Top 50 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 |
* 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.