Top 50 Verdicts in Florida in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Florida in the year 2022. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Florida.
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| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in Florida in 2022 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy Bennett Rubin, Todd M. Norbraten of Rubin & Rubin; Christopher S. Anulewicz, Patrick Silloway of Balch & Bingham LLP |
| Case: | Estate of A.J. v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect, Police Misconduct |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $14,624,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stefano D. Portigliatti, Daniel Iracki, Howard C. Coker, Aaron Sprague of Coker Law; Ivan Izquierdo, Rabdem Leon of Izquierdo & Leon Law PLLC |
| Case: | Valle v. Proficient Auto Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $14,430,084.04 |
| Attorneys: | Howard Coker, Daniel Iracki, Chelsea R. Harris of Coker Law |
| Case: | Tsao v. Harvill, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pablo Rojas, Steven C. Marks, Kristina M. Infante of Podhurst Orseck |
| Case: | Perez v. Tableros De Fibra De La Subbetica Sl. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Occupational Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $12,353,604.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer L. Payne, Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
| Case: | Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $11,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William A. Dean, Erik S. Tarrash, Nicole Masri of Ford, Dean & Rotundo PA |
| Case: | Oglesby v. Coral Reef Operating LLC |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Supervise, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $10,243,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Daniel W. Courtney, P.A. |
| Case: | Passenger v. Carnival Corp. |
| Type: | Rape, Sexual Assault, Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Vicarious Liability |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $10,031,535.83 |
| Attorneys: | Brian R. Denney of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley P.A. |
| Case: | Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Recreational Vehicle Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $10,014,699.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary Paige, Cassandra Lombard of Gordon & Partners; James Gustafson, Jr. of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Celene Humphries, Thomas Seider of Brannock Humphries & Berman |
| Case: | Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Strict Liability |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $8,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curry Gary Pajcic, Elizabeth T. Cardenas, Benjamin E. Richard of Pajcic & Pajcic, P.A. |
| Case: | Gold v. Mazzanti Ward, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $8,545,175.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Willig of David S. Willig Chartered; Crystal B. Carswell, Gustavo J. Membiela of Hunton & Williams LLP |
| Case: | Peace United LTD v. 1906 Collins LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $8,172,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randy M. Weber of Pita, Weber & Del Prado |
| Case: | Estate of Akamune v. Davis, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan F. Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Christopher A. Seeger of Seeger Weiss L.L.P.; Shelley V. Hutson of Clark, Love & Hutson GP |
| Case: | Wilkerson 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 |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $7,877,492.22 |
| Attorneys: | Adrienn N. Toth, Eric S. Block, Alicia M. Smith of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. |
| Case: | Feaster v. Lyon, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Uninsured Motorist |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $7,710,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Poses, Todd Poses of Poses Law Group PA |
| Case: | Mendez, et al. v. Oracle Elevator Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Elevator Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $7,592,442.43 |
| Attorneys: | Virginia M. Buchanan, W. Cameron Stephenson, M. Justin Lusko of Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O'Brien Barr Mougey, P.A. |
| Case: | Vahle v. Mixon, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $7,167,345.47 |
| Attorneys: | Alicia M. Smith, S. Maxwell, Rick Block, Derrick Connell of Morgan & Morgan, P.A.; Nicholas D. Seidule of Seidule Trial Services |
| Case: | Wilson v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cory D. Lapin, Sagi Shaked of Shaked Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Rayment v. Mizner Park Venture LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $5,632,421.10 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Holland, II of Holland Law, LLC; Rachael Gilmer of Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O'Brien Barr Mougey, P.A. |
| Case: | Massey v. University Chevron, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Quadriplegia |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $5,584,546.34 |
| Attorneys: | Eric "Rick" Block, Ryan Christopher Rodems, S. Maxwell Karrick, Alicia M. Smith of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Hale v. Sierra Orlando Properties |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Lynch, Steven K. Hunter of Hunter & Lynch; Gerald J. Tobin of Law Offices of Gerald J. Tobin |
| Case: | Adams v. Hendry, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Vicarious Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $5,291,552.28 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Bird, Paul B. Fulmer III, James A. Catalano of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Thomas v. Pie R Round LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $4,741,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wiley Hicks of The Law Office of Wiley Hicks; Robert A. Schreiber of Tobin & Schreiber, PLLC |
| Case: | Miami-Dade Expy. Authority v. Miami Vineyard Cmty. Church, Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Eminent Domain Abuse, Property Rights, Real Estate |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $4,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wes T. Straw, Matthew D. Emerson, Nicole M. Ziegler of Emerson Straw PL |
| Case: | Hines v. Rosa, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura Ganoza, Justin B. Uhlemann, Victor de Gyarfas, Tiffany K. Sung of Foley & Lardner LLP |
| Case: | Roland Corp. v. Inmusic Brands, Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joy Spillis Lundeen, Felix Rodriguez, Michael Larmoyeux Jr., Cesar L. Avila, A. Nicole Kwapisz of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod |
| Case: | Manelski v. SBP Homes |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Tort, Construction Defect, Bad Faith |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $4,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Lerner of Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP |
| Case: | Rosemond v. City of Hallandale Beach |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Vitoria, Rick Block, Dominic Scavo of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Booker v. Little |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phil Hall of Phil Hall, P.A.; Chris Crawford of Crawford Law |
| Case: | Ratzlaff v. MSK Enterprises, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Orr, Kathleen Crowley, Loreyn Raab, Alina Fernandez of Orr Cook |
| Case: | The Blackstone Building, Inc. v. Controlled Demolition, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage, Demolition Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Moran of Morgan & Morgan PA |
| Case: | Matthews v. Amica Mutual Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,723,702.24 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Byrd, Trakina Graham‐Williams of Jeffrey M. Byrd, P.A. |
| Case: | Tran v. Progressives Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,578,283.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank F. Fernandez III of The Fernandez Firm |
| Case: | Van Kampen v. Lakeland Regional Med. Center Inc. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Fall, Negligent Tort |
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