Top 50 Bench Awards in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $102,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry W. Lee, Kwanporn Mai Tulyathan of Diversity Law Group PC; Dennis S. Hyun of Hyun Legal, APC; William 'Bill' L. Marder of Marder Employment Law |
| Case: | Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $77,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Monique Olivier of Olivier Schreiber & Chao LLP; Emily Thiagaraj, Alison Kosinski of Kosinski and Thiagaraj, LLP |
| Case: | Bernstein, et al. v. Virgin America Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $70,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alton G. Burkhalter, Daniel J. Kessler, Keith E. Butler of Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP; Douglas L. Johnson, Neville L. Johnson, James T. Ryan, Ronald P. Funnell of Johnson & Johnson LLP |
| Case: | Foxcroft Productions Inc., et al v. Universal City Studios LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Baizer, David Neiman of Baizer Kolar Neiman P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Villasenor v. Oelerich |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $41,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Conroy, Siannah Collado Boutte of The Simon Law Group, LLP; Jake D. Finkel of Law Offices of Jake D. Finkel, APC |
| Case: | Estate of Kasian v. Leibel |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $35,199,277.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Neville of The Spence Law Firm, LLC; Scott P. Klosterman, Amy M. Iberlin of Williams Porter Day & Neville PC |
| Case: | APMTG Helium LLC v. Denbury Onshore LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Wyoming |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $31,874,964.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven Goldberg, Ivan L. Kallick, Richard J. Maire Jr., Benjamin G. Shatz, Kishan H. Barot of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP |
| Case: | Schrage v. Schrage |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $25,014,158.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander M. Schack, Natasha N. Serino, Shannon F. Nocon of Schack Law Group |
| Case: | Gunther v. Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $23,218,106.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Palla v. L M Sports, Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Watercraft Accident, Emotional Distress, Motorboat Accident, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $18,938,352.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Scanlon, Martin Healy Jr., David P. Huber of Healy Scanlon Law Firm |
| Case: | O’Donnell v. Ropeway Design, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Amputation |
| State: | Illinois |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $18,235,470.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc E. Rohatiner, Jason M. Flom, Edward E. Weiman, Max N. Wellman of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP |
| Case: | Silverlake Park LLC v. First Capital Real Estate Investments LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $12,299,173.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Battipaglia, Kevin Potere, Michelle Ranello, Kenneth G. Roberts of Duane Morris LLP |
| Case: | Shah v. 20 East 64th St. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnity, Property Damage, Nuisance, Commercial Litigation, Trespass, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $11,756,221.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Kruckemeyer of The Kruckemeyer Law Firm |
| Case: | Abdallah v. Control & Applications L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $11,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Ronan, John E. Schwencke of Lavalle, Brown & Ronan |
| Case: | Doe v. Haspel, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse |
| State: | Florida |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $10,013,990.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert K. Fricke, Joachim P. Cox, Abigail M. Holden of Cox Fricke LLP |
| Case: | Aldis v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Hawaii |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $8,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Levine of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo, LLP |
| Case: | Pesce v. Mahoney |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $8,363,581.00 |
| Attorneys: | Boris Bernstein, Tonino Sacco of Sacco & Fillas LLP |
| Case: | Rajkumar v. Yacoob |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $7,314,894.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph N. Akrotirianakis, Matthew H. Dawson, Matthew V.H. Noller of King & Spalding LLP |
| Case: | Huynh v. Quinstar Technology Inc. |
| Type: | Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Dispute |
| State: | California |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $7,290,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Isaac of Koenigsberg & Associates Law Offices |
| Case: | Macklin v. Altfest Auto Leasing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $7,260,531.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathryn D.Z. Domin, Ira G. Rivin, Golsa Honarfar, Mary C. Brady of Rutan & Tucker, LLP |
| Case: | Tarwater v. McCormick |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $6,776,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kerry Michael Guidry of The Guidry Law Firm |
| Case: | The Estate of Yobany Amador Cubas v. Strip Mall Owners |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $5,647,320.00 |
| Attorneys: | James A. Schuelke, Jean C. Frizzell of Reynolds Frizzell LLP |
| Case: | Omnova Solutions Inc. v. Z. M. Shayjayadam3 L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $5,606,513.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth E. Broughton, Edward W. Duffy of Reed Smith LLP |
| Case: | Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp. v. American Midstream LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $5,492,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura D. Dolin of The Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria, P.A. |
| Case: | Godun v. Niko Petroleum Retailers of Florida L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort, Unpaid Benefits |
| State: | Florida |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter M. Van Dyke of Van Dyke Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Gervais v. Gervais |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $4,662,217.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Steiner, Stacie L. Morris of Law Offices of Paul J. Steiner; Frank F. Sommers IV of Sommers & Schwartz LLP |
| Case: | Samuels v. Hamrick & Evans LLP |
| Type: | Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $4,011,132.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Paul Hanslik, Whitney Brieck of BoyarMiller; Kevin M. Green, James W. Bartlett Jr. of Bush & Ramirez, PLLC |
| Case: | David H. Berg & Associates PC v. Virage Capital Partners S.P.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Steward of Steward Law Firm L.L.C.; John A. Bouhasin of Bouhasin Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Menendez v. Haynes |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $3,926,304.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Charles Watson of Michael Charles Watson, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Christian v. Pro Cycles & Accessories Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Texas |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,863,436.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele M. McKinnon of Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C. |
| Case: | Platkowski v. Bedford, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Property Damage, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Curtin of Robbins & Curtin PLLC |
| Case: | Cherry v. United States of America |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Arizona |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $3,746,160.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard D. Hall, Jered T. Ede, Jane M. Kutepova of Hall Griffin LLP |
| Case: | Abalkhad v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,611,135.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael T. Jaques of Sessums Dallas, PLLC |
| Case: | Brown v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $3,170,070.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Glick, M. Anthony Jenkins of Law Offices of Stephen Glick |
| Case: | Alvarado v. Melgar, et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Barton Warren of Warren & Simpson, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Allen v. Pogue, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy M. Shir of Shir Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Serpico v. Concilio |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon C. Potter of Corbett Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Shipp v. Ryan |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Missouri |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,869,307.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clement L. Glynn, Morgan K. Lopez of Glynn & Finley, LLP |
| Case: | Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. Fedex Office and Print Services Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraud, Property Rights, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Trespass, Slander |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $2,568,311.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max D. Leifer of Max D. Leifer P.C. |
| Case: | Ngo v. Ngo, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $2,348,976.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles X. Gormally, Stuart J. Polkowitz of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Insurance Agency v. Insurance Wholesaler |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $2,285,319.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Lawyer, Christopher W. Pirnke of Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, PS |
| Case: | Avanti Markets Inc., et al. v. Happay Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Washington |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $2,249,112.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher R. Fertig of Fertig & Gramling |
| Case: | Bloch v. Beard Marine Air Conditioning & Refrigeration |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Commercial Litigation, Fire Damage, Faulty Workmanship |
| State: | Florida |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin McLaughlin of Wagner McLaughlin P.A.; Kenneth G. Turkel of Bajo Cuva Cohen & Turkel PA |
| Case: | Estate of Tudor v. Ke |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,920,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lewis A. Remele, Jr., Steven M. Sitek of Bassford Remele, P.A. |
| Case: | Vermillion State Bank v. Tennis Sanitation L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel, Bad Faith |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,859,928.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. Segal of Richard E. Segal & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Jappaya v. FGY Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Michigan |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,794,970.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mason C. Simpson, Edward J. Naughton, Rebecca M. Lecaroz, Dylan P. Kletter, Blair M. Rinne, Kyle P. Dorso of Brown Rudnick L.L.P. |
| Case: | American Railcar Indus. v. GyanSys Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,728,802.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven B. Sperber, Jacqueline Handel-Harbour of Sperber Denenberg & Kahan P.C. |
| Case: | Benaresh v. Patel, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,728,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer D. Freeman of Freeman Law Firm |
| Case: | Turkmen v. Quadeer |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Washington |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,573,027.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin S. Conlogue of The Law Office of Kevin S. Conlogue; Joseph C. Cane, Jr. of Arendsen Cane Molnar LLP |
| Case: | Singh v. Chan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph W. Shea III, Gregory P. Hartmann, Michelle A. Cheek of The Shea Firm |
| Case: | Hall v. Glickman, D.O. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Ohio |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,461,394.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Burns, Kimberly D. Evans Ross of Moffatt Thomas Barrett Rock & Fields |
| Case: | Burns Concrete Inc., et al. v. Teton County |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Idaho |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,433,644.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren Deutch, Daniel S. Newman of Broad and Cassel LLP; John M. Jorgensen of Scott, Harris, Bryan, Barra & Jorgensen, P.A. |
| Case: | Hall v. McNeer, et al. |
| Type: | Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |