Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
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| 11 | |
| Amount: | $177,792,640.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daralyn Durie, Kira A. Davis, David F. McGowan, Eugene Novikov of Durie Tangri, LLP |
| Case: | Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $172,554,269.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Kramer, Andrew Grant Hamill, David L. Alberti of Kramer Day Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP; Jeffrey G. Toler, Aakash S. Parekh of Toler Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Wapp Tech Corp., et al. v. Micro Focus International P.L.C. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $156,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Batya F. Forsyth, Megan Oliver Thompson, Anthony J. Dutra of Hanson Bridgett L.L.P. |
| Case: | McWhinney Holding Company, LLLP, et al. v. G. Dan Poag, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $155,413,344.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Leo Livshits, Mahru Madjidi, Griselda Rodriguez, Mark Lim, William Reed of Shegerian & Associates |
| Case: | Rudnicki v. Farmers Insurance Exchange |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $152,290,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Jackson of Jackson Walker L.L.P.; Daniel C. Winston, G. Mark Edgarton, Robert Z. Shames of Choate, Hall & Stewart L.L.P.; Maria Wyckoff Boyce, Cristina Espinosa Rodriguez, Jillian C. Beck of Hogan Lovells US LLP; Michael E. Jones of Potter Minton P.C. |
| Case: | ResMan LLC v. Karya Property Management LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, CFAA Violation |
| State: | Texas |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $136,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Organ, Navruz Avloni, Cimone A. Nunley of California Civil Rights Law Group; J. Bernard Alexander of Alexander Krakow + Glick L.L.P. |
| Case: | Diaz v. Tesla Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Negligent Supervision, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $125,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory M. Gochanour, Jean P. Kamp, Carrie Vance, Leslie N. Carter, Deborah L. Hamilton, Justin Mulaire, Richard J. Mrizek of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Khail Parris, Rex Parris of Parris Law Firm; James M. Baratta of Grant, Genovese & Baratta LLP; Stephen L. Rishoff, Brittney M. Baca of Accident Attorneys |
| Case: | Equihua v. Chausse |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Humphries, Brian J. Lee, Brian K. McClain of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Rodgers v. Stormant, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $115,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fred I. Williams, Michael Simons, Todd E. Landis, Jonathan L. Hardt of Williams Simons & Landis P.L.L.C.; Dustin B. McDaniel, Scott Richardson, Bart Calhoun of McDaniel Richardson & Calhoun P.L.L.C.; Ross David Carmel of Carmel Milazzo & DiChiara L.L.P.; Clifford Thau of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. |
| Case: | Zest Labs Inc., et al. v. Walmart Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud in the Inducement, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $113,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard D. Daly, John S. Black of Daly & Black PC |
| Case: | Costello v. Mutual of Omaha Life Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith |
| State: | Texas |
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