Top 50 Bench Awards in the United States in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's bench awards, including court and arbitration awards, obtained in the United States in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried before a state or federal judge or arbitrator in the United States.
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| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in the United States in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $7,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason H. Baruch, Christopher R. Nolan of Holland & Knight LLP |
| Case: | Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A. v. TGO Agriculture Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,535,043.00 |
| Attorneys: | Layne L. Liddle, George Lee Liddle Jr., Raymond Zakari of Law Offices of Liddle & Liddle |
| Case: | VT 2021 LLC v. Orozco Reyes, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Intentional Torts, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Commercial Landlord-Tenant, Unlawful Detainer |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $6,642,732.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erik R. Wollam, Micah C. Mason of Lucero Wollam PLLC |
| Case: | Khemapatapun, et al. v. Marquez |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Red Light Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,413,204.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heidi E. Storz, Andrew T. Mossman, Kristina R. Dixon of Kerrane Storz, P.C. |
| Case: | Parkes at Stonebridge Townhome Owners Assoc., Inc. v. DFH Mandarin, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Property Damage, Consumer Protection, Construction Defect, Negligent Torts, Structural Failure, Faulty Workmanship |
| State: | Colorado |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas P. Desjardins, Joseph L. Anderson of Pangia Law Group |
| Case: | Smith v. United States of America |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, FTCA Violation, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $6,321,814.65 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Clayton T. Lee of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Ybarra v. Milne |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Left Turn Accidents |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $6,225,282.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Justice of Law Office of Michael L. Justice |
| Case: | Ayers, et al. v. Sacramento Public Utils Dist. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| State: | California |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $6,091,781.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Kessler, Michael Oberbeck of Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP |
| Case: | Gold Flora, LLC, et al. v. Shelf Life, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Torts, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $6,042,278.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Sandoval, Kaivan P. Mangouri of Sandoval Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Wood & Sons Inc. v. Harbor Green Grain LP, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Conversion, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Arizona |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,935,482.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark B. Chassman of Chassman LLP; Alexander D. Pencu, Michael B. Sloan of Meister Seelig & Fein LLP |
| Case: | A Co. Hungary KFT v. Bespalov, et al. |
| Type: | Property Rights, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Torts, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $5,899,723.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laurence P. Lubka, Emily A. Kromke, Emily Zung Manninger of Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah Inc. |
| Case: | Heartland Grading v. Brasada Homes Land LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| State: | California |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $5,806,382.00 |
| Attorneys: | David E. Copple, Michelle M. Schlecht of Copple, Rockey, Schlecht, & Mason P.C., L.L.O.; Peter D. Kasdin of Peter D. Kasdin, Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Panting v. U.S. |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Breach of Contract, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Torts, FTCA Violation, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $5,593,527.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason C. Astle of Springer & Steinberg, P.C. |
| Case: | Hospital Cemesa Roatan SA, et al. v. Vidstone LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Unjust Enrichment, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation, Theft |
| State: | Colorado |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $5,501,173.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Montgomery of Davis & Ferber, LLP |
| Case: | Sproston v. Cowell |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,892.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin Olson, Chandler H. Udo of Bergman Oslund Udo Little, PLLC |
| Case: | Little II, et al. v. Hardie-Tynes Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Industrial Product Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $5,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cody A. Dishon, Javier Cabanillas of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Smotherman, et al v. GPM Investments, LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Gross Negligence, Occupational Injury, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $5,386,169.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tony Forberg of Forberg Law |
| Case: | Mgrdichian v. Mavusi, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Conversion, Intentional Torts, Intentional Misrepresentation, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Torts, Bad Faith |
| State: | California |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $5,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Gurvitz, Justin Garbacz of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
| Case: | Belz v. Cyber 1 LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $5,191,199.95 |
| Attorneys: | Kristi Belt, Colby M. Binford, William B. Westcott of Andrews Myers P.C. |
| Case: | Crestmark Construction Svcs., LLC v. Villas Cedar Grove, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew E. Toscano, Eduardo O. Valdes of Gene Toscano Inc. |
| Case: | Lopez v. Acosta Jr., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Training, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Passenger Accidents, Rollover Accidents |
| State: | Texas |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $4,883,318.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hardin R. Ramey of Ramey Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Jeffcoat v. Cherubim Builders Grp. LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Ladder Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Defective Work Equipment, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $4,851,816.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd Gutfleisch, Daniel Grossman of Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP |
| Case: | Vore v. Seaport Global Holdings LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| State: | New York |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $4,656,118.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah J. Auchterlonie, Courtney E. Bartkus, Rosa L. Baum of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| Case: | Dogwood Realty Grp. Trust, et al. v. Tew |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Property Rights, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Torts, Civil Theft, Theft |
| State: | Colorado |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $4,645,312.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kit J. Gardner of Law Offices of Kit J. Gardner |
| Case: | Olaes v. Kim, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection |
| State: | California |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $4,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pierce I. Reza, Fred Ghamari of Oracle Law Firm |
| Case: | GN v. SCIF |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workers' Compensation, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| State: | California |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $3,761,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam N. Davis of Adam Davis Law Firm; Stephen M. Huber, Taylor M. Bologna of Huber Thomas LLP |
| Case: | Currault, et al. v. American River Transp. Co. LLC |
| Type: | Admiralty Law |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,742,840.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marilyn D. McGuire of Marilyn D. McGuire, P.C. |
| Case: | Noah Capital Partners LLC v. Atlantic United Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Texas |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $3,646,654.00 |
| Attorneys: | Murray I. Weiner, Erin M. Leach of Mulliken Weiner Berg & Jolivet, P.C. |
| Case: | Kwesell, et al. v. LSL Mgt. LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas L. Cohen, Jake R. Cohen of Law Offices of Cohen & Cohen, P.C.; Jonathan D. Kintzele of Kintzele Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Lopez v. 1000 Palms Assocs. Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,550,688.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Leonard of Leonard, Dicker & Schreiber LLP |
| Case: | Atias, et al. v. Abramovitch, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
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