Top 20 Product Liability 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: | $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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |