Top 20 Commercial Litigation Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $752,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Morgan Chu, Alan J. Heinrich, Maclain Wells, Elizabeth C. Tuan of Irell & Manella LLP; Sarah A. Geers, Andrea W. 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $155,190,264.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodger D. Smith II, Michael J. Flynn of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; Bradford J. 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $135,107,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph J. Gleason of Gleason Law LLC; Jeffery J. Oven of Crowley Fleck PLLP |
| Case: | Frontline Processing Corp. v. Global Payments Direct Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Georgia |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |