Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2021

Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2021We 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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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
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