Top 10 Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts 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: | $301,040,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Sico of Sico, Hoelscher & Harris LLP; John T. Flood of John T. Flood, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Kindred v. Beer Belly's Sports Bar |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $2,175,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Morgan Chu, Ben Hattenbach, Alan Heinrich, Amy Proctor, Ian Washburn, Babak Redjaian, Dominik Slusarczyk, Charlotte Wen, Jordan Nafekh of Irell & Minella; J. Mark Mann, G. Blake Thompson, Andy Tindel of Mann Tindel Thompson |
| Case: | VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $1,002,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curry G. Pajcic, Betsy Cardenas, Bob Link, Benjamin E. Richard of Pajcic & Pajcic P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Dzion v. AJD Business Services Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Gross Negligence, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $730,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nelson J. Roach, Keith L. Langston, Klint Bruno of Roach Langston Bruno L.L.P.; Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Combest v. Allred |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $352,772,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels, Alexandra Farias-Sorrels of Sorrels Law P.C.; David M. Gunn, Erin Huber of Beck Redden L.L.P.; Harvey Brown, H. Victor Thomas of The Lanier Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Cruz v. Allied Aviation Fueling Co. of Houston Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Train, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $308,488,108.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Calvin Capshaw III, Elizabeth L. DeRieux, D. Jeffrey Rambin of Capshaw DeRieux L.L.P.; Jennifer A. Albert, Stephen T. Schreiner of Goodwin Procter L.L.P. |
| Case: | Personalized Media Communications L.L.C. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Omar Ortega, Rey Dorta, Rosdaisy Rodriguez of Dorta & Ortega |
| Case: | TaxiNet Inc. v. Leon |
| Type: | Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason Sheasby, Annita Zhong of Irell & Manella; Sam Baxter, Steven J. Pollinger, Jennifer Truelove of McKool Smith; Jill Bindler of Gray Reed & McGraw |
| Case: | Optis Wireless Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $222,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Scott West of The West Law Firm; Jason A. Itkin, Cory Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP |
| Case: | Most v. Team Industrial Services Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $200,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Fountain, Julie H. Littky-Rubin, Ben J. Whitman of Clark Fountain La Vista Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP; Drew Ashby, Maxwell K. Thelen of The Ashby Firm |
| Case: | Estate of R.P.B. v. Malibu Boats, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Watercraft Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Motorboat Accident, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Georgia |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $185,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean J. Gamble, Richard H. Friedman, James A. Hertz, Henry G. Jones of Friedman Rubin PLLP |
| Case: | Erickson v. Pharmacia, LLC |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
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