Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2021

Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2021We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 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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51 (tie)
Amount:$40,000,000.00
Attorneys:Diego C. Asencio of Diego C. Asencio, PA; William D. Bone of Bill Bone
Case:Estate of Harvey v. White
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort
State:Florida
51 (tie)
Amount:$40,000,000.00
Attorneys:John Lukacs, Jr., Jose A. Raposo, Jr. of Raposo & Lukacs
Case:Estate of Ruiz v. Holt
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort
State:Florida
52
Amount:$38,937,500.00
Attorneys:Ognian A. Gavrilov of Gavrilov & Brooks; John R. Garner of Garner & Associates; Erika M. Gaspar of Law Office of Erika M. Gaspar
Case:Gundersen v. Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, et al.
Type:Cyberstalking, Defamation, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm
State:California
53
Amount:$38,764,623.00
Attorneys:Sean Claggett, Geordan G. Logan, William T. Sykes of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm
Case:Estate of Espana v. Republic Silver State Disposal Inc., et al.
Type:Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:Nevada
54
Amount:$38,322,284.00
Attorneys:Timothy Devlin, Peter Mazur of Devlin Law Firm L.L.C.; W. Cook Alciati of Gardella Grace P.A.; Olivia E. Marbutt of Kent & Risley L.L.C.; Joseph L. Stanganelli, Thomas B. Cronmiller, Christopher Blank, Brian G. Manka of Hiscock & Barclay LLP
Case:Steuben Foods Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp., et al.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:Delaware
55
Amount:$36,181,725.00
Attorneys:Josh Russ, Allison Cook, Andrew WirmaniofReese Marketos LLP
Case:USA v. Tilton, et al.
Type:False Claims Act, Fraud in the Inducement, Qui Tam, Intentional Tort
State:Alabama
56
Amount:$35,000,000.00
Attorneys:Michael Hersh, Kimberly Wald of Kelley Uustal PLLC
Case:Laspes v. Castillo
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Paralysis Injury
State:Florida
57
Amount:$34,770,292.00
Attorneys:Robert J. Weltchek, Nathan Hopkins, Megan Burns of Weltchek Mallahan & Weltchek
Case:Biggs v. MedStar Health, Inc., et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort
State:Maryland
58
Amount:$34,107,628.00
Attorneys:Roger A. Johnson of Johnson, Vorhees & Martucci; Bradley L. Bradshaw of Brad Bradshaw M.D. J.D. L.C.
Case:B.K., Pro Ami Chittenden v. Coxhealth
Type:Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Overmedication, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort, Quadriplegia
State:Missouri
59
Amount:$33,889,968.00
Attorneys:Manuel R. Reboso, Alexandra M. Reboso, Andrew P. Rodriguez of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso & Spier P.A.; Robert D. Peltz of The Peltz Law Firm, P.A.
Case:Canales v. VFK Head Corp.
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Amputation, Design Defect
State:Florida
60
Amount:$33,000,000.00
Attorneys:Colleen Parsley, Gregory A. Gold of The Gold Law Firm L.L.C.; Chad P. Hemmat, Jason G. Alleman, Cameron O. Hunter of Anderson Hemmat L.L.C.
Case:Estate of Gorodess v. Vahobov
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State:Colorado
61
Amount:$32,653,057.00
Attorneys:Nicholas S. Johnson, Brian A. Glasser, Christopher D. Smith, Rebecca D. Pomeroy, Michael L. Murphy, Joshua I. Hammack of Bailey & Glasser, LLP
Case:Ramaco Resources, LLC v. Chubb INA Holding, Inc., et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage
State:West Virginia
62 (tie)
Amount:$32,000,000.00
Attorneys:Ray Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek
Case:Cordner v. Hudson News Distributors LLC
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State:New York
62 (tie)
Amount:$32,000,000.00
Attorneys:Scott Frost of Frost Law Firm PC; Bonnie Steinwolf, Kush Shukla of Meirowitz & Wasserberg
Case:Weist v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:South Carolina
63
Amount:$31,950,000.00
Attorneys:John F. Morrow, David R. Boaz of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Case:Nexus Tech. Inc., et al. v. Unlimited Power Ltd., et al.
Type:Deceptive Trade Practices, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:North Carolina
64
Amount:$31,914,363.00
Attorneys:William D. Wood, Veronica Manning, Kaitlyn M. Dawson of McKool Smith; Justin P. Tschoepeof Yetter Coleman LLP
Case:Twinwood Cattle Co., Inc. v. American Akaushi Assoc. Inc.
Type:Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort
State:Texas
65
Amount:$30,659,489.45
Attorneys:Corey Wehmeyer, John Ellis, Katherine Mallon of Santoyo Wehmeyer P.C.; Kirby Hopkins, Alexis Espejel of Hopkins Centrich Winkelman & Drucker; David W. Navarro of Hornberger Fuller Garza & Cohen Inc.
Case:L&S Pro-Line, LLC, et al. v. Gagliano, et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort
State:Texas
66
Amount:$30,330,000.00
Attorneys:Michael W. De Vries, Adam R. Alper, Benjamin A. Herbert of Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Christopher Wheatley, Daniel Tabak of Cohen & Gresser, LLP
Case:LivePerson, Inc. v. 7.AI, Inc.
Type:Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:California
67
Amount:$30,000,000.00
Attorneys:Troy D. Chandler, Devin McNulty of Chandler McNulty L.L.P. ; Andrew B. Bender of The Bender Law Firm P.L.L.C.
Case:Cargal v. Fedex Freight Inc., et al.
Type:Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Texas
68
Amount:$29,500,000.00
Attorneys:Brian Nettles, Christian Morris, Victoria Allen of Nettles Morris Law Firm ; Jeffrey Cook, Joseph Thomas of Driggers Schultz & Herbst
Case:Giacalone v. Medicwest Ambulance, Inc., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Paramedic Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State:Nevada
69
Amount:$27,882,915.49
Attorneys:Ronald J. Schutz, Patrick M. Arenz, Emily E. Niles, Jessica L. Gutierrez of Robins Kaplan L.L.P.
Case:Tholen v. Assist America Inc.
Type:Breach of Contract, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Amputation
State:Minnesota
70
Amount:$27,798,967.00
Attorneys:Christopher K. Cooke of Secrest Wardle
Case:Hairston v. Zeeland Farm Services Inc.
Type:Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability
State:Michigan
71
Amount:$27,500,100.00
Attorneys:Eric M. Epstein of Eric M. Epstein, APC; Dayton B. Parcells, III of Parcells Law Firm; Mark Thierman, Josh Buck of Thierman Buck
Case:Nikmanesh v. Walmart Stores
Type:Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
State:California
72
Amount:$27,458,000.00
Attorneys:Benno Ashrafi, Elizabeth Topolosky, Danny R. Kraft, Jr. of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.
Case:Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:California
73
Amount:$27,144,404.50
Attorneys:John Jerry Glas, Raymond C. Lewis of Deutsch Kerrigan LLP
Case:Lindale Pipeline LLC v. Equinor Energy LP
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Conversion, Intentional Tort
State:Texas
74
Amount:$27,000,000.00
Attorneys:Mark T. Baker, Elizabeth K. Radosevich, Matthew M. Beck of Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker, P.A.
Case:Estate of Granger v. Sunrise Tire and Lube Service, et al.
Type:Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:New Mexico
75
Amount:$26,641,876.75
Attorneys:Jonathan T. Suder of Friedman Suder & Cooke PC
Case:Adasa Inc. v Avery Dennison Corp.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation
State:Oregon
76
Amount:$26,600,000.00
Attorneys:Arthur G. Zack, Melissa A. Brennan of Feinberg, Campbell & Zack PC; Andrew Abraham, Martin Sabounjian, Harrison Lebov of Keches Law Group
Case:Rooney v. White - Skanska - Consigli J.V.
Type:Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort
State:Massachusetts
77
Amount:$26,572,967.00
Attorneys:Joseph D. Satterley, Ian A. Rivamonte of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Case:Prudencio v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:California
78 (tie)
Amount:$26,500,000.00
Attorneys:Timothy J. Grimes, Jeffrey A. Mega of Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, PC
Case:Traficante v. Rhode Island Airport Corp., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Negligent Tort
State:Rhode Island
78 (tie)
Amount:$26,500,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Holder, Rachel Gross, Jessica Dean of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP
Case:Estate of Lorbiecki v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort
State:Wisconsin
79
Amount:$26,141,628.00
Attorneys:James W. Stone, William S. Stone, Ryals D. Stone of Stone Law Group Trial Lawyers, LLC
Case:Estate of Thornal v. Clausen
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort
State:Georgia
80
Amount:$26,100,000.00
Attorneys:Patrick J. Cullan, Joseph P. Cullan of Cullan & Cullan LLC
Case:V.M., Pro Ami v. Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc., et al.
Type:Business Liability, Failure to Diagnose, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Nebraska
81
Amount:$26,004,743.00
Attorneys:Michael L. Bloch, Roberta A. Kaplan, Raymond Tolentino, Yotam Barkai, Alexandra K. Conlon, Jonathan Kay of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP; Karen L. Dunn, Jessica Phillips, William A. Isaacson, Giovanni Sanchez of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Robert T. Cahill, David E. Mills, Joshua M. Siegel, Alan Levine of Cooley LLP; J. Benjamin Rottenborn of Woods Rogers PLC
Case:Sines, et al. v. Kessler, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment
State:Virginia
82
Amount:$25,900,000.00
Attorneys:William D. Ellerman, Ari Rafilson, Michael W. Shore of Shore Chan LLP; Charles L. Ainsworth of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.
Case:VideoShare LLC v. Google LLC
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation
State:Texas
83
Amount:$25,653,015.00
Attorneys:Jeffrey S. Gleason, Jamie R. Kurtz, Jason W. Pfeiffer, Munir Meghjee, Nathaniel Moore, Haynes Hansen, Jaime Wing of Robins Kaplan LLP
Case:RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc., et al. v. Hospital Partners, Inc., et al.
Type:Conspiracy, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud
State:Missouri
84
Amount:$25,600,000.00
Attorneys:Scott M. Dimond of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein
Case:Miami Real Estate Co. v. Non-Owner Manager
Type:Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Real Estate
State:Florida
85
Amount:$25,200,000.00
Attorneys:Ronald S. Safer of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Case:Bolden v. City of Chicago
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Illinois
86 (tie)
Amount:$25,000,000.00
Attorneys:John Hueston, Doug Dixon, Christy Rayburn, Joe Reiter, Neil Anderson, Julia Haines, Justin Sorensen of Hueston Hennigan LLP
Case:Acorn Semi LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation
State:Texas
86 (tie)
Amount:$25,000,000.00
Attorneys:James Corrigan, James O’Leary of O’Leary Shelton Corrigan Peterson Dalton & Quillin; Alan Mortensen, Lance Milne, Paul Simmons, Christopher Cheney of Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas Mortensen
Case:Estate of Mahe v. Century Blinds, Inc.
Type:Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:Utah
87
Amount:$24,705,655.80
Attorneys:Cara J. Alday, Susie Lodico, Gary R. Patrick of Patrick, Beard, Schulman & Jacoway, P.C.
Case:Folkins, et al. v. Healthcare Co. Ltd., et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability
State:Tennessee
88
Amount:$23,857,000.00
Attorneys:Pat Farrell of Patrick M. Farrell Co. LPA; John T. Forristal of Law Office of John T. Forristal
Case:Masterson v. Brody
Type:Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort
State:Ohio
89
Amount:$23,000,000.00
Attorneys:Matthew J. Adair of Cooney & Conway; Jason P. Weinstein of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.
Case:Cowger v. Qualitex Co.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Test
State:Illinois
90
Amount:$22,500,000.00
Attorneys:Thomas J. Henry, Russell W. Endsley, Roger L. Turk of Thomas J. Henry Law, PLLC; Bryan F. Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Andre Mura of Gibbs Law Group L.L.P.; Douglas C. Monsour of The Monsour Law Firm
Case:Finley v. 3M Co., et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:Florida
91
Amount:$21,600,000.00
Attorneys:Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.
Case:Smith v. MV Transportation Inc.
Type:Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:California
92
Amount:$21,169,685.00
Attorneys:David W. Gammill of Gammill Law APC; Filippo Marchino, Carlos X. Colorado, Thomas E. Gray of The X-Law Group P.C.
Case:Estate of Walsh v. State of California Department of Transportation
Type:Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:California
93
Amount:$21,059,014.00
Attorneys:Patrick A. Salvi II, Robert Kohen of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Case:Neese v. Taylor
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort
State:Illinois
94
Amount:$20,855,917.00
Attorneys:W. Ira Bowman, Laurel L. Baker, Grace S. Lee, Samantha Baynes, Monica Niewiarowski of Godwin Bowman P.C.
Case:Maya Walnut L.L.C. v. Ly, et al.
Type:Conspiracy, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Landlord-Tenant, Intentional Tort, Promissory Estoppel, Negligent Tort
State:Texas
95
Amount:$20,800,000.00
Attorneys:John F. 'Jack' Denove of Cheong & Denove; Jacqueline del Valle Vitti Frederick, Sunny Hawks of Frederick Law Firm
Case:Fear, et al. v. Geiger, et al.
Type:Dog Bite, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Animal Attack, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:California
96
Amount:$20,636,313.44
Attorneys:Mark J. Leonardo of Kuzyk Law, LLP
Case:Isom v. MacCarthy
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:California
97
Amount:$20,500,000.00
Attorneys:Donald J. Cazayoux Jr., J. Lane Ewingof Cazayoux Ewing Law Firm; Robert M. Marionneaux Jr. of Marionneaux Law Firm
Case:Estate of Glaser v. Cowart
Type:Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State:Louisiana
98
Amount:$20,000,000.00
Attorneys:Michael Kahn, Steven D. Maslowski, Rachel J. Elsby, Caitlin E. Olwell of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Matthew Wolf of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Michael Farnan of Farnan LLP
Case:Boston Scientific Corp v. Nevro Corp.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:Delaware
99
Amount:$19,500,000.00
Attorneys:Glen H. Waldman, Michael A. Sayre of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Arnoldo B. Lacayo, Amanda E. Finley, Edward H. Davis of Sequor Law
Case:Hakim-Daccach v. Knauf International GmbH
Type:Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer
State:Florida
100
Amount:$19,142,635.00
Attorneys:Jason A. Itkin, Cory Itkin of Arnold & Itkin LLP
Case:Casarez v. Taylor, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:Texas
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