Top 10 Bench Awards in the United States in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's bench awards, including court and arbitration awards, obtained in the United States in 2025. 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $951,849,363.02 |
| Case: | Zancanella v. Jordan Valley Med. Ctr. LP |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Barbara W. Gallagher of Kidwell & Gallagher LTD; David O. Creasy, Jennifer Morales, Charles L. Finlayson of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm; Kevin D. Swenson of Swenson & Shelley, PLLC |
| State: | Utah |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $841,379,878.00 |
| Case: | Martino, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Extrajudicial Killing, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Gottlieb, Nicholas Reddick, Nicholas Conlon, Logan Kenney, Erik Holmvik, Lindsay Hemminger, Trevor Newton of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; Ryan R. Sparacino, Eli J. Kay-Oliphant of Sparacino PLLC |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $540,261,499.90 |
| Case: | FDIC v. Bank of America NA |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection |
| Attorneys: | Eric C. Lyttle, Alec Levy, Kyra R. Simon, Michael J. Sebring, Jonathan G. Cooper of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $251,494,528.02 |
| Case: | ITG Brands LLC v. Reynolds American Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Indemnification, Commercial Litigation |
| Attorneys: | Noel J. Francisco, C. Kevin Marshall, William D. Coglianese, Stephanie E. Parker, Katrina L.S. Caseldine of Jones Day; Elli Leibenstein, Stephen L. Saxl, Andrea Shwayri Ferraro of Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Gregory P. Williams, Rudolf Koch, Robert L. Burns, Matthew D. Perri of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. |
| State: | Delaware |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $179,037,128.70 |
| Case: | Adamkavicius, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Extrajudicial Killing, Torture Victim, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Branson, Andrew E. Goldsmith, Chase H. Robinett, Jimmy A. Ruck of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC; Esther D. Ness, William Rathgeber, Andrew R. Dunlap of Selendy Gay PLLC; Ryan R. Sparacino of Sparacino PLLC |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Leszkowicz v. Berekhovski |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse, Punitive Damages, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Timothy C. Felice of Felice Trial Attorneys |
| State: | Florida |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $95,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Behnke v. CVS Caremark Corp. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, False Claims Act, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Qui Tam Action |
| Attorneys: | James C. Shah, Natalie Finkelman Bennett, Bruce D. Parke, James E. Miller, Jayne A. Goldstein of Miller Shah LLP; David F. Sorensen, Caitlin G. Coslett, Joy P. Clairmont, Susan Schneider Thomas, William H. Fedullo, Laurel Boman of Berger & Montague PC |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $66,575,000.00 |
| Case: | Eason, et al. v. Dafe, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Parker Miller, Key Lamberth of Beasley Allen Law Firm; Darren Summerville, Elizabeth Stone of The Summerville Firm LLC |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $51,980,000.00 |
| Case: | Cardinal Midstream II LLC v. Energy Transfer L.P. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| Attorneys: | Peter Marketos, Joshua M. Russ, Adam Sanderson, Whitney L. Wendel of Reese Marketos LLP |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $47,100,000.00 |
| Case: | In re Durable Power of Attorney of Dock Dean |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Personal Injury, Property Rights, Elder Financial Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Elder Abuse, Real Estate, Elder Law, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm Inc. |
| State: | California |
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