Top 100 Bench Awards in the United States in 2023
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 plaintiff's bench awards, including court and arbitration awards, obtained in the United States in the year 2023. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either before a judge or arbitrator in the United States.
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| Visit: | Top 50 Bench Awards in the United States in 2023 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $2,684,486.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Southerland, Richard W. Andrews of Tuggle Duggins PA |
| Case: | Oliver & Finley LLC, et al. v. East Coast Diesel LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Defamation, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Failure to Maintain, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Slander |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victor H. Pribanic, Sherie P. Cannin of Pribanic & Pribanic, LLC |
| Case: | Norris v. Central Physician Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $2,182,274.10 |
| Attorneys: | William Franchi of Franchi Law; James M. Horne, Jr. of James Horne Law |
| Case: | Young, et al. v. Osmany Cobas Dajer, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $2,063,494.68 |
| Attorneys: | William Franchi of Franchi Law; James M. Horne, Jr. of James Horne Law |
| Case: | Griffin, et al. v. Osmany Cobas Dajer, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $2,055,594.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Bryan Smith of W. Bryan Smith & Associates; Bud Whetstone of Whetstone Law Firm |
| Case: | Millerd v. U.S. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, FTCA Violation, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Claire K. Mitchell, Michael Hellman of Rimon PC |
| Case: | Pootie Pie Props. LLC v. Colvin, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| State: | California |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Nicholas Cronauer of Cronauer Law, LLP |
| Case: | Stratham v. McDowell |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, Left Turn Collision |
| State: | Illinois |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $1,885,602.00 |
| Attorneys: | M. Heath Gilbert Jr., Richard F. Kronk of Baucom, Claytor, Benton, Morgan & Wood PA; Matthew J. Norris of Norris Law Group PC |
| Case: | Carmely v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Collision, Left Turn Collision |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $1,879,298.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jim S. Hall, Matthew Moreland, Jennifer L. Crose of Jim S. Hall & Associates |
| Case: | Vaughn v. American Commercial Barge Line LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Watercraft Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,864,985.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis I. Lipsky, Rachel I. Freedman of Lipsky & Brandt |
| Case: | Wen v. Wei |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $1,811,816.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan L. Frank of Alan L. Frank Law Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Rawls v. Yes & Cap Invs. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Real Estate, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability, Promissory Estoppel, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $1,779,182.10 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Davlin of Robinson & Henry, PC |
| Case: | Bai, et al. v. Shoyu Denver, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $1,678,372.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven P. Scandura of Law Offices of Steven P. Scandura |
| Case: | Queens Land Builder Inc. v. Gu, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $1,668,392.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Keith Weber Jr. of Weber Law Firm; Christian D. Menefee, Laura L. Kemp of Harris County Attorney's Office |
| Case: | Mercado v. RGA Truck Co. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $1,649,879.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Henk Taylor, Peter J. Foster, Andrea M. Simbro of Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC |
| Case: | Nelson, et al. v. Meyer, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Arizona |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $1,582,652.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Du Wors, Keith Scully, Nicolena Farias-Eisner, Nathaniel Durrance of Newman Du Wors LLP |
| Case: | Zeta Global Corp. v. Socialcom Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $1,580,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Dalton of Law Offices of John Dalton; Jason L. Oliver of Law Offices of Jason L. Oliver |
| Case: | Vargas v. Southern California Edison Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Negligent Tort, Employment Discrimination |
| State: | California |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $1,577,950.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan C. Graff, Alexandra K. Yerigan Funk of Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland PLLC |
| Case: | Aptly Tech. Corp. v. Wu, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Washington |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $1,573,536.00 |
| Attorneys: | Armenak Kavcioglu, Aren Kavcioglu of Pierce Kavcioglu Espinosa & Cesar LLP |
| Case: | Taslimi Constr. Co. Inc. v. Sadleir |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | California |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $1,563,160.00 |
| Attorneys: | Juan Chardiet of Chardiet Law LLC |
| Case: | Huang, et al. v. Bernstein |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Real Estate |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $1,528,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua S. Hyman, Carri A. Conlon of Chuhak & Tecson PC |
| Case: | Centrust Bank NA v. Goodrich, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Illinois |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $1,411,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard Goodman of Law Offices of Howard Goodman |
| Case: | Haven of Peace Films LLC v. Ecom Asset Securitization Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Fraud, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $1,360,031.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin N. Starkey of Starkey, Kelly, Kenneally, Cunningham & Turnbach |
| Case: | Santamaria v. River Rock Sports Bar & Grill Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Dispute |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Neal of The Neal Law Firm |
| Case: | Gentry v. Rudd |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Collision |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $1,321,685.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark B. Chassman of Chassman & Seelig LLP |
| Case: | Cassaforte Ltd. v. Ramirez, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unlicensed Activity, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. Hayber of Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore LLC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Kaiaffa LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $1,265,220.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Hughes of Hall Hirsh Hughes LLC |
| Case: | West v. Somerset Condo. Assoc. Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,216,277.00 |
| Attorneys: | Micky Walsh of Walsh & Franseen |
| Case: | Nix, et al. v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, Rear-end Collision |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,210,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Emanuel Shirazi of Shirazi Law Firm |
| Case: | Stafford v. United Health Group |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| State: | California |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $1,202,468.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Bland, Mallory G. Wynne, Rachel S. Bland, Julie M. Araujo of Bland & Partners PLLC |
| Case: | In the Matter of Complaint of B&J Inc. v. Marmac LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay W. Smith of The Law Offices of Jay W. Smith |
| Case: | Hawthorne Auto Mkt. Inc. v. Sadr, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| State: | California |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $1,172,185.22 |
| Attorneys: | Shant R. Melkonian of Melkonian & Associates, PA |
| Case: | Anderson v. Hurley, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $1,145,885.00 |
| Attorneys: | Linda Streeter, Desmond J. Hinds, Charles G. Brackins of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP |
| Case: | Douglas Emmett 2000 LLC v. Cabeau Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $1,104,737.00 |
| Attorneys: | William B. DeClercq of DeClercq Law PC; Michael McCollum of McCollum Counsel |
| Case: | Leider, et al. v. Duvall |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Nuisance, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Real Estate, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $1,061,253.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer R. Budd of Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman P.C. |
| Case: | Greensteps LLC, et al. v. Epiphyte Builders LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Property Damage, Consumer Protection, Construction Defect, Real Estate, Faulty Workmanship |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $1,043,226.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter C. Bowman of Pavano Dombrowski L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Goody v. Bedard |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $1,042,791.34 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew L. Minsky, Gavin P. Lentz of Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. |
| Case: | Pinsky, et al. v. Tulp, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Commercial Disparagement, Reputational Harm |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,036,269.21 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas B. Szabo, Shannon Puopolo of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. |
| Case: | A+ Environmental Restoration, LLC v. Deriso |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Embezzlement, Theft |
| State: | Florida |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $1,026,197.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Henry Schlie of John Henry Schlie P.C.; Denis H. Mark of Denis H. Mark P.C. |
| Case: | Int'l Hedge Grp. Inc. v. Bayne, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraud, Securities Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Promissory Note, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $1,001,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason M. Kroot of Cavanagh Sorich Law Group |
| Case: | Resnick, et al. v. Rosenfeld, et al. |
| Type: | Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 91 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Crow, J. Cole Portis of Beasley Allen Law Firm |
| Case: | Sullins v. Teague, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, Impaired Driving Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Motorcycle Collision |
| State: | Alabama |
| 91 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Ashley of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. |
| Case: | Murphy v. J.P. Hunt Transport Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Truck Collision |
| State: | Illinois |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $983,527.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hamed Yazdanpanah, Ramin Benyamin of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah & Associates; Blake E. Burtchaell of Burtchaell Law APC |
| Case: | Wallace v. Do Valle |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision |
| State: | California |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $965,211.80 |
| Attorneys: | Bill Gammon of Gammon Law Office, PLLC |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Sotelo |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| State: | Texas |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $941,347.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Donnel, Blake J. Harmon of The Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry |
| Case: | Guerrero v. Martinez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Impaired Driving Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $926,408.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Job Seese of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC |
| Case: | Quest EPC LLC v. TG Tech Holdings LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $848,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul John B. Badum of Diemer & Wei LLP |
| Case: | Linkage Fin. Grp. Inc. v. Gahbro |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $848,485.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenton J. Hutcherson, Whitney E. Gage of Hutcherson Law PLLC; Thomas H. Watkins, Danielle Gilbert of Husch Blackwell LLP |
| Case: | Fu v. Schroeder |
| Type: | Defamation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| State: | Texas |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $824,806.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam C. Cox of Harold D. Carr PS |
| Case: | Menendez v. Kroger Dedicated Logistics Co., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Truck Collision |
| State: | Washington |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $813,225.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter J. Somera Jr., Paul M. Silva of Somera & Silva LLP |
| Case: | Hernandez-Dias v. USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $803,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael G. Donahue III of Stark & Stark PC |
| Case: | Estate of Wiley v. Bennett, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Collision |
| State: | New Jersey |