Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 plaintiff's jury 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 | |
| Visit: | Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2021 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $2,260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan F. Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Shawn P. Fox, Sean P. Tracey of Tracey & Fox Law Firm; Thomas W. Pirtle of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines L.L.P.; Shelley V. Hutson of Clark, Love & Hutson |
| Case: | Hacker v. 3M Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $2,067,308.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donny A. Owens of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Clemons v. Lofton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $2,045,520.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mary E. Lytle, David V. Barszcz of Lytle & Barszcz P.A. |
| Case: | Merard v. Magic Burgers LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $2,005,664.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Bush v. Wick, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Panagakis of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Demeritt v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $1,811,173.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy K. Markman of King & Markman P.A. |
| Case: | Garrett v. Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,787,155.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gabriel D. Mazzitelli of Jimenez Hart & Mazzitelli L.L.P. |
| Case: | Hager v. Epic Hotel LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $1,776,347.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Holliday, Theodore E. Karatinos of Holliday Karatinos Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | McCracken v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $1,762,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradford R. Sohn of The Brad Sohn Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Escano-Reyes v. Dep. Gaddis, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,758,230.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christa L. McCann, Thomas J. Chapman of NextGen Injury Law |
| Case: | Estate of Cohen v. Lake Worth Enterprise LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $1,746,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Angela O’Neil of The Law Office of Angela O’Neil; Brian P. Sullivan, Edward V. Ricci of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley P.A. |
| Case: | Pauley v. Lang |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan F. Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Sean P. Tracey, Shawn P. Fox of Tracey Fox King & Walters; Shelley V. Hutson of Clark, Love & Hutson; Christopher A. Seeger of Seeger Weiss L.L.P. |
| Case: | Baker v. 3M Co., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $1,638,524.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul B. Brockway, Kyle J. Bagen, Chris Speziok of Steven A. Bagen & Associates P.A. |
| Case: | Wilson v. Progressive Select Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $1,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack P. Hill of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley P.A. |
| Case: | Blankenhorn v. La Vere, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $1,585,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Brum, Andrew Metzger, Erin Hayden of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Crews v. Chronister |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $1,526,312.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark T. Packo, Michael B. Westheimer of Ged Lawyers L.L.P. |
| Case: | Lopez v. Florida Power & Light Co. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Utility Negligence, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $1,524,987.50 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Matulewicz-Crowley, Joshua L. Mallin of Weg & Myers, P.C.; Anthony V. Narula of AXS Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Astor Global, LLC v. Lally, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph J. Rinaldi, Jr., David W. Brill, Zackary D. Slankard of Brill & Rinaldi, The Law Firm |
| Case: | Ferdinand v. Ascend Properties LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian R. Denney of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley P.A. |
| Case: | Surovek v. Caso, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $1,498,429.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Morgan, Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan PA |
| Case: | Vinokur v. Kraus |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $1,487,554.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tara C. Couture of Couture Law P.A.; Andrew B. Pickett of Andrew Pickett Law P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Maxime v. Allen |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $1,458,354.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Willis, Sara Whitehead, William L. Kirk of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A.; Joshua M. Weeks, Lindsay C. Church, Todd B. Benoff, Thomas Davison, Scott J. Pivnick, Stephen Yang of Alston & Bird L.L.P. |
| Case: | Pierce Manufacturing Inc., et al. v. E-One Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $1,454,884.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter J. Somera Jr., Paul M. Silva of Somera & Silva L.L.P. |
| Case: | Hackett v. Reynolds, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $1,433,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas Dykes, Clayton R. Syfrett of Syfrett, Dykes & Furr |
| Case: | Straub v. SSA Gulf, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Forklift Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $1,402,626.02 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Grossman, Wesley T. Ford of Farah & Farah P.A. |
| Case: | Jenkins v. Song, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $1,371,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil P. Anthony, Concetta Comacho of Steinger, Greene & Feiner |
| Case: | Collins v. Estate of Anderson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $1,352,257.97 |
| Attorneys: | Bradford L. Jefferson of Bradford L. Jefferson, P.A.; Taylor Hoskins of Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd |
| Case: | Waters v. Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $1,320,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels, Shelby R. Walton, James C. Blecke of The Haggard Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Lowe v. North Beach Hotel LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,309,030.99 |
| Attorneys: | Paul B. Fulmer, III, Chelsea Cromer, Grant Dostie of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Cestoni v. Thompson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Clark, Keith R. Mitnik, Nick Russo of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Osvath v. Estate of Dolive |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 80 | |
| 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 |
| 81 | |
| 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 |
| 82 | |
| 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 |
| 83 | |
| 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 |
| 84 | |
| 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 |
| 85 | |
| 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 |
| 86 | |
| 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 |
| 87 | |
| 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 |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,091,240.82 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Benrubi of Benrubi Law, P.A. |
| Case: | American Builders Ins. Co. v. Southern-Owners Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Subrogation |
| 89 | |
| 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 |
| 90 | |
| 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 |
| 91 (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 |
| 91 (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 |
| 91 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tiffany R. Cruz of Cruz Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Grant v. Florida Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $987,821.00 |
| Attorneys: | Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Brassard v. Hall, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 93 | |
| 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 |
| 94 | |
| 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 |
| 95 | |
| 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 |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $924,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glenn R. Miller of Glenn Ricardo Miller LLC |
| Case: | Tynes v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 97 | |
| 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 |
| 98 | |
| 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 |
| 99 | |
| 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 |
| 100 | |
| 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 |