Top 100 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 personal injury verdicts obtained in Florida in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Florida.
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| 21 - 50 | |
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| 51 | |
| Amount: | $1,293,065.24 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Molandes, Gunter A. Fernandez, Jason R. Leonard of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Rees v. Fort Myers Diner, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $1,263,124.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Byrd of Jeffrey M. Byrd P.A. |
| Case: | Swearingen v. DM-ELX Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $1,243,996.21 |
| Attorneys: | William Bates, Daniel Morgan, Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Kinney v. Black, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $1,195,199.70 |
| Attorneys: | John V. Colvin of Mooney Colvin P.L.; J. Scott Murphy of Paul Knopf Bigger |
| Case: | Purdy v. Kensington Property Holdings LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $1,186,845.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Timothy Vannatta of Rubenstein Law P.A. |
| Case: | Wantroba v. Palmer, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $1,184,882.18 |
| Attorneys: | Tony Griffith of Tanney, Griffith & Bresler PA |
| Case: | Preza v. Raub, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Head-on Collision |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,173,610.00 |
| Attorneys: | Francisco J. Vinas, Jarrett L. DeLuca of Vinas & DeLuca, PLLC |
| Case: | Ballester v. Jarrett, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $1,094,192.18 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Metzger, Keith M. Carter, Sumeet Kaul of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Finson v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $1,085,846.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott C. Barnes, Austin R. Ward of Ward & Barnes, P.A. |
| Case: | Bearden v. Rock & Roll Transit, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,045,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy K. Markman of King & Markman P.A.; Brent A. Couture of Couture Law P.A. |
| Case: | Klarenbeek v. Geico General Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 61 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason R. Leonard and Joshua D. Molandes of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Domalik v. Owners Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 61 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Scott, Clint Wallace of Scott & Wallace LLP |
| Case: | Edenfield v. Professional Highway Maintenance, Inc.. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $987,821.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derrick Connell, Grant Gillenwater, Ed Combs of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Brassard v. Hall, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $977,861.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carlos A. Bodden, W. David Bennett of Bodden & Bennett Law Group |
| Case: | Rainford v. Palm Beach County School Board |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $961,111.85 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels, Pedro P. Echarte, III of The Haggard Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Bates v. Airport Restaurant, LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $957,169.46 |
| Attorneys: | Jared M. Lerner, Ryan Christopher Rodems, Michael Biddle of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Jenkins v. Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Halperin of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Amador v. Wal-Mart |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $898,720.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alicia M. Smith, William McAfee of Morgan & Morgan P.A., Orlando, FL |
| Case: | Moore v. Sentry Management Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $897,760.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Cooper, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $886,929.72 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Mitchell, Alfred R. Bell, Jr. of Steinger, Greene & Feiner |
| Case: | Harper v. Tyson Edenfield, DLRS, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $858,377.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Humphries of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Exley v. Cox, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris E. Frohlich, Brian M. Beason, and Alexis M. Costello of Frohlich, Gordon & Beason Law Firm |
| Case: | Brannon v. Garden St. Portables, LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $820,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shannon Del Prado, H.K. Skip Pita of Pita Weber Del Prado |
| Case: | Sorondo v. Krome BP Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George H. Anderson, Richard S. Dellinger of Dan Newlin & Partners |
| Case: | Figueroa v. Diaz, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $755,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack J. Fine, Cherie H. Fine of Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano P.A. |
| Case: | Angall-Leonce v. On Point Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $742,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant Gillenwater, Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Sanz, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $729,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karina Perez Ilić, Silvia Amador Brett of Vanguard Attorneys |
| Case: | Mathews v. Bell |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $679,478.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicolle Von Roenn of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Shanks v. Mercury Indemnity Company of America |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $675,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. Borzell, Bryce Spano, Stacy Yates of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Chambers Peters v. Vinson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $647,233.39 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Kemp of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Whitaker v. Truly Nolan of America, Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $640,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Madalon, Susan Lee of Madalon Law |
| Case: | Blakely v. Stanley Steemer International Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Phillip Warren, Keith W. Weidner of Taylor, Warren, Weidner & Hancock, P.A. |
| Case: | Bailey v. Swindell, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Stevens, Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Crouch v. Port Charlotte HMA, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell E. Artille, Scott M. Whitley of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Jimison v. Welsh |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $586,749.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dana A. Jacobs, Fraz Ahmed of Coker Law; Christopher D. Campione of Campione Law P.A. |
| Case: | Autry v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $583,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dane C. Heptner, Brad Salter of Salter, Healy Rivera & Heptner |
| Case: | Calco-Mccullers v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $565,789.97 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Christopher Rodems, Jack T. Cook, W. Colby Roof of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Giannotti v. Fabianski, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $551,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Holt Harrell, James R. Holland, II of Harrell & Harrell, P.A. |
| Case: | Mccloskey v. 12 Marsh Creek JCTS, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 87 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Rotunda, Matthew M. Thomas of Graves Thomas Injury Group |
| Case: | Krieger v. Boyle, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 87 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathon T. Eberst, Donna E. DeMarchi of The Eberst Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Thompson v. USAA Casualty Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Uninsured Motorist |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $545,760.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Hanson, Daniel Williams of Gordon & Partners P.A. |
| Case: | Woods v. Progressive Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $521,129.75 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Gross of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Tomlinson v. 21st Century Centennial Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $502,393.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Britt Woods, Kathryn Lee, Ashby Davis of Woods Trial Law |
| Case: | Barakat v. Gulf Coast Greenco Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.64 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy K. Markman of King & Markman P.A.; Brent A. Couture, Tara Couture of Couture Law P.A. |
| Case: | King v. USAA Casualty Ins. Co., et al, |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Haberman of Schlesinger Law Offices P.A. |
| Case: | Bayless v. Boston Scientific Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $499,799.01 |
| Attorneys: | Albert H. Lechner of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. |
| Case: | Bunk v. Farmer Bros. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $474,638.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carlos Jordi, Jordan M. Kirby of Rubenstein Law P.A. |
| Case: | Maxineau v. Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $469,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chelsea L. Ellis, Brandi Gartrell of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Phillips v. TDC Entertainment Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $459,055.09 |
| Attorneys: | Nelson Baez of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath L.L.P. |
| Case: | Louis v. Dollar Tree Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $448,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Samartin of Catania & Catania P.A. |
| Case: | Thomas v. Zepf |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $447,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles M. Laycock, Jr., Stephen K. Brooks of The Brooks Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Mckinney v. Noderer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Moran, Chelsea Ellis of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Brown v. Progressive American Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $419,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Berkin Aslan, Marc de Lavalette of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| Case: | Fellows v. Mercury Indemnity Co. of America |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |