Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2020
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $375,263,109.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Scott Cox, Talley Kaleko, Law Offices of Robert Scott Cox; Benjamin L. Crump, Parks & Crump L.L.C |
| Case: | Washington v. Top Auto Express, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $57,298,760.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah A. Foster, Albert Lechner of Morgan & Morgan, P.A |
| Case: | Webster v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Friedman, Friedman & Friedman |
| Case: | Estate of Fernandez v. Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedics L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $26,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Gustafson, Jr. of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $18,273,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin A. A. Russell of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner |
| Case: | Cox v. Jason's Grading, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Intentional Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $17,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Kellogg, Jason Kellogg, and Marcelo Diaz-Cortez of Levine Kellogg, et al. |
| Case: | Schmitt v. Zecca, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $13,200,395.50 |
| Attorneys: | Adaline J. Hilgard, Jonah D. Mitchell, and Christopher J. Pulido of Reed Smith LLP; Robert W. Thielhelm, Jr., of Baker & Hostetler LLP |
| Case: | Siemens Energy, Inc. v. Midamerica C2L Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen of Rosen Injury Law, P.A.; Catherine C. Darlson of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | McHugh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Alvarez, Michael A. Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm |
| Case: | Principe v. Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Design Defect |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $9,661,233.00 |
| Attorneys: | David D. Guiley, Daniel L. Hightower of Daniel L. Hightower P.A. |
| Case: | Searcy v. Brunelle |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Moure-Cabrera v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. McCrea Jr., Catherine H. Molloy, Tristan J. Reiniers, Greenberg Traurig P.A. |
| Case: | Financial Info. Techs. v. iControl Sys. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Intellectual Property Infringement, Tortious Interference, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,445,637.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip J. Slotnick of Burnetti P.A.; K. Mitch Espat and Matthew Powell of MattLaw |
| Case: | Young v. McCoy, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $4,662,572.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Drury of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, PA; Todd L. Wallen of Wallen Kelley |
| Case: | Winkeljohn v. Callari |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $4,086,004.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael V. Baxter, William Zoeller of Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser, Zoeller & Overbeck P.A |
| Case: | Estate of Sanford v. Vedere, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,318,593.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph H. Shaughnessy, Jared Wise, Brian McClain of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Griggs v. PV Holding Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,967,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Lee of Schuler & Lee P.A; John Hatfield, Kate Hatfield of Hatfield & Hatfield, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Sitts v. Ames et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Failure to Protect, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,840,765.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy M. Paul, Giovanni Stewart, Michael Fox Orr of Orr Cook. |
| Case: | Wildes v. Northern Florida Transportation Group L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Lantinberg, A. Jay Plotkin, Norwood S. Wilner of The Wilner Firm; Charles Farah, Eddie E. Farah of Farah & Farah P.A.; Gary M. Paige, Cassandra Castellano-Lombard of Gordon & Doner P.A.; Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky & Rosenblum L.L.P.; Celene H. Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Cuddihee v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,753,220.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank F. Fernandez III, The Fernandez Firm; Daniel A. Iracki, Howard C. Coker, Janeen M. Kirch of Coker Law |
| Case: | Looney v. Crime, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,669,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Galamaga of Lamchick Law Group P.A |
| Case: | Lynn v. Calusa Club Village Prop. Owners Ass'n Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,563,315.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence J. Bohannon of Lawrence J. Bohannon P.A |
| Case: | Brown v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,406,009.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Daniel W. Courtney P.A; Roy J. Kahn of Roy J. Kahn P.A. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. GFM Operations Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,295,298.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Pollack, Matthew Street of The Law Office of David H. Pollack L.L.C |
| Case: | Hashem Sultan, M.D., et al. v. Walgreen Co., et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Slander, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,198,643.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Jaffe, Brian McClain of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Hajdasz v. Magic Burgers, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew N. Posgay, Seth B. Roebuck, Coker Law |
| Case: | Choisser v. Consul |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $780,715.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony H. Quackenbush of Kelley Uustal P.L.C |
| Case: | Flotz v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Auth. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $780,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles B. Draper, Draper Law Office |
| Case: | Santiago v. Osceola Regional Hospital Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $772,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Burleigh, Martin H. Sitler of Ronald E. Sholes P.A |
| Case: | Andrason v. Law |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $758,262.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Jaffe, David Moffett of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Berrios v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $757,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pamela D. Keller of Keller Law Office, P.A. |
| Case: | Tunnell v. Estate of Thomas |
| Type: | Conversion, Intentional Tort, Elder Financial Abuse, Civil Theft, Elder Abuse, Embezzlement |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $720,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Theodore J. Fournaris, Fournaris & Sanet P.A |
| Case: | Otero v. 1300 Ponce Condo. Ass'n |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $572,987.60 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah A. Foster, Albert Lechner of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. |
| Case: | Webster v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $519,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven K. Hunter, Hunter, Williams & Lynch P.A |
| Case: | Estate of Jenkins v. Charter Realty Group Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Murder, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Hire, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $516,905.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Kulik, Kulik Law Firm P.A; Fraz Ahmed, Coker Law |
| Case: | Murphy v. Swinson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $445,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shannon P. McKenna, Spencer H. Silverglate of Clarke Silverglate P.A. |
| Case: | STS Travel Grp. v. Jetstream Int'l LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Quantum Meruit |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $421,684.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jawdet I. Rubaii of Jawdet I. Rubaii P.A. |
| Case: | Wilsey v. Oldridge |
| Type: | Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Elder Financial Abuse, Civil Theft, Elder Abuse, Embezzlement |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $416,666.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Addington of Addington Law |
| Case: | Devereux, et al. v. Gabry, Inc., et al |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $400,008.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregg W. Abel of Abel Law Group, P.A.; R. Evan Bassett of R. Evan Bassett L.L.C |
| Case: | Caceres v. Savoy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox P.A. |
| Case: | Zedalis v. Darnell, Alachua County, Florida |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Dismuke, Christopher T. Borzell of Dismuke Law |
| Case: | Randall v. Village Sys., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $354,833.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. Sheppard, Elizabeth L. White, Matthew R. Kachergus, Bryan E. DeMaggio, Jesse B Wilkinson, Camille E. Sheppard of Sheppard, White, Kachergus & DeMaggio P.A., |
| Case: | Griffin v. Albanese Enterprise Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $342,120.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Caproni, Berkin Aslan, William McAfee, Leon Hunter of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Cevallos v. Speedway LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $319,120.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony J. Soto of Rubenstein Law P.A. |
| Case: | Caamano v. Sabor Tropical Supermkts. Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $266,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Solomon of Law Office of Saban & Solomon |
| Case: | Castillo v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $257,179.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jorge L. Flores of Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores P.A; Jerome A. Pivnik of The Pivnik Law Firm |
| Case: | Saunders v. Shklyaev, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Kurth of Lauri J. Goldstein & Associates P.L.L.C.; Mitchell Theodore of Cory Watson P.C., ; D. Brett Turnbull of Turnbull Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Mace v. Navellier |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bobby Nunez of Nunez Law P.L. |
| Case: | Estrada v. Roger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amy M. Ferrara, Leticia L. Valdes, Brandon R. Scheele of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Mcdonald v. Aminski |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $182,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicole Moskowitz of Neustein Law Group, P.A; David H. Charlip of Charlip Law Group, L.C |
| Case: | Dorvil v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $178,325.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arvid J. Peterson III of Law Offices of Arvid J. Peterson III |
| Case: | Krofchik v. Road to Sedona Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |