Top 50 Commercial Litigation Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 commercial litigation verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried in one of the Nation's state or federal courts.
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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 |
21 | |
Amount: | $26,524,954.00 |
Attorneys: | Derrick S. Boyd, Allen L. Williamson, Jesse King, J. Brison Bursey of Boyd Powers Williamson; Brian S. Stagner of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP |
Case: | XIP L.L.C. v. McGraw, et al. |
Type: | Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose, Commercial Disparagement |
State: | Texas |
22 | |
Amount: | $24,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph B. Fiorenzo, Stephen M. Klein of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
Case: | Comprehensive Neurosurgical P.C. v. Valley Hospital |
Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
State: | New Jersey |
23 | |
Amount: | $23,322,449.00 |
Attorneys: | James Q. McDermott, Jessica M. Wan of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP |
Case: | Huy Fong Foods Inc. v. Underwood Ranches LP |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
State: | California |
24 | |
Amount: | $21,315,616.00 |
Attorneys: | Martin F. Gaynor III, Harry L. Manion III, Jacob J. Struck, Nicholas D. Stellakis of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP; Christopher Weld of Todd & Weld LLP |
Case: | Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co. LLC v. Massachusetts Clean Energy Center |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Massachusetts |
25 | |
Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joshua L. Hedrick, Megan E. Servage, Joel B. Bailey of Hedrick Kring, PLLC |
Case: | Preston Place Condominium Assoc. v. Ramey King Ins. Assoc., Inc. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Fire Damage |
State: | Texas |
26 | |
Amount: | $19,508,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher B. Spuches, Jason A. Martorella of Agentis Law; Mark Evan Stein of Mark Stein Law; Javier J. Rodriguez of CKR Law |
Case: | Kipu Systems LLC v. Zencharts LLC, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Florida |
27 | |
Amount: | $18,015,053.00 |
Attorneys: | Kara E. F. Cenar, Courtney A. Adair, John E. Petite of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale |
Case: | GC2 Inc. v. International Game Tech. PLC, et al. |
Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Illinois |
28 | |
Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Leonard A. Hirsch, John A. Tancabel of Diamond McCarthy LLP; John S. Adams, John T. “Trey” Cox III, David Coale, A. Shonn Brown of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP; Brandon N. McCarthy, Ryan J. Meyer, Cheyenne J. Rogers Pate, Joseph M. Cox of Bracewell LLP |
Case: | Power v. Power |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
State: | Texas |
29 | |
Amount: | $15,060,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thor Y. Urness, Heather H. Wright of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP |
Case: | EPAC Tech. v. HarperCollins Christian Publ'g |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraudulent Concealment, Unfair Competition, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Tennessee |
30 | |
Amount: | $14,980,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Douglas W. Hanna of Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC; Jared I. Levinthal of Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC |
Case: | SED Holdings LLC v. 3 Star Properties, LLC, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Texas |
31 | |
Amount: | $12,705,469.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard C. Leonard, Steven A. Schuman of Leonard, Dicker & Schreiber LLP |
Case: | Ross v. Fox |
Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Elder Financial Abuse, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
State: | California |
32 | |
Amount: | $11,213,924.00 |
Attorneys: | Tanya Dugas, John W. Raley, Robert M. Bowick of Raley & Bowick LLP |
Case: | Oilfield Specialties L.L.C. v. Warrior Energy Serv. Corp. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Texas |
33 | |
Amount: | $10,607,484.00 |
Attorneys: | Monica G. Bohuslav of The Marye Law Firm P.C.; Patrick J. Carew of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
Case: | MSW Corpus Christi Landfill, Ltd. v. Gulley Hurst, LLC |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Texas |
34 | |
Amount: | $9,598,260.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael A. Sayre, Glen H. Waldman of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Mikhael E. Keifitz of The Law Offices of Mikhael E. Keifitz |
Case: | The Recon Group Inc. v. Freeman Hammond LLC, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Florida |
35 | |
Amount: | $9,471,743.00 |
Attorneys: | Timothy E. Grochocinski, Aaron R. Purser of Innovalaw P.C. |
Case: | Rehco, LLC v. Spin Master, Ltd. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Illinois |
36 | |
Amount: | $9,200,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Darin Klemchuk, Mandi Phillips of Klemchuk LLP; Gary R. Sorden, Timothy J. Craddock of Cole Schotz P.C. |
Case: | DynaStudy, Inc. v. Houston Independent School District |
Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Texas |
37 | |
Amount: | $8,740,155.00 |
Attorneys: | Alexander F. Stuart of Willoughby, Stuart, Bening & Cook; Lawrence E. Biegel of Biegel Law Firm |
Case: | Borjon Auto Center King City, Inc. v. Sentry Select Ins. Co. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Fire Damage |
State: | California |
38 | |
Amount: | $8,463,833.00 |
Attorneys: | Sagi Schwartzberg, Michael J. Luther of Schwartzberg Luther, APC |
Case: | Lopez v. National General Assurance Co. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Arson, Fire Damage |
State: | California |
39 | |
Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Todd S. Payne of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP; Eileen L. Parsons, Jeremy L. Kahn of Ver Ploeg & Marino, P.A.; Paul R. Genender, Amanda Pennington Prugh, Cameron M. Bonk, Edward Soto of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
Case: | Sheridan Healthcorp Inc. v. Aetna Health Inc., et al. |
Type: | Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Florida |
40 | |
Amount: | $7,844,253.00 |
Attorneys: | Timothy J. Harris, Stephen P. Soskin of Charlston, Revich & Wollitz LLP |
Case: | Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Triton Subs, Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnity, Property Damage, Subrogation, Commercial Litigation |
State: | California |
41 | |
Amount: | $7,348,517.00 |
Attorneys: | Edward R. Moor of Moor Law Office |
Case: | Advanced Iron Works, inc. v. Contegra Constr. Co., LLC, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Conversion, Replevin, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Trespass, Slander |
State: | Illinois |
42 | |
Amount: | $7,259,102.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott C. Faciane, Katy L. Hart, Christopher A. Espinosa of The Faciane Law Firm, LP; Scotty MacLean of MacLean Law Firm, P.C. |
Case: | CTMI L.L.C. v. RPC Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Texas |
43 | |
Amount: | $6,661,441.00 |
Attorneys: | Jack B. Blumenfeld, Karen Ann Jacobs, Stephen J. Kraftschik of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; Mark Supko, Kathryn L. Clune, Vincent J. Galluzzo of Crowell & Moring |
Case: | Siemens Mobility Inc. v. Westinghouse Air Brake Techs. Co., et al. |
Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Delaware |
44 | |
Amount: | $6,405,547.00 |
Attorneys: | Alex J. Remick, Joseph Kaneda, Charles R. Fenton of Fenton Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt LLP |
Case: | Grande South Homeowners v. Starline Windows Inc. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Class Action, Commercial Litigation |
State: | California |
45 | |
Amount: | $6,300,025.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas B. Dixon of Dixon Law Offices, P.L.C. ; Richard A. Dillenburg of Law offices of Richard A. Dillenburg, P.C. |
Case: | Truck Ins. Exchange v. Sales Force Won, Ltd., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
State: | Arizona |
46 | |
Amount: | $6,130,767.00 |
Attorneys: | Andrew F. Kim, Rebecca J. Riley of Kim Riley Law |
Case: | Brees v. Moradi |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
State: | California |
47 | |
Amount: | $6,037,542.00 |
Attorneys: | Brent N. Coverdale, Andrew J. Lewis, Paula L. Brown of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC |
Case: | All Star Awards & Ad Specialties Inc. v. HALO Branded Solutions Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Missouri |
48 | |
Amount: | $5,886,452.00 |
Attorneys: | David A. Lowe, Lawrence D. Graham of Lowe Graham Jones PLLC |
Case: | Eko Brands LLC v. Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises Inc., et al. |
Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
State: | Washington |
49 | |
Amount: | $5,856,676.00 |
Attorneys: | Craig N. Killen of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP; Jeffrey D. Harty, Allison E. Kerndt, David T. Bower of Nyemaster Goode P.C. |
Case: | Whirlpool Properties, Inc., et al. v. Filter Fast, L.L.C. |
Type: | False Advertising, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
State: | North Carolina |
50 | |
Amount: | $5,556,888.00 |
Attorneys: | Timothy R. Hightower, Alexandra Mutchler of Hightower Capellan |
Case: | North American Interpipe Inc. v. Texas Black Iron Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
State: | Texas |