Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2019

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1
Amount: $8,000,000,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter, P.C.; Jason A. Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP; Stephen A. Sheller of Sheller, PC
Case: Murray v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Defective Drug
State: Pennsylvania
2
Amount: $2,055,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Jeffrey Travers, Nancy Guy Armstrong Miller of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Michael L. Baum, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP; Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group
Case: Pilliod v. Monsanto Co.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
3
Amount: $1,127,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey S. Weikum of Pagel Weikum Law Firm; Thomas A. Dickson of Dickson Law Office; Chad C. Nodland of Chad C. Nodland, P.C.
Case: Monson v. Morsette
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: North Dakota
4
Amount: $1,065,919,400.00
Attorneys: John A. DiLorenzo, John F. McGrory, Jr., Aaron K. Stuckey of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Case: County of Linn v. State of Oregon, et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Class Action
State: Oregon
5
Amount: $925,000,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory S. Dovel, Simon Franzini, Jonas Jacobson, Julien Adams of Dovel & Luner LLP; Rafey S. Balabanian, Eve-Lynn J. Rapp, Lily E. Hough of Edelson PC; Scott F. Kocher, Stephen J. Voorhees of Forum Law Group LLC
Case: Wakefield v. ViSalus Inc.
Type: Class Action, Invasion of Privacy, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, TCPA Violation
State: Oregon
6
Amount: $752,000,000.00
Attorneys: Morgan Chu, Alan J. Heinrich, Maclain Wells, Elizabeth C. Tuan of Irell & Manella LLP; Sarah A. Geers, Andrea Jeffries of Jones Day
Case: Juno Therapeutics Inc. et al. v. Kite Pharma Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: California
7
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, Libel
State: Florida
8
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
State: Florida
9
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
State: Florida
10
Amount: $325,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jerome H. Block, Alexandria Awad, John P. Guinan of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christian H. Hartley, Suzanne Ratcliffe of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC
Case: Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: New York
11
Amount: $280,065,000.00
Attorneys: Brandon Peak, Christopher B. McDaniel, Ramsey B. Prather, Joel O. Wooten of Butler Wooten & Peak LLP; LaRae D. Moore of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC
Case: Estate of Madere v. Greenwich Ins. Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: Georgia
12
Amount: $267,000,000.00
Attorneys: Scott A. Bursor, L. Timothy Fisher, Yeremey O. Krivoshey of Bursor & Fisher, P.A.
Case: Perez v. Rash Curtis & Associates
Type: Class Action, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, TCPA Violation, Debt Collection
State: California
13
Amount: $229,000,000.00
Attorneys: Keith D. Forman, Mary M. Koch, Sarah L. Smith of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt LLC
Case: Byrom v. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Maryland
14
Amount: $222,216,159.00
Attorneys: Lewis E. Hudnell, III of Hudnell Law Group P.C.; Jonathan T. Suder, Corby R. Vowell, Dave R. Gunter of Friedman Suder & Cooke PC
Case: Opticurrent L.L.C. v. Power Integrations Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: California
15
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
State: Florida
16
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
State: Texas
17
Amount: $176,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alistair B. Dawson, Alex B. Roberts, Garrett S. Brawley of Beck Redden LLP
Case: Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Quanta Storage Inc., et al.
Type: Antitrust Violation, Conspiracy, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Price Fixing
State: Texas
18
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
State: Florida
19
Amount: $155,190,264.00
Attorneys: Rodger D. Smith II, Michael J. Flynn of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; Bradford J. (Jim) Badke, Sona De, Ching-Lee Fukuda, Julie L. Hsia, Sue Wang, Saurabh Prabhakar, Gwen Hochman Stewart, Caroline Bercier of Sidley Austin LLP
Case: Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Baxalta Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort
State: Delaware
20
Amount: $151,791,000.00
Attorneys: J. Greg Allen, Kendall Dunson, LaBarron N. Boone of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; William J. Gamble of Gamble Gamble Calame & Jones, LLC
Case: Smith v. Ford Motor Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect
State: Alabama
21
Amount: $135,107,000.00
Attorneys: Joseph J. Gleason of Gleason Law LLC; Jeffery (Jeff) J. Oven of Crowley Fleck PLLP
Case: Frontline Processing Corp. v. Global Payments Direct Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation
State: Georgia
22 (tie)
Amount: $125,000,000.00
Attorneys: Shaun P. O'Hara, Charles A. Gower, Miranda Brash of Charles A. Gower, P.C.
Case: Thornton v. Ralston GA LLC
Type: Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
State: Georgia
22 (tie)
Amount: $125,000,000.00
Attorneys: Liza M. Walsh, Eleonore Ofosu-Antwi, Hector D. Ruiz of Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
Case: Eagle View Tech. Inc. v. Xactware Solutions Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: New Jersey
23
Amount: $123,634,686.00
Attorneys: Garth L. Jones, Karen Koehler, Andrew Ackley of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore; Bethany Mito Lee, Risa D. Woo, D. Sho Ly, Nelson Lee of Lee & Lee, PS
Case: Dinh Group v. Ride The Ducks International, LLC, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury
State: Washington
24
Amount: $120,000,000.00
Attorneys: Braden R. Lepisto, Tracie L. Palmer, Elia Robertson of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: McFarland v. Ethicon Women’s Health and Urology, et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability
State: Pennsylvania
25
Amount: $113,402,626.00
Attorneys: Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC
Case: N.R., Pro Ami v. County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services
Type: Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection
State: California
26
Amount: $110,640,958.00
Attorneys: Richard A. Gurfein, Preston J. Doulgas of Gurfein Douglas LLP
Case: Redish v. Adler, et al.
Type: Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort
State: New York
27
Amount: $110,174,972.00
Attorneys: Daniel P. O'Toole, Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP
Case: Liciaga v. NYC Transit Authority
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
State: New York
28
Amount: $101,798,965.00
Attorneys: Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Danielle Lamberg, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm
Case: Perez v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc.
Type: Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury
State: New York
29
Amount: $100,673,368.00
Attorneys: Robert A. Clifford, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles R. Haskins, Sarah F. King of Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
Case: G.S. v. Walker, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Report, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort
State: Illinois
30
Amount: $95,477,464.00
Attorneys: Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power of Power Rogers LLP
Case: Montagano v. Leading Edge Group Inc., et al.
Type: Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Failure to Train, Crane Accident, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation
State: Illinois
31
Amount: $91,300,000.00
Attorneys: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Anthony D. Raucci, Jeremy A. Tigan of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; David M. Elihu, Joseph M. Paunovich, Amardeep L. Thakur of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Matthew K. Blackburn of Diamond McCarthy LLP
Case: Liqwd Inc., et al. v. L’Oreal USA Inc., et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: Delaware
32
Amount: $89,712,069.00
Attorneys: Kelly E. Farnan, Christine D. Haynes of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.; Dominick A. Conde, Christopher P. Borello, Damien N. Dombrowski, Michael S. Scerbo, Steven C. Kline, Zachary L. Garrett of Venable LLP
Case: Vectura Limited v. GlaxoSmithKline L.L.C., et al.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: Delaware
33
Amount: $81,000,000.00
Attorneys: Peter A. Law, E. Michael Moran, Denise D. Hoying of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law
Case: Taylor v. The Kroger Co.
Type: Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
State: Georgia
34
Amount: $80,267,634.00
Attorneys: Aimee H. Wagstaff, David J. Wool, Kathryn M. Forgie of Andrus Wagstaff PC; Lori E. Andrus of Andrus Anderson LLP
Case: Hardeman v. Monsanto Company
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
35
Amount: $80,025,000.00
Attorneys: Lee B. Balefsky, Michelle L. Tiger of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: Mesigian v. Ethicon Inc., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State: Pennsylvania
36
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
State: Texas
37
Amount: $71,897,892.74
Attorneys: Mark E. Weinhardt, Todd M. Lantz, Elisabeth Archer of The Weinhardt Law Firm; Christopher D. Cazenave, Michael C. Drew, Richard J. Tyler of Jones Walker L.L.P.; Terry M. Giebelstein, Benjamin J. Patterson of Lane & Waterman, LLP
Case: Old Maintenance Enterprises v. Orascom E&C USA
Type: Breach of Contract, Conversion
State: Iowa
38
Amount: $70,578,289.00
Attorneys: Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal A. Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates
Case: Cuevas v. Rai Transport Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
39
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
State: Texas
40
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
State: Florida
41
Amount: $63,419,988.00
Attorneys: Duane C. Miller of Miller, Axline & Sawyer
Case: City of Atwater v. Shell Oil Co., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Pollution, Product Liability, Nuisance, Defective Product, Environmental Protection, Clean Water Act, Trespass, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
42
Amount: $62,448,750.00
Attorneys: Glenn D. Pomerantz, Kelly M. Klaus, Rose L. Ehler, Juliana M. Yee, Stephanie Goldfarb Herrera, Rowley J. Rice of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Case: Disney Enterprises Inc. v. VidAngel Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State: California
43
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
State: Texas
44 (tie)
Amount: $60,000,000.00
Attorneys: Andrew T. Rogers, Kara E. Phillips of Deitch & Rogers
Case: Doe v. Devereux Foundation Inc.
Type: Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Psychological Injury, Breach of Duty of Care, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Georgia
44 (tie)
Amount: $60,000,000.00
Attorneys: Evan L. Ginsburg of Law Offices of Evan L. Ginsburg; William M. Paoli, Court B. Purdy of Paoli Purdy, LLP
Case: Johnson, et al. v. Town of Apple Valley
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
45
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
State: Texas
46
Amount: $59,170,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, Richard M. Steigman of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Yanes v. NYC Board of Ed., et al.
Type: Government Negligence, Personal Injury, School Safety, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
47
Amount: $58,500,000.00
Attorneys: Michael S. Burg, Holly B. Kammerer, David K. TeSelle, Brian C. Dault, Paul D. Friedman of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC; Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck LLP
Case: Beecher, et. al. v. Biological Resource Center, Inc., et. al.
Type: Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Disposition of Remains
State: Arizona
48
Amount: $58,250,000.00
Attorneys: Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Case: Khan v. Hologram USA, Inc., et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Sexual Battery
State: California
49
Amount: $57,200,000.00
Attorneys: Guy M. Bowman; Daniel W. Galvin of Office of the Attorney General; David R. Goodnight, Karl F. Oles, Rachel D. Groshong, Jill D. Bowman of Stoel Rives LLP
Case: WSDOT v. Seattle Tunnel Partners
Type: Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation
State: Washington
50
Amount: $54,477,968.00
Attorneys: Stuart Mann, Joshua Maximon of Mann & Maximon, LLC
Case: Suydam v. LFI Fort Pierce, et al.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia
State: Colorado
51
Amount: $52,000,000.00
Attorneys: N. John Bey, Stuart B. Bagley, Kevin A. James, Tifanie R. Owens of Bey & Associates, LLC
Case: Estate of Purdue v. Quick Stop and Deli Inc., et al.
Type: Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention
State: Georgia
52
Amount: $51,000,000.00
Attorneys: Christopher Lilly, Pooja S. Nair, Jennifer C. Wang of TroyGould
Case: Greenfield LLC v. Kandeel
Type: Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation
State: California
53
Amount: $50,000,000.00
Attorneys: Robert F. DiCello, Justin J. Hawal of Dicello Levitt Gutzler LLC
Case: Arnold Black v. East Cleveland
Type: Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort
State: Ohio
54
Amount: $49,303,982.00
Attorneys: Kenneth M. Fitzgerald, Keith M. Cochran, Joseph L. McGeady of Fitzgerald Knaier LLP; Patrick Shields, Matthew S. Warren, Erika H. Warren, Amy Bailey of Warren Lex LLP
Case: ViaSat Inc. v. Acacia Communications Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Commercial Litigation
State: California
55
Amount: $48,630,000.00
Attorneys: Ivy R. Gage, Danial O. Laird of The Gage Law Firm, PLLC
Case: Estate of Whitley-Murray v. Valley Health System L.L.C.
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test
State: Nevada
56
Amount: $46,814,598.00
Attorneys: Evan Torgan, Mitchell K. Aaron, Ona E. Sanders of Torgan Cooper + Aaron
Case: Jones v. Jones, et al.
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Quadriplegia
State: New York
57
Amount: $45,730,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Stolper of The Stolper Group; David I. Greenberger of Bailey Duquette P.C.
Case: Beach v. Touradji Capital Mgmt, LP
Type: Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Unpaid Bonuses
State: New York
58
Amount: $45,000,000.00
Attorneys: Peter A. Law, Brian C. Kaplan of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law; James A. Rice, Jr., Andrew J. Brandt of James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.
Case: Carmichael v. Georgia CVS Pharmacy L.L.C.
Type: Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort
State: Georgia
59
Amount: $43,083,000.00
Attorneys: Scott Rynecki of Rubenstein & Rynecki; John K. Avanzino of Avanzino & Moreno, PC
Case: K.C.C. v. United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
60
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
State: Texas
61 (tie)
Amount: $42,500,000.00
Attorneys: Edward P. Dudensing of The Office of Ed Dudensing; Thomas G.C. McLaughlin of Law Office of Thomas G.C. McLaughlin; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center
Case: Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al.
Type: Fraud, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Elder Abuse, Failure to Train, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort
State: California
61 (tie)
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
State: Florida
62
Amount: $42,000,000.00
Attorneys: Randi McGinn, Michael Sievers of McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
Case: Hein v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Design Defect
State: New Mexico
63
Amount: $41,248,000.00
Attorneys: Jacqueline B. Caldwel, Terry A. Moore, Owen J. Rarric, Matthew W. Onest of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A; Lee E. Plakas of Tzangas Plakas Mannos Ltd.
Case: Gibson Bros. Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College
Type: Defamation, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Slander, Libel
State: Ohio
64
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
State: Florida
65
Amount: $41,000,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas R. Kline, Lee B. Balefsky, Michelle L. Tiger of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: Emmet v. Ethicon Women’s Health & Urology, et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Design Defect
State: Pennsylvania
66
Amount: $40,631,250.00
Attorneys: Thomas A. Vogele, Timothy M. Kowal, Teddy T. Davis, Brendan M. Loper of Thomas Vogele & Associates, APC
Case: C&C Properties, et al. v. Shell Pipeline, LLP, et al.
Type: Easement Abuse, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Trespass
State: California
67
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
State: Florida
68
Amount: $40,500,000.00
Attorneys: David E. Harris, Louie J. Cook of Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP; Briggs F. Cheney, Joshua Allison of Sheehan & Sheehan, P.A.
Case: Estate of Armijo v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: New Mexico
69
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
State: Texas
70
Amount: $40,137,769.00
Attorneys: David C. Greenstone, Stuart J. Purdy, Marissa Langhoff, Lisa M. Barley of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC
Case: Cabibi v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
71
Amount: $39,000,000.00
Attorneys: Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP
Case: Agiz v. Heller Industrial Park, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Amputation
State: New Jersey
72
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
State: Texas
73
Amount: $37,300,000.00
Attorneys: Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christopher J. Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC; Christopher M. Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.
Case: Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: New Jersey
74
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
State: Florida
75
Amount: $36,670,356.00
Attorneys: Daniel S. Schecter, Nima H. Mohebbi, Miri E. Gold, John J. Pyun, Elizabeth A. Greenman of Latham & Watkins LLP
Case: Gavrieli v. Gavrieli
Type: Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Misrepresentation, Bad Faith
State: California
76
Amount: $36,500,000.00
Attorneys: Robert S. Sinsheimer, Lisa A. Parlagreco of Sinsheimer & Associates; Jeffrey S. Beeler of Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.; Benjamin D. Stevenson of Stevenson Barrett LLP
Case: Lipton v. Knight
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury
State: Massachusetts
77
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
State: Texas
78
Amount: $35,490,133.00
Attorneys: Carla M. Jones, David J. Baldwin of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Nicholas M. Lampros, Rebecca A. Jacobs of Covington & Burling, LLP
Case: Noranda Aluminum Holding Co. v. XL Ins. America Inc. et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation
State: Delaware
79
Amount: $34,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jennifer L. Alesio, Daniel P. Blouin, John Richardson, Paul C. Cook, Deborah R. Rosenthal, Benjamin D. Goldstein of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Putt v. Ford Motor Company
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
80
Amount: $33,684,140.00
Attorneys: David P. Matthews of Matthews & Associates; Rosemary Pinto of Feldman & Pinto
Case: Reed-Brown v. Rex Medical L.P.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State: Pennsylvania
81
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
State: Texas
82
Amount: $33,413,000.00
Attorneys: Ben C. Brodhead III, Ashley B. Fournet of Brodhead Law, LLC
Case: Estate of Mayfield v. Kennison
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Georgia
83
Amount: $32,500,000.00
Attorneys: Ira Newman, Edward J. Sanocki, Carl B. Tegtmeier of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP
Case: Lassalle v. City of NY, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
84
Amount: $32,144,972.00
Attorneys: Steve R. Romines, Lawrence I. Young of Romines, Weis & Young, PSC
Case: Estate of Garmon v. Jenkins, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Kentucky
85
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
State: Florida
86
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
State: Texas
87
Amount: $31,000,000.00
Attorneys: William 'Bill' E. Devitt, Randall E. Kay, Kelly V. O'Donnell of Jones Day; David A. Nelson, Michelle A. Clark, Scott L. Watson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Evan R. Chesler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Case: Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Type: Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation
State: California
88
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
State: Texas
89
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
State: Florida
90
Amount: $30,550,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin R. Zimmermann, David P. McCormack, Robert W. Casby of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C.
Case: A.B., Pro Ami v. Cross Country Staffing Inc.
Type: Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort
State: Massachusetts
91
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
State: Florida
92 (tie)
Amount: $30,000,000.00
Attorneys: David H. Marsh, Richard J. Riley, Derrick A. Mills of Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C.
Case: Estate of Sledge v. The DCH Health Care Authority, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Alabama
92 (tie)
Amount: $30,000,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Boyer, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah
Case: Estate of Plascencia, et al. v. Deese, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: California
93
Amount: $29,400,000.00
Attorneys: Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley, Ted W. Pelletier, Mark A. Swanson of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood
Case: Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
94
Amount: $28,600,000.00
Attorneys: Carol L. Forte of Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, P.C.
Case: Szell v. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
State: New Jersey
95
Amount: $28,500,000.00
Attorneys: Joshua D. Pollack of Kramer & Pollack LLP; Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon PC
Case: Hayden, et al. v. Zarghami, et al.
Type: Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
96
Amount: $28,435,964.00
Attorneys: Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm
Case: Webb v. General Cable Corp.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
97
Amount: $28,057,288.00
Attorneys: Robert A. Miklos of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC
Case: Roberts v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.
Type: Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury
State: New York
98
Amount: $27,127,000.00
Attorneys: Heather K. McDevitt, Jacqueline L. Chung, Kevin C. Adam of White & Case LLP
Case: Schand v. McMahon, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Negligent Tort
State: Massachusetts
99
Amount: $27,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alan J. Hamilton, Jeffrey P. Shiver, Margaret E. Randels of Shiver Hamilton, LLC; James M. Roth of The Roth Firm LLC
Case: Huynh v. MDV Spartannash, LLC
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State: Georgia
100
Amount: $26,619,000.00
Attorneys: Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm
Case: Phipps v. Copeland Corp. LLC
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
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