Top 20 Verdicts in Florida in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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| Visit: | Top 10 Verdicts in Florida in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $56,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Ruiz v. Wendy's Trucking, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Eye Injury, Amputation/Limb Loss, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation, Truck v. Worker Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Abdallah of Kanner & Pintaluga P.A. |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $54,128,376.50 |
| Case: | Estate of Hindalong, et al. v. Escalera, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collisions, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Brozyna, Brian K. McClain, Karighan Walker Alicea, A. Crosby Crane of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Nicklaus v. Milstein, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Unfair Competition, Commercial Litigation, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| Attorneys: | Eugene E. Stearns, Matthew W. Buttrick, Cecilia Duran Simmons, Albert D. Lichy of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Saldana v. Schultz, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Disclose, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Zarzaur, Jr., Alexandra Messmore of Zarzaur Law, P.A. |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Sada v. Orlando Health Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Mario R. Giommoni of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt; Victor H. Womack of Victor H. Womack P.A.; Sean M. Cleary of The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $37,495,930.00 |
| Case: | Cooper, et al., v. Midway Water Sys., Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Construction Defect, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Commercial Litigation, Utility Negligence, Contractor Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell A. Schermer, Benjamin A. Webster, Evin Dyess Childs, Alexia Nyiri of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $31,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Cala v. XPO Logistics LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Vicarious Liability, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Skip Lynch, Bruce R. Kaster of Kaster Lynch Farrar & Ball LLP; Patrick Cousins of Cousins Law APA |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $30,898,339.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Quinn Jr. v. Dale's Miracles Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Defective Product Design, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Gabriel A. Garay, Robert L. Parks of Garay Law; Daniel D. Barks of Law Offices of Daniel D. Barks LLC |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $30,533,743.00 |
| Case: | Adams, et al. v. Johnston |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Dennis P. Dore, Alexander D. Nobregas, K. Todd Butler of Law Offices of Ronald E. Sholes, P.A. |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Gerlach v. Holmes Regional, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Andrew F. Knopf, Jack T. Cook, John B. Morgan, Kevin Butler, Amira Cheikh-Khalil of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
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