Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in Florida in 2019
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $7,157,820.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chrislie Lopez of Martinez Manglardi, P. A. |
| Case: | Gomez v. Thoeni |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| 14 (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 |
| 14 (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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| 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 |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| 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 |
| 26 | |
| 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 |
| 27 | |
| 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 |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| 32 | |
| 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 |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| 35 | |
| 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 |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,129,762.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Marrese, Brian K. McClain of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Hendrick v. Eason, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,033,072.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Beckman of Viles & Beckman, LLC |
| Case: | Weiler-Conrad v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,022,054.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. Marks, Dayron Silverio of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Diaz-Silveira v. N.P., Pro Ami |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $988,748.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin McLaughlin of Wagner McLaughlin P.A. |
| Case: | Sainz v. Travelers Property & Casualty Company of America |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $953,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George H. “Dutch” Anderson III, Jason P. Herman of Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Segretto v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $937,640.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Humphries of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Lall v. Allstate Indemnity Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $902,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory S. Hagopian of Gallagher & Hagopian, PL |
| Case: | Kormansek v. Sherman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $812,391.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harran E. Udell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Veraghen v. Payne |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $727,356.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard C. Coker, Daniel A. Iracki, N. Joel Harris , Janeen M. Kirch of Coker Law |
| Case: | Strickland v. Sellsteh |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $710,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian G. Osur of Ian G. Osur P.A.; Susan S. Carlson, Ervin A. Gonzalez , Deborah J. Gander of Colson Hicks Eidson |
| Case: | Kirshon v. GWB LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $702,167.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Glassman, Nick G. Zissimopulos, John Kelly of Glassman & Zissimopulos, PLLC; Fraz Ahmed of Coker Law |
| Case: | Knazick v. Bond |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $700,742.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric C. Ragatz, Joshua W. Taylor of Edwards & Ragatz, P.A. |
| Case: | Teifer v. Danisavage |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $663,840.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Holland II, W. Holt Harrell of Harrell & Harrell, P.A. |
| Case: | Harper v. Winters |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $655,693.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Brum, Paul N. Gross, Leonard R. Carapella ("Lenny") of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Archer v. St. Petersburg |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $542,430.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alina M. Morros, Alejandro Fiol of Fiol Law Group P.A. |
| Case: | Smith v. City of Tampa |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |