Top 100 Bench Awards in the United States in 2021
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| 21 - 50 | |
| Visit: | Top 50 Bench Awards in the United States in 2021 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $1,760,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rico J. Tessandore of Law Offices of Rico Tessandore L.L.C. |
| Case: | Gillespie v. American Septic and Side Sewer LLP |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Washington |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan J. Lide of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Estate of Pageau v. Buckalew, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $1,635,094.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Dennie Cook of Law Office of William D. Cook; William A. Earnhart of Office of the Municipal Attorney |
| Case: | Downing v. Shoreside Petroleum Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Alaska |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $1,509,953.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian K. Carroll, Allen V. Wilson of Sanderford & Carroll P.C. |
| Case: | Cash Construction Co. Inc. v. City of Pflugerville |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Christopher Wilson of Wilson & Luginbill L.L.C.; E. Wayne Ridgeway Jr. of Burriss & Ridgeway; R. Alexander Murdaugh, Ronnie L. Crosby of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick P.A. |
| Case: | Faris v. Broome, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $1,320,699.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Joblove, Nina Greene, Jessica Serrell Erenbaum of Genovese Joblove & Battista P.A. |
| Case: | Tim Hortons USA, et al. v. Tims Milner L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Landlord-Tenant, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,303,719.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Brochin of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P. |
| Case: | Arellano v. OHL USA,et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roy T. Willey, Eric M. Poulin, Matthew T. Foss of Anastopoulo Law Firm L.L.C. |
| Case: | Redick v. Northrup, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $1,184,350.41 |
| Attorneys: | T. A. Borowski, Jr., Darryl Steve Traylor, Jr., of Borowski & Traylor, P.A. |
| Case: | Dancaescu v. Levitan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,171,199.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. Dawson of Dawson & Rosenthal P.C.; Steven J. German of Begam Marks & Traulsen P.A.; Frederic G. Lemberg of Law Offices of Frederic G. Lemberg |
| Case: | Alsadi v. Intel Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Gas Leak, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Arizona |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $1,135,742.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Halepaska of Law Offices of Jason W. Jordan L.L.C.; Jason D. Hermele of Law Offices of John D. Halepaska |
| Case: | Lowery v. Hastings, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft |
| State: | Colorado |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $1,111,634.94 |
| Attorneys: | Rickey J. Brantley, Alex Pelley of BrantleyPelley P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Pana, et al. v. Evangelista-Ysasaga, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,293.76 |
| Attorneys: | Keith Fuicelli, Lori Tolle of Fuicelli & Lee, PC |
| Case: | Luby v. Delay |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $1,097,480.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger N. Walter of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy Chtd. |
| Case: | Hefner v. Deutscher, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Dispute |
| State: | Kansas |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $1,049,012.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Risinger, Deputy City Attorney of Pasadena, TX |
| Case: | City of Pasadena v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Deceptive Trade Practices, Intentional Tort, Construction Defect, Faulty Workmanship |
| State: | Texas |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $1,038,698.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth Reed of Law Offices of Kenneth Reed |
| Case: | Direct Text LLC v. Bright Star Logistics Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Indemnity, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $1,038,417.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Iaconelli, William Clements of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP |
| Case: | Touraine, L.P. v. Spruce 1530, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Real Estate |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $1,030,674.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Bae of Boyle & Shaughnessy Law P.C. |
| Case: | Terry v. Hospitality Mutual Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Bad Faith |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,265.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Paul Truskett, Courtney N. Driskell, Samuel T. Perrine of Truskett Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Ward v. Miller |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 70 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin W. Burkhart, Sutton T. Slover of Law Office of Sutton T. Slover, P.C. |
| Case: | De Castandeda v. Estrada, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 70 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George T. Major Jr. of Oliver Maner LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Brown, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $975,431.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Thompson of Podorowsky Thompson Baron |
| Case: | Estate of Lockery v. T & T Auto LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $960,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. DeKoter of DeKoter, Thole, Dawson & Rockman P.L.C. |
| Case: | C2P Pigs LLC, et al. v. Agri Control Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Iowa |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan T. Guldin of Clark Guldin Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Diaz v. Pires, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric V. Traut, Connor J. Traut of Traut Firm |
| Case: | Schrauwers-White, et al. v. Roy |
| Type: | Invasion of Privacy, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $840,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J.B. Dilsheimer, Tyler J. Stampone of Stampone O'Brien Dilsheimer Law |
| Case: | Zubrycki v. All in One Warehousing Distribution, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul L. Macek of Hopkins & Huebner P.C. |
| Case: | Freeman v. Blackwell |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Iowa |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $799,905.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Reilly of Cicchiello & Cicchiello L.L.P. |
| Case: | Gomez v. Torres, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $772,276.81 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Mates, Jason M. Melton of Whittel & Melton, LLC |
| Case: | Sharp v. Nichols, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| State: | Florida |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $748,521.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Justice of Law Office of Michael L. Justice |
| Case: | Fantasia v. Palombo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $729,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul D. Bekman of Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin L.L.C. |
| Case: | Hupp v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $693,326.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Spitalnik of The Law Office of Joshua D. Spitalnik P.C. |
| Case: | Tyrek Heights Erectors Inc. v. WDF Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | New York |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $666,206.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel R. Feldman, Lauren M. Papenhausen, Yanbing Chu of White & Case L.L.P. |
| Case: | Chacon v. Ciano, et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Economic Loss, Property Damage, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $650,679.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter V. Williams, Kurt D. Metscher of Thomas Williams McConnell P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Shive v. RTRA Properties L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Securities Fraud, Promissory Note |
| State: | Texas |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $646,211.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph T. Mallon Jr., Marshall N. Perkins of Mallon LLC |
| Case: | Uyanwune v. Gladstone Psychiatry & Wellness LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $632,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler H. Bridgers of Simon Bridgers Spires; Joseph L. Wilson of Joseph Wilson Injury Lawyer |
| Case: | Yabra v. FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $618,654.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Weger, Patrick G. Colvin of Jones, Gotcher & Bogan P.C. |
| Case: | Flintco LLC v. Total Installation Management Specialists Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $616,920.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Papadakos of Law Offices of Stuart G. Blackburn L.L.C. |
| Case: | Merrimack Mutual Ins. Co. v. Christian |
| Type: | Property Damage, Subrogation, Negligent Tort, Fire Damage |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $609,010.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garrett M. Moore Sr. of Moore, O’Brien & Foti |
| Case: | Sexual Assault Victim v. VB Holdings LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $608,949.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy P. Hill of Hill Law Office P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Captain Freddy’s Inc., et al. v. Volk, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Damage, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | North Dakota |
| 90 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Mackey of Burns, Cunningham & Mackey; Christopher B. Estes of Estes Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | McClellan v. Holiday Isle Owners Assoc., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Personal Injury, Nuisance, Intentional Tort, Trespass, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 90 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | A. Reza Davani of Miller & Zois L.L.C. |
| Case: | Swiss v. Post |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas V. Girardi of Girardi Keese; Richard Harris of Richard Harris Law Corporation; Christopher T. Aumais, Christopher B. Good of Good Gustafson LLP |
| Case: | Madero v. Broughton |
| Type: | Fraud, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer |
| State: | California |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $562,240.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Vincent Swiney II of Swiney & Bellenger, LLC |
| Case: | Diaz v. Mata Electric, LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Retaliation, Work Accident, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Electrical Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workers' Compensation |
| State: | Alabama |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $544,806.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica E. Ayala of Carter Mario Injury Lawyers |
| Case: | Rummel v. Hary |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $540,142.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry H. Beer of Law Offices of Beer & King P.C. |
| Case: | Paniagua v. The USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $540,053.67 |
| Attorneys: | Erik C. Neudorff of Malka & Kravitz, P.A. |
| Case: | BNB Construction, Inc. v. Nitzachon 1, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Unjust Enrichment |
| State: | Florida |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $524,662.42 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher W. Dempsey, Daniel K. Bean of Abel Bean Law P.A. |
| Case: | Stevens v. Estate of Redding, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $523,235.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erik B. Thueson of Thueson Law Office; Scott Peterson of Morrison, Sherwood, Wilson, & Deola, PLLP |
| Case: | English v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Montana |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $515,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Poberesky, Louis C. Carrico of Law Offices of Alex Poberesky P.A. |
| Case: | Hendler v. Safeco Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $514,989.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradford T. Child of Child & Marton L.L.P. |
| Case: | Siddiqui v. Molayem, et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| State: | California |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $514,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory R. Buchanan of Slocumb Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Milton v. Dennis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |