Top 10 Verdicts in Florida in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Florida in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in Florida. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $833,227,161.00 |
| Case: | Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Wells Fargo Bank |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Unjust Enrichment, Commercial Litigation, Breach of Trust |
| Attorneys: | William R. Scherer of Conrad & Scherer, L.L.P.; Jim Shore of the Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $779,398,024.37 |
| Case: | Butler, et al. v. Patel, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Failure to Warn, Murder, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Disclose, Occupational Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Cox of Law Offices of Robert Scott Cox; Talley Kaleko of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster & Gwartney, P.A.; Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $535,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Tatlici v. Tatlici |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Property Rights, Conversion, Wills, Trusts & Estates, Elder Law |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy D. Friedman, Craig T. Downs, C. David Durkee of Downs Law Group, PA |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $329,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Benavides v. Tesla Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Misrepresentation, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Equipment Malfunction, Gross Negligence, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose, Defective Product Design, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Brett J. Schreiber, Carmela S. Birnbaum, Srinivas Hanumadass of Singleton Schreiber LLP; Todd Poses of Poses Boumel; Douglas F. Eaton of Eaton & Wolk PL; Donald H. Slavik, David Terry of Slavik Law; Adam T. Boumel of Poses Boumel |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $199,071,904.00 |
| Case: | James Schwartz v. Rebecca Schwartz, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Stabbing, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Chad K. Florin, Shaun M. Cummings, John J. Hart of Florin Roebig, P.A. |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $195,300,000.00 |
| Case: | Gentry v. Ables |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A. |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $119,400,000.00 |
| Case: | Echevarria, et al. v. Trivago GMBH, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Property Rights, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| Attorneys: | Andres Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, Ana C. Malavé, Sylmarie Trujillo of Rivero Mestre LLP |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Campbell v. Akam & Associates LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Murder, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Residential Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Hasty, Grant R. Gillenwater, Carlos O. Fernandez, Patrick C. Chucri of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $92,300,000.00 |
| Case: | Gadson v. Slaton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Negligent Training, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Entrustment, Impaired Driving Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Car Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Timothy C. Felice, Paul Dozois of Felice Trial Attorneys; Andrew A. Harris of Harris Appeals, P.A. |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $70,832,504.63 |
| Case: | Stewart v. Tampa Gen. Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Stroke Injury |
| Attorneys: | Adam S. Hecht, Edward V. Ricci of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA; Andrew A. Harris, Grace M. Streicher of Harris Appeals, P.A. |
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