Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2020
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| 71 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. McCrea Jr., Catherine H. Molloy, Tristan J. Reiniers of 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dylan Ruga, Brian Poulter, Allen G. Haroutounian of Stalwart Law Group |
| Case: | Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 73 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $5,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer Bonjean of Bonjean Law Group P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Wrice v. Burge, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence |
| State: | Illinois |
| 75 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Norman M. Hobbie, Jacqueline DeCarlo, Justin Lee Klein of Hobbie, Corrigan & DeCarlo P.C. |
| Case: | N.P., Pro Ami v. Lighty, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Burn Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 75 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raoul Felder of Stutman Stutman Lichtenstein & Felder, LLP |
| Case: | Bardwill v. Bardwill |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | New York |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $4,939,470.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rik N. Siro, Eric W. Smith, Athena M. Dickson, Raymond Dake, Ryan P. McEnaney of Siro Smith Dickson P.C. |
| Case: | Salerno v. MPI Management L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $4,677,880.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Temming of Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker |
| Case: | Hanlon v. Henderson, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Ohio |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $4,675,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George L. Salinas Jr., John R. Bozada II of Law Offices of George Salinas P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Wammack v. Howell Crane & Rigging Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Training, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 79 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tanveer A. Shah, Cassidy L. Gerardy of Viper Law Group ; David Chami of Price Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Jarman v. American Family Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Emotional Distress, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Arizona |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ben Wells of Ben Wells & Associates; Joshua Trumbull, Emily Harris of JBT & Associates |
| Case: | Walter v. Spee West Construction Co. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Contractor Negligence, Excavator Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $4,436,259.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Armienti of Armienti, DeBellis, Guglielmo & Rhoden L.L.P. |
| Case: | Deflorio v. County of Nassau |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $4,375,018.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph F. Gaar Jr., Jacob H. Hargett, Jason M. Welborn, Lucas S. Colligan of Gaar Law Firm; Mark T. Murray of Stevenson & Murray |
| Case: | Hall v. Landstar Ranger Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $4,337,157.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wesley W. Whitmyer Jr., Andy I. Corea, Brian L. Repper of St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens L.L.C.; J. Kevin Grogan of Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden L.L.P. |
| Case: | Bruce Kirby Inc., et al. v. Rastegar, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $4,241,911.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max Silverberg, Alison R. Keenan of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Fortune v. New York City Housing Authority |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $4,109,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | William W. Lundquist of Lundquist Law Firm; Robert D. Green, William Jones, Hunter Klein of Green & Klein |
| Case: | Commerce Office Park‐One, L.P. v. Texas Windstorm Ins. Assoc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage |
| State: | Texas |
| 86 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $4,030,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Emil L. Samuels of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | Miller v. Camelot Communications Group Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 88 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Deutsch of Fiedler Deutsch, LLP |
| Case: | Olken v. Zajac |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 88 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Muhammad S. Aziz of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Pruitt v. Asphalt Zipper Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $3,941,969.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Goodman Jr., Eric N. Roberson, of Kilgore & Kilgore P.L.L.C |
| Case: | Grim v. City of Denton |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $3,936,826.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Scott West, Maddison M. West of The West Law Firm |
| Case: | Tatom v. Production Specialties Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Texas |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $3,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dwight F. Ritter, Karen Albence of Ritter & Associates |
| Case: | Finlan v. Chase |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Sexual Battery |
| State: | California |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $3,640,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Schmid of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Simmons v. Staples |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $3,619,804.00 |
| Attorneys: | Millard A. Johnson, Bradley L. DeLuca Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould P.C; Russell Foster, Brandon T. Darden of Carver DardenKoretzky TessierFinn Blossman & Areaux L.L.C |
| Case: | Ankor E&P Holdings Corp. v. Yazoo Venture L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit |
| State: | Texas |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $3,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles B. Patrick, Jeffrey L. Haberman, Sarah J. Schultz of Schlesinger Law Offices P.A.; Devin C. Kelly of Roxanne Conlin & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Nicholson v. Biomet Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Iowa |
| 95 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max J Stagliano, Raymond A. Gill of Gill & Chamas L.L.C. |
| Case: | Bennett v. Hill, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 95 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Wilkens of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Mark L. Bodner of Mark L. Bodner P.C. |
| Case: | Torgut v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $3,464,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Firm; Bob B. Khakshooy, Sandeep G. Agarwal of Law Offices of Bob B. Khakshooy |
| Case: | Qaadir v. Adan Ordonez Trucking |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $3,420,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Cowen and Malorie J. Peacock of Cowen Rodriguez and Peacock |
| Case: | Tovar v. M Construction Ltd. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 98 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamie B. Levy, Candice A. Pluchino of Levy Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Pagan v. Goldfarb Properties Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $3,185,209.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Michael Berman of Berman & Riedel; John H. Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Wu |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |