Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2020
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,108,042,349.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Asperger, Kevin P.B. Johnson, Todd M. Briggs of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP |
| Case: | California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Ltd. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $854,565,576.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike De Vries, Gianni Cutri, Adam Alper, Pat Carson, Leslie Schmidt, Ben Herbert, Adam Kaufmann, Joshua Simmons of Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| Case: | Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Limited v. Trizetto Group Inc. |
| Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $787,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier; Christopher Placitella, Harry Roth of Cohen Placitella & Roth; Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg |
| Case: | Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $585,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Morgan Chu, Alan J. Heinrich, Elizabeth C. Tuan of Irell & Manella LLP; Andrea W. Jeffreis, Luke J. Burton of Jones Day |
| Case: | Juno Therapeutics Inc. v. Kite Pharma Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $506,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike McCool, Theodore Stevenson III, Holly E. Engelmann, Erik B. Fountain, Steven J. Pollinger, Kevin L. Burgess, Christine M. Woodin, Seth Hasenour, Samuel F. Baxter, Jennifer Leigh Truelove, Jonathan Yim, Christopher P. McNett of McKool Smith P.C.; Jason G. Sheasby, Hong Zhong, Elliot Z. Chen, Ingrid M. Haslund Petersen, Andrew J. Strabone of Irell & Manella L.L.P; David T. DeZern, Jared Hoggan, Jill Bindler of Gray Reed & McGraw L.L.P |
| Case: | Optis Wireless Tech. L.L.C., et al. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $502,848,848.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley W. Caldwell, J. Austin Curry, Hamad M. Hamad, Christopher S. Stewart, Daniel R. Pearson, John F. Summers of Caldwell Cassady & Curry; T. John Ward Jr. of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Florida |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $265,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Billy R. Randles, Beverly T. Randles, Angela M. Splittgerber of Randles & Splittgerber L.L.P.; Brett A. Davis, Tracey F. George, L. Benjamin Mook of Davis George Mook L.L.C. |
| Case: | Bader Farms Inc., et al. v. Monsanto Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Property Damage, Intentional Tort, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Missouri |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $236,836,876.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Adler, Courtland L. Reichman, Ariel Green, Jennifer Estremera, Joachim B. Steinberg, Shawna L. Ballard, Kate M. Falkenstien, MIchael G. Flanigan, Christine E. Lehman, Jaime F. Cardenas-Navia, Wesley Lanier White, Khue V. Hoang, Sarah O. Jorgensen of Reichman & Jorgensen L.L.P.; Gary J. Toman of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial; Julie M.K. Siegal, Paul D. Clement of Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P.; Kenneth L. Dorsney of Morris James L.L.P. |
| Case: | Cirba v. VMware |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $150,876,732.00 |
| Attorneys: | Albert Thomas Morris, Angela Williams, Elspeth A. England of United States Department of Justice |
| Case: | Aldridge v. Cain, et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Unjust Enrichment, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $115,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ted Buck, Anne Bremner, Evan Bariault of Frey Buck, P.S. |
| Case: | Cox v. State of Washington |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Washington |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $102,792,510.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Bunt, Charles Ainsworth of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth P.C.; Jason G. Sheasby, Ben Hattenbach, Anthony Rowles, Lisa S. Glasser, Andrew J. Strabone of Irell & Manella L.L.P. |
| Case: | USAA v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $67,441,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Robert P. Wilson, Marco Crawford, Reggie Blakely of The Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry |
| Case: | Camacho v. Stewart Builders Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon C. Conlin, F. Jerome Tapley, Nina Herring, Mitchell Theodore from Cory Watson, PC |
| Case: | Abbott v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $38,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin P. Cloward, Ian C. Estrada of Richard Harris Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Salazar v. Sportsman’s Royal Manor LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Nevada |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $38,164,263.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy S. Trecek, Jesse B. Blocher, Elissa M. Bowlin, Susan R. Tyndall of Habush Habush & Rottier |
| Case: | Vanderventer v. Hyundai Motors Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $36,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth Mann, Vincent J. Connelly of Mayer Brown L.L.P. |
| Case: | Claassen v. Solar Trust of America LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Interference, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $33,639,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Art Anderson of Winstead PC |
| Case: | Trinity East Energy, LLC v. City of Dallas, Texas |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Inverse Condemnation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $32,262,489.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Patterson, Jefferey O. Katz, Michael D. Haeberle of Patterson Law Firm L.L.C.; Troy L. Moore of Ballenger & Moore Co., L.P.A.; Thomas Anastos of Anastos Law, LLC |
| Case: | RevoLaze, LLC v. Dentons US LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice, Negligent Misrepresentation, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $31,211,012.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan E. Morrison, Jeremy D. Anderson, Douglas E. McCann, Frank E. Scherkenback, Jason M. Zucchi, Michael J. Kane, William R. Woodford, James Huguenin-Love of Fish & Richardson P.C. |
| Case: | Wasica Finance GmbH, et al. v. Schrader International Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Delaware |