Top 50 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,127,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Weikum of Pagel Weikum Law Firm; Thomas A. Dickson of Dickson Law Office; Chad C. Nodland of Chad C. Nodland, P.C. |
| Case: | Monson v. Morsette |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | North Dakota |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $700,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott W. Leeds, Channa Lloyd of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Doty v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $495,123,680.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Phillips, Kirby Johnson of Law Offices of Phillips & Hunt |
| Case: | Estate of McCoy v. Wade, et al. |
| Type: | Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $280,065,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon Peak, Christopher B. McDaniel, Ramsey B. Prather, Joel O. Wooten of Butler Wooten & Peak LLP; LaRae D. Moore of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Madere v. Greenwich Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Georgia |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $48,630,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ivy R. Gage, Danial O. Laird of The Gage Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Whitley-Murray v. Valley Health System L.L.C. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Nevada |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Dudensing of The Office of Ed Dudensing; Thomas G.C. McLaughlin of Law Office of Thomas G.C. McLaughlin; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center |
| Case: | Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Elder Abuse, Failure to Train, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 11 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $40,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David E. Harris, Louie J. Cook of Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP; Briggs F. Cheney, Joshua Allison of Sheehan & Sheehan, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Armijo v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $33,413,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ben C. Brodhead III, Ashley B. Fournet of Brodhead Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Mayfield v. Kennison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $32,144,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve R. Romines, Lawrence I. Young of Romines, Weis & Young, PSC |
| Case: | Estate of Garmon v. Jenkins, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott E. Boyer, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah |
| Case: | Estate of Plascencia, et al. v. Deese, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Marsh, Richard J. Riley, Derrick A. Mills of Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Sledge v. The DCH Health Care Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Alabama |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $28,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Pollack of Kramer & Pollack LLP; Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon PC |
| Case: | Hayden, et al. v. Zarghami, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Hamilton, Jeffrey P. Shiver, Margaret E. Randels of Shiver Hamilton, LLC; James M. Roth of The Roth Firm LLC |
| Case: | Huynh v. MDV Spartannash, LLC |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $26,483,463.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas D. D'Amore, Doug Oh-Keith, Amy Bruning of D'Amore Law Group; Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Allison v. Smoot Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Oregon |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $24,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of Haggard Law Firm, P.A.; Melissa Gunion, Daniel Harwin of Freedland Harwin Valori, PL |
| Case: | Estate of Torres v. Gonzalez-Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Florida |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $22,948,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wayne S. Koppel of Koppel & Associates P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Coolidge v. Teets |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $21,385,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rajeev K. Mittal of Waters, Kraus & Paul; Scott R. Frieling of Allen Stewart, P.C.; Mary E. Alexander of Mary Alexander & Associates P.C |
| Case: | Eaves, et al. v. Ashland, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $21,337,419.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci, Martin D. Gould, Nicolette A. Ward, Bhavani Raveendran of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC |
| Case: | Carreon v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paula S. Bliss of Bernheim Dolinsky Kelley, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Laramie v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alethia S. Gooden, Trevor M. Quirk of Quirk Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Prewitt v. Chappell |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Caleb M. Miller of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
| Case: | Becker v. Greyhound Bus Lines, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $19,009,802.00 |
| Attorneys: | Diego C. Asencio of Diego C. Asencio P.A.; Bradley S. Hartman of Bradley S. Hartman, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Mohammed v. Morales |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $18,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Norem, Cole H. Munvez of Parente & Norem, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Volkov v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $17,539,233.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners, P.A. |
| Case: | Coyne v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $16,426,488.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hyram Montero, Aron J. Gibson of Montero Law Center |
| Case: | Estate of Menendez v. Mcinturff |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $16,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Gale of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC; William H. (Bill) Ogle, Parama K. Liberman of Ogle Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Stucky v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Florida |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Joshua A. Whitman, Eric L. Leach of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea and Eslinger, P.A.; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $15,136,507.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clayton Griessmeyer of Law Office of Clayton Griessmeyer |
| Case: | Estate of Zhu v. Hodgson, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Goldfarb, David Charles Appleby of Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Hayes v. Hialeah Hospital Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Florida |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club Ltd. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $13,550,592.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven D. Parker, Thomas S. Harmon (FL) of Harmon Parker, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Hancock v. Nathe |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $13,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.; Douglas A. Linde, Erica A. Gonzales of The Linde Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $13,060,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Nicholas C. Rowley, Lance C. Behringer of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Hermenegildo, et al. v. Blunden, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard K. Slinkman of Slinkman, Slinkman & Wynne, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Anderson v. Estate of Adams |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey Arzoumanian, Arash Homampour, Nareen M. Touloumdjian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; David H. Greenberg, Emily A. Ruby of Law Office of David H. Greenberg |
| Case: | Courtney v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm |
| Case: | Wu v. NYCTA |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $11,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Navid A. Natanian, Edward R. Yaghoubi of Law Offices of Navid A. Natanian, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. TRI-Modal Distribution Services Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Pitman, Patrick C. O'Neill, Benjamin E. Reyes of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice S.C.; Feliz A. Rael of The Law Office of Feliz A. Rael |
| Case: | Estate of Collado v. Fiesta Park Healthcare, L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | H. Gavin Long of Bisnar Chase, LLP |
| Case: | Cunningham v. Narcanon Redwood Cliffs, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $10,850,686.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip Michels, Steven B. Stevens, Elizabeth A. Hernandez of Law Offices of Michels & Lew |
| Case: | Estate of Chen v. Lee, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | California |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $10,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Sullivan of Sukhman Yagoda |
| Case: | Estate of Ciolek v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train, Premature Discharge, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Illinois |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $10,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen, Kimberly L. Wald, Maxwell H. Sawyer of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Hamilton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $10,026,616.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen E. Terry, Jack P. Hill of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Roger N. Messer of Messer & Messer Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Poindexter, et al. v. Zarcharzewski, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $10,006,867.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski , Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Milinkovich 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 |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Bruno, John A. Kawai, Christopher D. Barnes of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Theresa Bowen Hatch of Bowen Hatch Law, PC; Dustin N. Maricic of Maricic Law Firm; George Maricic of George Maricic APC |
| Case: | Estate of Courts v. Lee, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith Jackson, Robert R. Riley, Jr., James Edward Murrill, Jr., Jeremiah Mosley of Riley & Jackson, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Linda Albritton v. YWCA Central Alabama, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Stabbing |
| State: | Alabama |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan B. Harris of J.B. Harris, PA; Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A.; Carlos Santisteban, Jr. of Carlos Santisteban, Jr., P.A.; Robert D. Trammell of Robert D. Trammell, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Estate of Harris v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler B. Wilke, Laci M. Whitley, Ryan Sweet of Flint Law Firm LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Atchison v. CSR Ltd. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Missouri |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Michael Bomberger, Stephen J. Estey, Mary Bajo of Estey & Bomberger, LLP; James M. Brown of Law Offices of James Matthew Brown, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Peck v. Peck |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |