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Amount/Verdict Status |
Type |
Name/Court, Docket, Date |
Lead Plaintiff’s Attorney(s)/
Firm |
Lead Defense Attorney(s)/
Firm |
| 1 |
$1,672,594,000 |
Intellectual Property |
Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories,
E.D. Texas, 2:07-CV-00139-TJW, 6/29/2009
|
Dianne B. Elderkin, Woodcock Washburn, L.L.P., Philadelphia |
William F. Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, L.L.P., Boston |
| 2 |
$812,833,692 |
RICO |
General Holding Inc. v. Cathcart,
D.S.C., 2:06-CV-01121-DCN, 2/26/2009 |
N. Keith Emge Jr.,Carlock Copeland, Charleston, S.C. (Melanie R. and Robert G. Sabelhaus);
Richard A. Farrier Jr., Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charleston, S.C. (Kevin Campbell);
Gregory E. Goldberg, Holland & Hart LLP, Denver (Newton Family LLC and WCN/
GAN Partners, Ltd.);
Alisa J. Roberts, Kubli & Associates, P.C., Vienna, Va. (AMG Trust, Alan M. Grayson);
Joseph C. Wilson IV, Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod LLC, Charleston, S.C.
(General Holding Inc.)
|
Coming B. Gibbs Jr.,Gibbs & Holmes PC, Charleston, S.C. (Evelyn Cathcart);
F. Truett Nettles II,The Nettles Law Office, LLC, Charleston, S.C. (Yuri Debevc);
Steven A. Soulios, Ruta & Soulios LLP, New York (Charles Cathcart, Derivium Capital USA Inc. and
Veridia Solutions LLC) |
| 3 |
$388,000,000 |
Intellectual Property |
Uniloc U.S.A. Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.,
D.R.I., 03-CV-00440, 4/8/2009 |
Paul J. Hayes, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC, Boston |
Frank E. Scherkenbach, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston |
| 4 |
$370,220,000 |
Defamation |
Marciano v. Fahs, Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., BC375824, 7/27/2009
|
Not represented |
Alain V. Bonavida, Law Offices of Alain V. Bonavida, Beverly Hills, Calif. (Joseph Fahs);
Cheryl Deptowicz-Diaz,
Diaz Law Firm, Los Angeles (Elizabeth Tagle);
R. Rex Parris, R. Rex Parris Law Firm, Lancaster, Calif. (Camille Abat and Miriam Choi);
Michael J. Partos, Cozen O'Connor, Los Angeles (Steven Chapnick)
|
| 5 |
$350,000,000 |
Fraud
|
Auerbach Acquisition Associates Inc. v. Daily,
Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., BC285134, 5/11/2009
|
Jennifer A. Keller, The Keller Law Firm, Manhattan Beach, Calif.;
Pierce H. O'Donnell, O'Donnell & Associates PC, Los Angeles |
Michael E. Molland, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco |
| 6 |
$330,516,483 |
Motor Vehicle |
Estate of Hagman v. Marcone, Hernando Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 08-0061, 9/30/2009 |
Steven Yerrid, The Yerrid Law Firm, Tampa, Fla. |
Bryan W. Reynolds, Reynolds, Stowell Parrino, P.A., St. Petersburg, Fla.
|
| 7 |
$300,000,000 |
Products Liability
|
Naugle v. Philip Morris USA Inc.,
Broward Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 07-036736, 11/19/2009 |
Robert W. Kelley and Todd R. McPharlin, Kelley Uustal, PLC, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
|
Thomas J. Quigley, Winston & Strawn, LLP, New York
|
| 8 |
$300,000,000
|
Antitrust
|
Valassis Communications Inc. v. News America Inc.,
Wayne Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., 07-706645-CZ, 7/23/2009
|
Gregory L. Curtner, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., New York;
David S. Mendelson, Law Offices of David Mendelson, Birmingham, Mich.
|
Richard L. Stone, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Los Angeles
|
| 9 |
$250,500,000 |
Products Liability |
City of New York v. Amerada Hess Corp.,
S.D.N.Y, 04-CV-3417, 10/19/2009
|
Victor M. Sher, Sher Leff LLP, San Francisco;
Robert S. Chapman, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, Los Angeles
|
Peter J. Sacripanti, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York |
| 10 |
$200,000,000 |
Intellectual Property
|
i4i v. Microsoft, E.D. Texas, 6:07-CV-00113-LED, 5/20/2009
|
Doug Cawley, McKool Smith, Dallas |
Matthew D. Powers, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, Calif.
|
| 11 |
$178,700,000 |
Breach of Fiduciary
Duty
|
Industrial Recovery Capital Holdings Co. v. Simmons,
Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., 08-2589, 7/24/2009
|
Thomas M. Melsheimer, Fish & Richardson, Dallas (Highland Environmental Management LLC);
Stephen D. Susman, Susman Godfrey, Houston (Efficasey Environmental LLC, Industrial
Recovery Capital Holdings Co.)
|
Richard A. Sayles, Sayles Werbner, P.C., Dallas
|
| 12 |
$157,000,000
|
Products Liability
|
Estate of Simonton v. L&L Enterprises Inc.,
Tippecanoe Co., Ind., Super. Ct., 79D01-0602-CT-00020, 2/17/2009
|
Mike Phelps, Nunn Law Office, Bloomington, Ind. |
Not represented
|
| 13 |
$150,207,896 |
Insurance
|
Newman v. National Western Life Insurance Co.,
Parker Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., CV08-16557, 12/3/2009 |
John R. Lively Sr. and John R. Lively Jr., Lively & Associates, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas |
Robert L. Harris, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Dallas;
Larry L. Fowler, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Arlington, Texas
|
| 14 |
$148,090,359
|
Toxic Torts
|
Alban v. ExxonMobil Corp.,
Baltimore Co., Md., Cir. Ct., 03-C-06-0101932OT, 3/12/2009
|
Stephen L. Snyder, Snyder Weltchek & Snyder, Baltimore |
James F. Sanders, Neal and Harwell, PLC, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 15 |
$138,641,000
|
Intellectual Property
|
Versata Software Inc. v. SAP America Inc.,
E.D. Texas, 2:07-CV-153-CE, 8/26/2009
|
Sam F. Baxter and Ted Stevenson, McKool Smith, Dallas |
James Batchelder and Lloyd Day, Howrey, L.L.P., Palo Alto, Calif. |
| 16 |
$112,119,005
|
RICO
|
ADT Security Services, S.A. de C.V. v. Alert 24 Security, L.L.C.,
Webb Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., 2006-CVQ-001051-D2, 10/14/2009
|
Thomas R. Ajamie, Ajamie LLP, Houston
|
Marcel C. Notzon III, The Notzon Law Firm, Laredo, Texas
|
| 17 |
$101,672,807
|
Tortious Interference
|
Ventas Inc. v. HCP Inc.,
W.D. Ky., 3:07-CV-00238-JGH, 9/4/2009
|
David J. Bradford, Jenner & Block, Chicago
|
Marc C. Hansen, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C.
|
| 18 |
$100,326,256
|
Workplace Negligence
|
Garner v. BP Products North America Inc.,
S.D. Texas, 3:07-CV-00221, 12/18/2009
|
Tony Buzbee, The Buzbee Law Firm, Houston |
James B. Galbraith, McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Galveston, Texas
|
| 19 |
$100,250,000
|
Wrongful Death
|
Hazard v. Wakefield,
Atlantic Co., N.J., Super. Ct., ATL-L-139-03, 10/1/2009
|
Benjamin Folkman, Folkman Law Offices, P.C., Cherry Hill, N.J. |
Not represented
|
| 20 |
$78,746,345
|
Products Liability
|
Barton v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., 040406301, 10/26/2009
|
Zoe Littlepage, Littlepage Booth, Houston;
Rainey C. Booth, Littlepage Booth, Pensacola, Fla.
|
George E. McDavid, Reed Smith LLP, Princeton, N.J.
|
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Methodology
Throughout the year, VerdictSearch strives to report as many jury verdicts as possible from around the nation. In addition to accepting submissions from attorneys, we develop leads by scouring the courts, searching the Internet and other news sources, such as American Lawyer Media publications, and cultivating relationships with law firms. Our exhaustive efforts allow us to present this list with every confidence in its accuracy. However, if we left anyone out, we apologize.
Verdicts are ranked by gross award and do not reflect reductions for comparative negligence; remittiturs, additurs and reversals; and attorney fees and costs (unless awarded by the jury). In situations where awards are automatically trebled by statute, the trebled amount is listed.
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