Top 20 Premises Liability Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $25,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hoang Q. Nguyen, Andrew Leftt of Nguyen Leftt PC |
| Case: | See v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $24,849,735.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fredric S. Eisenberg, Daniel J. Sherry, Jr., Kenneth M. Rothweiler, Todd A. Schoenhaus of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Kalinowski v. ABRA Auto Body & Glass L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $19,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason F. 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $18,130,554.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Rogers of Law Offices of James S. Rogers; Michael S. Wampold, Felix Gavi Luna of Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna |
| Case: | Sharkey v. State of Washington, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $17,480,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Law Offices Of Everett J. Petersson, P.C. |
| Case: | Siano v. Consolidated Edison Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathleen A. Wolz, J. Michael Ponder of Cook, Barkett, Ponder & Wolz; Timothy C. Gaarder, Thomas C. Jones of Davis Bethune & Jones LLC |
| Case: | E.H.S., Pro Ami v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $16,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott S. Blass of Bordas & Bordas Attorneys, PLLC; Todd S. Wiseman of Wiseman Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Ankrom v. Wal-Mart Stores East LP |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| State: | West Virginia |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $14,834,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Sizemore, Michael Morgan Smith, John Christopher Clark of Clark, Smith & Sizemore, LLC |
| Case: | Rogers v. Durhamtown Off Road Park |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |
| State: | Georgia |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Blake Goldfarb, Seth A. Harris, Jason Bateman of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Register v. SAS Morrison LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $13,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gil Zohar of Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin P.C. |
| Case: | Petrosian v. B&A Warehousing Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |