Top 10 Bench Awards in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's bench awards obtained in the United States in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of the United States.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $834,012,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Alberstone, Peter Klausner, Evan Zucker, Elizabeth Smiley of Baron & Budd, PC; Richard Fried, Patrick McTernan of Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks |
| Case: | State of Hawai'i v. Bristol‐Myers Squibb Co., et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Omission of Material Facts |
| State: | Hawaii |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $147,762,577.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Wade, Neil Kenton Alexander, Kelly R. Ferrell of Porter Hedges L.L.P. |
| Case: | Downhole Technology L.L.C. v. Estate of VanLue |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Bad Faith |
| State: | Texas |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $127,019,343.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Butler Jr. of Butler, Wooten & Peak L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Andrews v. Autoliv Japan Ltd. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Design Defect |
| State: | Georgia |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $37,621,027.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Walsh, Karolina A. Dowd, Caitlyn S. Malcynsky of Walsh Woodard L.L.C. |
| Case: | Monroe-Lynch v. State of Connecticut |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Birth , Failure to Inform, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $33,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Fayssoux Jr. of Fayssoux & Landis P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Caldwell v. Samkharadze |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $31,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gretchen Myers of The Law Offices of Gretchen Myers PC |
| Case: | D.P., Pro Ami v. Rezendes |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Day Care Negligence |
| State: | Missouri |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $24,991,699.38 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew De Lira, Oliver Pelly of Phillips & Pelly, LLP |
| Case: | Jami v. Hard Rock Tile and Stone, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $23,720,996.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz, John W. Shaller, Matthew Stumpf, James M. Trotter of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; P. Ryan Banafshe of Banafshe Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Rojas, et al. v. Hajoca Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $21,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Robert B. Bale, Natalie Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Mezger v. Beechcraft Corp. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $17,398,488.00 |
| Attorneys: | George Shipley, Amy L. Snell, Brooksie Bonvillian Boutet of Shipley Snell & Montgomery L.L.P.; Bijan R. Siahatgar, John K. Spiller, David James, Misha Paltiyevich of Clark Hill P.L.C. |
| Case: | Kirby Inland Marine L.P. v. FPG Shipholding Panama 47 S.A. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Pollution, Property Damage, Watercraft Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
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