Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We 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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21 - 50 | |
Visit: | Top 50 Verdicts in the United States in 2021 |
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 |