Top 20 Verdicts in Texas in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Texas in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Texas.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $200,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason G. Sheasby, Lisa S. Glasser, Tony Rowles, Andrew J. Strabone, Benjamin Manzin-Monnin of Irell & Manella LLP |
| Case: | USAA v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $80,005,006.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond L. Thomas of Ray Thomas, PC |
| Case: | Lozano v. JNM Express L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $70,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond L. Thomas of Ray Thomas, PC; Michael A. McGurk of Walsh, McGurk, Cordova & Nixon, PLLC; Preston E. Henrichson of Henrichson Law PLLC |
| Case: | Sustainable Products Services, LLC v. Scrap Metal Services, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Commercial Litigation |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $62,235,171.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua C. Thomas, W. Ray Whitman, James H. Nye of Baker & Hostetler LLP |
| Case: | Apache Corp. v. Castex Offshore Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $59,756,223.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip C. Ripper, L. Brent Farney, Dennis J. Bentley, J. Hunter Morris of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
| Case: | Guerrero III v. Pena |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $43,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin J. Black, Kevin M. Flannery, Robert W. Ashbrook, Justin F. Boyce, Ryan Banks, Joseph M. Abraham, Timothy Dewberry, Alexandra O. Fellowes of Dechert LLP; Claire Abernathy Henry, T. John Ward Jr., Andrea L. Fair of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Intellectual Ventures L.L.C. v. T Mobile USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $40,145,909.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jim M. Perdue Jr., Donald H. Kidd, Adam J. Blake of Perdue & Kidd; Errol John Dietze, Raymond H. Reese, Errol John 'Johnny' Dietze, Jr. of Dietze & Reese LLP |
| Case: | Kulik, et al. v. Stallion Production Services LP, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Quadriplegia |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $37,615,818.00 |
| Attorneys: | James L. Mitchell of PayneMitchell Law Group; Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
| Case: | Milburn v. American Honda Motor Company Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $36,240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Gowan, Luis Alberto Elizondo of Gowan Elizondo LLP; Douglas A. Allison of Law Office of Douglas Allison |
| Case: | Enriquez, et al. v. Lasko Products, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Smoke Inhalation, Fire Damage |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Hilliard, Marion M. Reilly, John C. Duff, Rudy Gonzales, Jr., G. Joseph Barrientos, Alex Hilliard, Jessi J. Pritchett, Bradford P. Klager, Catherine Tobin Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales L.L.P. |
| Case: | Siegel, et al. v. Yamaha Golf-Car Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia, Design Defect |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $33,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Blake Brunkenhoefer of Brunkenhoefer, P.C.; John B. Gsanger of The Ammons Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Munoz, et al. v. DGJ Transport, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Caleb M. Miller of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
| Case: | Fletcher v. IG |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $30,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Saul H. Perloff, Katharyn A. Grant, Marc B. Collier, Robert L. Rouder of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP; Carmine R. Zarlenga, Michael L. Lindinger of Mayer Brown LLP |
| Case: | Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P. et al v. Ulma Piping USA Corp. et al. |
| Type: | False Advertising, Unfair Competition, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $26,524,954.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derrick S. Boyd, Allen L. Williamson, Jesse King, J. Brison Bursey of Boyd Powers Williamson; Brian S. Stagner of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP |
| Case: | XIP L.L.C. v. McGraw, et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose, Commercial Disparagement |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Caleb M. Miller of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
| Case: | Becker v. Greyhound Bus Lines, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua L. Hedrick, Megan E. Servage, Joel B. Bailey of Hedrick Kring, PLLC |
| Case: | Preston Place Condominium Assoc. v. Ramey King Ins. Assoc., Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Fire Damage |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $19,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason DeSouza, J. Scott Frederick, Paul T. Bowers of DeSouza Law, PC |
| Case: | Canales v. Pay and Save, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $19,215,779.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clay Dugas of Clay Dugas & Associates; Charlton P. Hornsby of Charlton P. Hornsby, PC |
| Case: | Simpson v. Genesis Energy L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Hilliard, John B. Martinez, John C. Duff of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales L.L.P. |
| Case: | Marez, et al. v. Rodriguez Trucking, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard A. Hirsch, John A. Tancabel of Diamond McCarthy LLP; John S. Adams, John T. “Trey” Cox III, David Coale, A. Shonn Brown of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP; Brandon N. McCarthy, Ryan J. Meyer, Cheyenne J. Rogers Pate, Joseph M. Cox of Bracewell LLP |
| Case: | Power v. Power |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $14,980,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas W. Hanna of Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC; Jared I. Levinthal of Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC |
| Case: | SED Holdings LLC v. 3 Star Properties, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $12,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel O. Goforth, Ryan D. King, Avi Moshenberg of Goforth Law Firm P.C.; Jim S. Hart of Williams Hart Boundas Easterby, LLP |
| Case: | John v. New Prime Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
* 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.