Top 50 Personal Injury 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: | $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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
| 21 (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 |
| 21 (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 |
| 21 (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 |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| 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 |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| 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 |
| 26 | |
| 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 |
| 27 | |
| 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 |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| 32 | |
| 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 |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| 35 | |
| 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 |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| 37 | |
| 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 |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| 39 | |
| 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 |
| 40 | |
| 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 |
| 41 | |
| 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 |
| 42 | |
| 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 |
| 43 | |
| 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 |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| 46 | |
| 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 |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| 48 | |
| 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 |
| 49 | |
| 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 |
| 50 | |
| 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 |