Top 50 Bench Awards in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's bench awards 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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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Bench Awards in the United States in 2021 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $8,310,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin B. Shapiro, Thomas Scolaro of Leesfield Scolaro P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Byfield v. International Sport Connections Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Failure to Hire, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,803,901.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Cracolice of Cracolice & Associates |
| Case: | Wong, et al. v. Wong, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Unlicensed Activity, Negligent Tort, Embezzlement |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $6,361,396.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Thomas Schmidt of Schmidt Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Forshee, et al. v. Leung, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Slander, Commercial Disparagement |
| State: | Texas |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,149,484.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stanley C. Rodgers of Law Office of Stanley C. Rodgers LLC |
| Case: | Richardson, et al. v. Boozer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wayne A. J. Wattley of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Dorji v. Ravami, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $5,419,685.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew M. Kassier of Andrew M. Kassier PA |
| Case: | Distribuidora Dalinca SA v. Inversiones 01590 CA, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $5,064,449.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Heim, John A. O’Connell of Bochetto & Lentz P.C.; Aaron M. Minc, Jeffrey Vaisa of Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis |
| Case: | Dumais, et al. v. Bentzley, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abram Charles Zukor, Marilyn Horwitz Nelson of Zukor & Nelson |
| Case: | Osborne v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
| State: | California |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael E. Schuchat of Berlin Patten Ebling PLLC |
| Case: | Ariza-Berrios v. Ramirez-Torres, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Sexual Assault, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard E. Sinor Jr., Phillip J. Antis Jr., Alex B. Rothenberg of Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan L.L.C. |
| Case: | Lonesome Development L.L.C. v. Town of Abita Springs |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Bad Faith |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $4,594,441.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Kurzman, Elizabeth K. Coppolecchia of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman P.L.; Robert Sweetapple, Douglas Broeker, Kadisha D. Phelps, Naomi Alzate of Sweetapple, Broeker & Varkas P.L. |
| Case: | James A. Cummings Inc. v. Procacci Dolphin L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $4,059,394.04 |
| Attorneys: | Jason M. Schiffman of Schiffman Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Bailey v. Sherman |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Animal Attack, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carlos A. Gomez of The Dominguez Firm LLP |
| Case: | Contreras v. Hernandez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Christopher Wilson of Wilson & Luginbill L.L.C.; R. Alexander Murdaugh, Ronnie L. Crosby of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick P.A.; E. Wayne Ridgeway Jr. of Burriss & Ridgeway |
| Case: | Faris v. Broome, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,928,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Weiss, Shawn Zaman of Weiss & Zaman; Lyle R. Mink of Lyle R. Mink, A Law Corporation; Peter Selvin, Aurele A. Danoff of Loeb & Loeb LLP |
| Case: | Madison v. Casa W LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| State: | California |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $3,906,423.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aliette D. Rodz, Harold E. Patricoff, Kristin Drecktrah Paz, Natalia Jaramillo Sfeir, Rochelle A. Hall of Shutts & Bowen L.L.P. |
| Case: | Sterna Linhas Aereas Ltda. v. ALJ Engines Supply Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $3,845,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eli Wagschal of Giampa Law |
| Case: | E. F., et al. v. Vaquero‐Tlatelpa |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Negligent Tort, Lead Poisoning |
| State: | New York |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $3,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Fayssoux Jr. of Fayssoux & Landis P.A. |
| Case: | Mullinax v. Samkharadze |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $3,634,171.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rob J. Crichton, Eric R. Laliberte of Keller Rohrback L.L.P.; Paul E. Fogarty of Fogarty Law Group P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Xian, et al. v. Pacific Rim America LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Immigration, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $3,624,898.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie Pettit, Lily H. Shanks, David B. Urteago, Jane Cherry of The Pettit Law Firm |
| Case: | Hulme, et al. v. Delgado |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Texas |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $3,542,826.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel D. Skuret III of Law Offices of Daniel D. Skuret III |
| Case: | Onofrio v. Bronx Tale L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $3,035,126.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley Z. Schulman, Dominic C. LoVerde of Motherway & Napleton L.L.P. |
| Case: | Mineo v. Rock Valley Compounding Pharmacy |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Overmedication, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randy Hall of Hall & Taylor Law Partners PLLC |
| Case: | Montgomery v. Smith |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,897,163.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith T. Belt Jr., W. Ryan Myers, Steven D. Barnett of Belt & Bruner P.C.; J. Trent Lowry of Griffith Lowry & Meherg L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Handley v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $2,758,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick D. Stehlik, Zachary Lutz-Priefert of Gross & Welch PC, LLO |
| Case: | Dietzel Enterprises Inc. v. J.A. Wever Construction LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $2,517,554.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Dawes, Maureen E. Carroll of Fox Rothschild L.L.P. |
| Case: | JIMS Colony Vrain Owner LLC, et al. v. Vrain Street Investments LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Colorado |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura D. Mangini of Alekman DiTusa, LLC |
| Case: | Sexual Abuse Victim v. Milette |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Child Abuse |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nadeem Bezar, David C. Williams of Kline & Specter, PC |
| Case: | Student v. Rhode Island School of Design |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Rape, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $2,217,998.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffery W. Johnson, David A. Rawi of J. Johnson & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Williams v. St. Vaughn |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $2,051,308.30 |
| Attorneys: | Lori Tolle of Fuicelli & Lee, PC |
| Case: | Lucero v. Stephens |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Colorado |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer L. Payne of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Deriso v. Angels Senior Living at Connerton Court LLC |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Elder Abuse, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,945,668.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sashe D. Dimitroff, Sabrina N. Jiwani, Rachel P. Hooper of Baker & Hostetler L.L.P.; Lars L. Berg of Kelly, Hart & Hallman L.L.P. |
| Case: | Steelhead Midstream Partners LLC v. CL III Funding Holding Co. LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,785,503.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth B. Siegel, Joseph C. Daniels, William R. Reed of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. |
| Case: | West Edge LLC, et al. v. Boumeester, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Negligent Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
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