550,592.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven D. Parker, Thomas S. Harmon (FL) of Harmon Parker, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Hancock v. Nathe |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard K. Slinkman of Slinkman, Slinkman & Wynne, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Anderson v. Estate of Adams |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $12,037,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wesley T. Straw, Nicole M. Ziegler, Matthew D. Emerson of Emerson Straw PL |
| Case: | Burbano v. Short |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $11,882,175.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Sampedro, Al Del Risco of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. |
| Case: | Standley v. Rech |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $11,622,673.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph V. Camerlengo, Howard C. Coker, Gregg J. Anderson of Coker Law |
| Case: | Lightfoot v. Hunt |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $11,370,239.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard C. Coker, Daniel A. Iracki, N. Joel Harris of Coker Law |
| Case: | Noe v. Geico General Insurance Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $10,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald, Maxwell H. Sawyer of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Hamilton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $10,026,616.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen E. Terry, Jack P. Hill of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Roger N. Messer of Messer & Messer Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Poindexter, et al. v. Zarcharzewski, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $10,006,867.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski , Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Milinkovich v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan B. Harris of J.B. Harris, PA; Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A.; Carlos Santisteban, Jr. of Carlos Santisteban, Jr., P.A.; Robert D. Trammell of Robert D. Trammell, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Estate of Harris v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $9,598,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Sayre, Glen H. Waldman of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Mikhael E. Keifitz of The Law Offices of Mikhael E. Keifitz |
| Case: | The Recon Group Inc. v. Freeman Hammond LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $9,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin of Florin Roebig |
| Case: | Albergo v. Albergo |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $8,977,788.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Wiederhold v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $8,281,522.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian F. LaBovick, Peter R. Hunt of LaBovick Law Group |
| Case: | Jacobus v. Randle, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $8,215,218.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy M. O'Brien, Jeffrey Gaddy of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. |
| Case: | Ngo v. Vitro America, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Ronan, Anthony D. Brown of Lavalle, Brown & Ronan |
| Case: | Archibald v. GFM Operations |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $7,815,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keisha D. Rice, Patrick R. Frank of Frank & Rice, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of W.S. v. Brittany Knight, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Unlicensed Activity, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $7,157,820.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chrislie Lopez of Martinez Manglardi, P. A. |
| Case: | Gomez v. Thoeni |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $6,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan S. Hofeld, David E. Silverman (FL) of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Frank v. The Celebration Source |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Inform, Failure to Train, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $6,424,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gordon Lea, Julia M. Ingle of Lubell Rosen, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Sozomentou v. Arfaras, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott M. Fischer, Robert E. Gordon of Gordon & Partners, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Menard v. Port St. Lucie Retirement Investors L.L.C. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alejandro M. Garcia, Todd L. Baker of Steinger, Greene & Feiner |
| Case: | Dorvilier v. Boker LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $5,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Damaso, II, Jackson W. Adams of Wooten Kimbrough Damaso & Dennis, P.A.; Peter D. Webster of Carlton Fields |
| Case: | Lieupo v. Simon's Trucking, Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Burn Injury, Strict Liability |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Joyce of Joyce & Reyes Law Firm |
| Case: | Portobanco v. Williams |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Avera, Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Bennett A. Hutson of Hutson Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Barrett v. University Towing and Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Charlip of Charlip Law Group, LC; Ortavia D. Simon of Simon Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Williams v. JTV Investment LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Lea P. Bucciero of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Johnson v. Continental Motors Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $4,962,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Christopher Rodems, Brian K. McClain, Cord W. Grimes of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Bennett v. Wells Pharmacy Network, LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Overmedication, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $4,834,390.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels, Michael A. Haggard of Haggard Law Firm, P.A.; Philip D. Parrish of Philip D. Parrish, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Puchalski v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Admiralty Law, Failure to Test |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $4,783,748.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Marlowe, James C. Blecke, Michael A. Haggard of Haggard Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Oliver v. Pride of St. Lucie Lodge 1189 Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $4,624,466.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant R. Gillenwater, Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Viera v. Payne, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Takisha D. Richardson of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | Trahan v. Mulholland, et al. |
| Type: | Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scarlett G. Davidson, Joseph E. Culmer of Culmer & Davidson P.A. |
| Case: | Nieves v. Thompson, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julio J. Ayala of Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center, P.A.; Ralph O. Anderson of Ralph O. Anderson, P.A. |
| Case: | Reis Martins v. Magical Cruise Co., Ltd. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $3,832,927.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Miles, Kristen Collins of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
| Case: | Ellis v. Trevino, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $3,777,987.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Block, Ryan P. Rudd, Ady A. Goss of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Amerault v. Government Employees Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Gustafson, Jr. of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; John Hutchins Pinder, IV ("Hutch") of The Whittemore Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $3,326,771.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Block, Timothy S. Moran, Caitlin O'Donnell, Dustin E. Middleton of Morgan & Morgan, PA; Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Goodfellow v. Esurance Insurance Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Panagakis, Lawrence Gonzalez II of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Gionet v. Argos USA LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $3,019,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Caldwell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Palmer v. Weller |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $2,899,879.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Carter, Sean A. Mickley, Dane R. Ullian, Jason L. Odom of Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A. |
| Case: | Lehr v. Dace, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $2,587,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Chitty of Robert A. Chitty, P.A. |
| Case: | Wiggins v. Brightview Landscape Services Inc. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $2,551,736.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodney S. Margol of Margol & Margol, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Renfroe v. Venus |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $2,548,283.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Caproni, William J. McAfee of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Kivitt v. Lennar Homes L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $2,531,667.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew B. Pickett of Andrew Pickett Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Knapp v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 67 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald, Josiah D. Graham, Linda A. Alley of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Holliman v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 67 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Jagolinzer, Marc P. Kunen of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Union Carbide Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Test |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $2,323,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter D. Ticktin, Jamie A. Sasson, Michael Vater of The Ticktin Law Group |
| Case: | Stetler, et al. v. GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $2,181,631.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Bryan S. Hofeld, Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Anderson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $2,164,942.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denise M. Stocker, Michelline H. Ruth, Joe H. Wade, II, William W. Kurtz Jr. of Law Offices of Ronald E. Sholes, P.A. |
| Case: | Teague v. Reynolds, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $2,151,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bart R. Saunders, John T. Ankner of Law Office of Saunders & Saunders, P.A. |
| Case: | Gakhal v. Sidani, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Conveyance, Commercial Litigation |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $2,127,866.00 |
| Attorneys: | Damian B. Mallard, Alan L. Perez of Mallard Law Firm P.A.; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Reichenbach v. Cassidy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Fischer, Ian G. Ward, II of Fischer Redavid PLLC |
| Case: | Paris v. Schumacker Recreation Co. LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $2,084,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Waks of Waks & Barnett P.A.; Philip D. Parrish of Philip D. Parrish, PA; Zachary A. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, PA |
| Case: | Ow Buland v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Admiralty Law |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $2,076,759.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald David Rodman of Friedman Rodman Frank & Estrada, P.A.; Stephen S. Nuell of Nuell & Polsky |
| Case: | Neloms v. Miami Property Group Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $2,059,274.00 |
| Attorneys: | Esther Zaretsky, Abraham “Max” Zaretsky of Zaretsky Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Llera v. JV Clubs, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Clark, C. Todd Alley, G. Katherine Chambers, Donald G. Greiwe "Don" of Alley Clark & Greiwe; Brent R. Bigger of Paul Knopf Bigger; Eric D. Roslansky of The Ruth Law Team; George A. Vaka, Kurt J. Rosales, Richard N. Asfar of Vaka Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Kelley v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,952,679.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelline H. Ruth, Ryan E. Thompson, Joe Harrison Wade II, Alexander D. Nobregas, Megan Russo of Law Offices of Ronald E. Sholes, P.A. |
| Case: | Aboukhodr v. Roche |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,930,704.34 |
| Attorneys: | James G. Biggart II of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Jenkins v. Siraji Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $1,876,060.98 |
| Attorneys: | Lake H. Lytal, III of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath |
| Case: | Harvey v. Florida Power and Light Co. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Labor & Employment, Negligent Maintenance, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $1,821,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn B. McKamey of Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, P.A. |
| Case: | Strong v. Schreiber, et al. |
| Type: | Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $1,804,696.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nelson E. Baez of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath |
| Case: | Hernandez v. G.S. Obler inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Supervise, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $1,751,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank A. Ashton, Kevin W. Moore of Hardesty, Tyde, Green & Ashton P.A. |
| Case: | Kvernhaugen v. Russo, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $1,724,941.46 |
| Attorneys: | Fraz Ahmed, Janeen M. Kirch of Coker Law; Robert F. Kulik of Kulik Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Sperry v. Sherry Wilson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $1,667,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark E. Calvin, Mark L. Rosenberg of Rosenberg & Calvin; Fraz Ahmed, David C. Thompson , Janeen M. Kirch of Coker Law |
| Case: | Smith v. NPC International Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $1,637,848.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen, Todd R. Falzone of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Zingaro v. Philip Morris Usa Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $1,615,051.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey R. Bankston, M. Jesse Stern of Buschman, Ahern, Persons & Bankston; Eric S. Block, Caitlin O'Donnell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Whitcher v. Garrison Property and Casualty Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,558,119.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sina Negahbani of Law Offices of Sina Negahbani |
| Case: | Polynice v. Burger King Corp. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $1,487,979.78 |
| Attorneys: | Keith R. Mitnik, Matt T. Morgan, Nicholas 'Nick' F. Russo of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Fields v. Primera Owners Assoc., Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $1,440,768.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Daniel W. Courtney, P.A. |
| Case: | Casimir v. Unity Investments & Rentals Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Landlord-Tenant, Burn Injury, Intentional Tort, Negligent Maintenance, Fraudulent Transfer, Negligent Tort, Smoke Inhalation, Bad Faith |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $1,424,231.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neal L. Sandberg of Simon, Schindler & Sandberg LLP |
| Case: | Berggen, et al. v. North Miami Bagels, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $1,411,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack J. Fine, Julie Aleve Fine, Cherie H. Fine of Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, P.A. |
| Case: | McFly v. University of Florida Bd. of Trs. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $1,392,232.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victoria L. Olds, Lonniell Olds of Olds & Stephens P.A. |
| Case: | Mickens v. Castillo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $1,391,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Schwebel, Joseph P. Henn of Zimmerman & Frachtman, P.A. |
| Case: | Alfonso v. Sunrise Transportation, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin R. Parafinczuk, Austin Carr of Parafinczuk Wolf Susen |
| Case: | Del Real v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $1,288,152.00 |
| Attorneys: | William H. (Bill) Ogle of Ogle Law, LLC |
| Case: | Quackenbush v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. Mariani, Christopher W. Kammerer of Kammerer Mariani PLLC |
| Case: | Hughes v. Priderock Capital Partners, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $1,208,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sumeet Kaul of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Levine, et al. v. Perry, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $1,170,361.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Rich, Tamara L. Klopenstein of David L. Rich P.A. |
| Case: | Oldoni v. LM General Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,767.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Kaplan, Todd Cash Alofs, Elizabeth Parker of Kaplan & Parker LLP |
| Case: | Suchoff v. BRE/Baton Operating Lessee LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
* 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.