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Amount Status |
Type Description |
Name Court, Docket, Date |
Plaintiff’s attorney(s) Firm |
Defense attorney(s) Firm |
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1 |
$11,863,600,000 Post-trial motions pending. |
Fraud Exxon Mobil shorted state of Alabama on royalties from
natural gas. |
State of Alabama v. Exxon Mobil Corp. Montgomery Co., Ala., Cir. Ct., No. cv-99-2368 11/14/2003 |
Robert T. Cunningham Jr. and Richard Dorman, Cunningham,
Bounds, Yance, Crowder & Brown, Mobile, Ala.; Jere L. Beasley, Beasley,
Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, Montgomery, Ala. |
Samuel H. Franklin and M.
Christian King, Lightfoot, Franklin & White, Birmingham, Ala. |
|
2 |
$934,419,108 Case settled. |
Fraud Supplier demanded purchase of unwanted inventory or it
would cease production. |
Beckman Coulter v. Dovatron Int'l Inc. Orange Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 01CC08395 9/24/2003 |
Daniel J. Callahan and Brian J. McCormack, Callahan &
Blaine, Santa Ana, Calif. |
Gary A. Waldron, Waldron & Olson, Newport Beach,
Calif.; Scott J. Ferrell, Call, Jensen & Ferrell, Newport Beach, Calif. |
|
3 |
$520,562,280 Motion for new trial denied. Appeal pending. |
Intellectual Property Microsoft stole Web technology licensed to University of
California. |
Eolas Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. N.D. Ill., No. 99-cv-626 8/22/2003 |
Martin R. Lueck and Jan Conlin, Robins, Kaplan, Miller
& Ciresi, Minneapolis |
David T. Pritikin and William Baumgartner, Sidley Austin
Brown & Wood, Chicago |
|
4 |
$416,880,764 Post-trial motions denied. Appeal pending. |
Contracts Firm padded license fees for technology used to make
petrochemical products. |
Saudi Basic Indus. Corp. v. Mobil Yanbu Petrochemical Co. New Castle Co., Del., Super. Ct., No. 00C-07-161-JRJ 3/21/2003 |
James Quinn and David Lender, Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
New York (for Mobil Yanbu) |
Kenneth Adamo, Jones Day, Cleveland (for Saudi Basic) |
|
5 |
$383,300,160 |
Insurance Insurers failed to indemnify settlements paid out in class
action. |
International Paper v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co. San Francisco Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 974350 7/14/2003 |
Thomas J. Nolan and Joanne E. Caruso, Howrey Simon Arnold
& White, Los Angeles |
James P. Bennett and Annette Carnegie, Morrison &
Foerster, San Francisco |
|
6 |
$318,750,000 Motion for new trial denied. |
Fraud Company pulled out of medical imaging project after
partner invested millions. |
Volumetrics Medical Imaging Inc. v. ATL Ultrasound Inc. M.D.N.C, No. 1:01CV182 8/25/2003 |
Mark C. Hansen, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans,
Washington; Michael P. Kenny, Alston & Bird, Atlanta |
Amie Flowers Carmack and John L. Sarratt, Kennedy
Covington Lobdell and Hickman, Raleigh, N.C. |
|
7 |
$254,604,684 Hearing on exchange rate pending. |
Employment Overseas executives denied share of profits from sale of
AOL Europe. |
Santa Barbara Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 01038215 12/11/2003 |
William C. Price and John B. Quinn, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart
Oliver & Hedges, Los Angeles |
Anthony Murray and Peter S. Selvin, Loeb & Loeb, Los
Angeles |
|
8 |
$250,000,000 Case settled. |
Asbestos U.S. Steel failed to warn worker of asbestos-exposure
dangers. |
Madison Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 02L1113 3/28/2003 |
Randall A. Bono, The Simmons Firm, East Alton, Ill.;
Michael Brickman, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, Charleston,
S.C. |
Edward J. Matushek III, Matushek & Associates,
Chicago; Susan Henderson, Baughman & Associates, Cleveland |
|
9 |
$218,606,880 Award is on counterclaim. Post-trial motions pending. |
Contracts Company breached agreement to develop interactive shopping
cart. |
Telxon Corp. v. Smart Media of Delaware Summit Co., Ohio, Ct. C.P., No. CV 98 12 4664, 9/18/2003 |
Steven J. Miller and James S. Wertheim, Goodman Weiss
Miller, Cleveland |
Gregory Melick, Lakewood, Ohio; Robert D. Kehoe, Keller
& Kehoe, Cleveland |
|
10 |
$188,793,014 Hearing on judgment heard. |
Insurance Insurers ordered to fund estimated future asbestos
liabilities. |
Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Lloyd's of London Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. BC 116 835 5/5/2003 |
Robert M. Horkovich, Anderson Kill & Olick, New York;
Michel Y. Horton, Zevnik Horton, Los Angeles |
Patrick A. Cathcart and Dominica C. Anderson, Hancock
Rothert & Bunshoft, Los Angeles and San Francisco |
|
11 |
$163,822,686 Post-verdict mediation failed. Appeal pending. |
Workplace Dirt-hauler tire weighing 500 pounds exploded during brake
repair. |
Jefferson Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. A164606 3/26/2003 |
Jose Luis Garriga, Law Offices of Frank Herrera Jr., San
Antonio; Gilbert T. Adams, Law Offices of Gilbert T. Adams, Beaumont, Texas |
David J. Fisher and M. Brent Turk, Orgain, Bell &
Tucker, Silsbee, Texas, and Beaumont, Texas |
|
12 |
$148,617,702 Post-trial motions pending. |
Antitrust Animal-feed production companies overcharged for common
additive. |
In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation D.D.C, MDL Docket No. 1285, Misc. No. 99-197 6/13/2003 |
Michael D. Hausfeld, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll,
Washington; William A. Isaacson, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Washington |
Sutton Keany, Pillsbury Winthrop, New York; Kurt S.
Odenwald, Guilfoil, Petzall & Shoemake, St. Louis |
|
13 |
$143,470,408 |
Assault Woman's former boyfriend threw her off balcony of home. |
Nueces Co., Texas, Ct. at Law No. 3, No. 02-61445-3 4/24/2003 |
Mikal C. Watts and Gregory L. Gowan, The Watts Law Firm,
Corpus Christi, Texas |
Pro se |
|
14 |
$140,000,000 Motion for JNOV pending. |
Fraud Confidential data used to acquire oil leases despite
noncompete clause. |
T-Bar-X Ltd. v. Anadarko Petroleum Robertson Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 01-05-16, 218 CV 12/5/2003 |
David J. Beck, Beck, Redden & Secrest, Houston; Bryan
Russ, Palmos, Russ, McCullough & Russ, Hearne, Texas |
Jay B. Goss, Bruchez, Goss, Thornton, Meronoff &
Hawthorne, Bryan, Texas; Jesse R. Pierce, Clements, O'Neill, Pierce, Wilson
& Fulkerson, Houston |
|
15 |
$137,407,253 |
Fraud Stock plummeted as result of advance-fee swindle and
selling scam. |
Universal Express Inc. v. Select Capital Advisors Inc. Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 98-08358 CA 01 4/22/2003 |
Arthur W. Tifford, Miami |
Pro se |
|
16 |
$136,900,000 Motions for post-trial relief denied. Case settled. |
Fraud Failure of copper mine blamed on faulty assessment,
concealment of problems. |
Equatorial Tonopah Inc. v. Kvaerner U.S. Inc. Nye Co., Nev., Dist. Ct., No. CV-16392 7/16/2003 |
R. Paul Yetter, Yetter & Warden, Houston; W. Chris
Wicker, Woodburn & Wedge, Reno, Nev. |
Val S. McWhorter, Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen,
Vienna, Va.; Joseph S. Kistler, Gordon & Silver, Las Vegas |
|
17 |
$132,307,027 Award reduced. Appeal pending. |
Contracts Recording industry giant, CEO blocked release of
recordings by rapper Ja Rule. |
TVT Records v. Island Def Jam Music Group S.D.N.Y., No. 02 Civ 6644 5/6/2003 |
Peter L. Haviland and Rhonda Trotter, Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld, Los Angeles |
Charles Ortner and Michael Mervis, Proskauer Rose, New
York |
|
18 |
$132,170,000 |
Contracts Handwritten memorandum of understanding constituted a
contract. |
W.D. Texas, No. A-01-CA-186 JRN 3/4/2003 |
Kevin M. Sadler and Joseph D. Cheavens, Baker Botts,
Austin, Texas, and Houston |
Christopher Benson and J. Jeffrey Richardson, Fulbright
& Jaworski, Austin, Texas, and Dallas |
|
19 |
$112,000,000 Motion to set aside verdict and for new trial pending. |
Medical Malpractice Hospital's failure to diagnose aneurysm led to
quadriplegia, brain damage. |
Fellin v. Long Island College Hospital Kings Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 4129/93 5/16/2003 |
Robert J. Bohner, Garden City, N.Y. |
Richard V. Caplan, Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein &
Deutsch, New York |
|
20 |
$104,400,000 Motion for punitives denied. |
Products Liability Uncovered pool drain kept teenager underwater for 15
minutes. |
Peterson v. Sta-Rite Indus. Inc. Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 01-20887 CA 15 8/1/2003 |
Michael Andrew Haggard and Robert L. Parks, Haggard,
Parks, Haggard & Bologna, Coral Gables, Fla. |
Joel D. Adler and Karl E. Sturge, Marlow, Connell,
Valerius, Abrams, Adler & Newman, Coral Gables, Fla. |
|
21 |
$100,750,000 |
Premises Liability Unsupervised infant fell into apartment complex pool with
broken gate. |
Hinton v. 2331 Adams Street Corp. Broward Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 01-012933 1/30/2003 |
Michael Andrew Haggard and William Andrew Haggard,
Haggard, Parks, Haggard & Bologna, Coral Gables, Fla. |
John F. Kennedy, Carlton Fields, Miami |
|
22 |
$85,650,000 Punitive award reduced. Appeal pending. |
Insurance Insurer waited years before denying cardiologist's claim
of arthritic disability. |
Ceimo v. General American Life Ins. Co. D. Ariz., No. CIV-00-CV-1386-PHX-FJM 4/2/2003 |
Steven C. Dawson, Dawson & Rosenthal, Phoenix; Richard
H. Friedman, Friedman Rubin & White, Bremerton, Wash. |
Dawn M. Bergin and Brenden Griffin, Lewis & Roca,
Phoenix |
|
23 |
$81,010,000 Extent of punitives and post-trial motions pending. |
False Arrest False arrests, beatings by police officers caused
protesters' PTSD and depression. |
Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 25355/93 11/21/2003 |
Mark Kressner, Callan & Byrnes, New York |
Marti Hirst, assistant corporation counsel, city of New
York |
|
24 |
$78,769,218 Motion for JMOL or new trial filed. |
Antitrust Lumber giant Weyerhaeuser unfairly competed in the alder
log market. |
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon v.
Weyerhaeuser Co. D. Ore., No. 00-CV-1693-PA 4/18/2003 |
Michael Haglund and Mike Kelley, Haglund, Kirtley, Kelley,
Horngren & Jones, Portland, Ore. |
Michael Simon, Perkins Coie, Portland, Ore. |
|
25 |
$70,400,000 Award increased as per stipulation during trial. |
Contracts Halliburton and others misused confidential info regarding
Kazakhstan oil deal. |
Anglo-Dutch LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Harris Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 2000-22588 10/24/2003 |
John M. O'Quinn, O'Quinn, Laminack & Pirtle, Houston;
John L. McConn Jr., McConn & Williams, Houston |
Donald E. Godwin, Godwin Gruber, Dallas; Michael K. Swan,
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Houston |
|
26 |
$70,000,000 Motion to stay entry of judgment granted. |
Medical Malpractice Newborn's test for metabolism disorder performed too soon
before discharge. |
Cook v. Stanford Health Services San Francisco Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 324905 9/26/2003 |
David B. Baum, Baum & Blake, San Francisco |
Frank E. Schimaneck, Dryden Margoles Schimaneck Kelly
& Wait, San Francisco; David Sheuerman, Sheuerman, Martini & Tabari,
San Jose, Calif. |
|
27 |
$62,331,068 Case settled. |
Intellectual Property Microsoft infringed on patent for Web-conferencing
software. |
Imagexpo LLC v. Microsoft Corp. E.D. Va., No. 3:02CV751 11/14/2003 |
Alan M. Fisch and Kelly A. Clement, Howrey Simon Arnold
& White, Washington |
James C. Roberts, Troutman Sanders, Richmond, Va.; Michael
N. Zachary, Klarquist Sparkman, Portland, Ore. |
|
28 |
$60,000,000 Reduced to $39 million for fault apportionment. |
Dram Shop Outback served free drinks at grand opening to driver who
hit couple. |
Markley v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida Inc. Delaware Co., Ind., Cir. Ct., No. 18 CO 1 9907 CP 0284 6/26/2003 |
Donald McClellan, McClellan, McClellan & Arnold,
Muncie, Ind.; Michael Alexander, Muncie |
Scott E. Shockley, DeFur, Voran, Hanley, Radcliff, Muncie,
Ind.; Richard R. McDowell, Hill, Fulwider, McDowell, Funk & Matthews,
Indianapolis |
|
29 |
$58,573,146 The defendants intend to appeal. |
Amusement Park Stunt diver sued talent agency after smashing head during
staged mishap. |
Murach v. Island of Bob-Lo Co. Inc. Erie Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 8805/91 12/3/2003 |
Terrence M. Connors and Lawlor F. Quinlan III, Connors
& Vilardo, Buffalo, N.Y. |
Albert D'Aquino and Gerard E. O'Connor, Goldberg Segalla,
Buffalo, N.Y. |
|
30 |
$58,000,000 |
Contracts Cancer treatment company's failure to promote product cost
developers. |
S.D.N.Y., No. 02 CIV 3433 12/19/2003 |
Jamie M. Brickell and Benjamin K. Semel, Pryor Cashman
Sherman & Flynn, New York |
John J. Kerr Jr., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York |
|
31 |
$56,118,172 |
Environmental Law Crude oil leaked from pipeline into homeowners' water
wells. |
EOTT Energy Pipeline v. Texas-New Mexico Ltd. Pipe Line Co. Midland Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. CV-43296 7/2/2003 |
Paul Bohannon and Sara Galley, Andrews & Kurth, The
Woodlands, Texas |
James R. Leahy and Kelly E. Koehn, Thompson & Knight,
Houston |
|
32 |
$56,040,000 Motion to set aside verdict denied. |
Antitrust Blueberry processors fixed prices, resulting in lost
profits for growers. |
Knox Co., Maine, Super. Ct., No. CV-00-015 11/18/2003 |
William D. Robitzek, Berman & Simmons, Lewiston, Me.;
Daniel A. Small, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, Washington |
Melissa A. Hewey, Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon,
Portland, Maine; James T. Kilbreth, Verrill & Dana, Portland, Maine |
|
33 |
$53,150,000 |
Products Liability Reserve parachute failed, sending skydiver into free fall
from 2,000 feet. |
Rubio v. Precision Aerodynamics Inc. Walton Co., Ga., Super. Ct., No. 03-0253-2 11/7/2003 |
Linda G. Birchall and R. Brent Hatcher Jr., Powell,
Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta |
The defendant defaulted. |
|
34 |
$51,833,697 Post-trial motions denied. Appeal pending. |
Products Liability Pistol's safety needed to be in ÒfireÓ position before
unloading bullets. |
Alameda Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. C-841636-4 5/2/2003 |
Richard R. Ruggieri, Law Offices of Richard R. Ruggieri,
San Rafael, Calif. |
Michael C. Hewitt, Bruinsma & Hewitt, Costa Mesa,
Calif.; Craig A. Livingston, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, San
Francisco |
|
35 |
$51,462,000 Motion for new trial granted. Award reduced. Appeal filed. |
Products Liability Little girl fell out of low window of moving New Orleans
streetcar. |
In re Transit Management of Southeast Louisiana Inc. Orleans Parish, La., Dist. Ct., No. 98-4827 8/28/2003 |
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., The Cochran Law Firm, Los Angeles |
Robert E. Kerrigan Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles,
New Orleans |
|
36 |
$51,311,205 |
Contracts Investment companies reneged on deal by selling loan portfolio
to third party. |
Cavalry Investments v. SunStar Dallas Co., Texas, Ct. at Law No. 4, No. 99-02296-D 7/30/2003 |
Stephen D. Susman and Shawn L. Raymond, Susman Godfrey,
Houston |
William Frank Carroll and Richard M. Hunt, Winstead
Sechrest & Minick, Dallas |
|
37 |
$51,100,000 Motion to set aside verdict denied. Verdict reduced. |
Excessive Force NYPD police officer fired on suspect from behind at
point-blank range. |
Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 23752/91 3/13/2003 |
Robert M. Simels, New York |
Michael A. Cardozo, corporation counsel, city of New York;
Patrick J. Mantione, assistant corporation counsel, city of New York |
|
38 |
$50,000,000 Post-trial motion for new trial or remittitur. |
Medical Malpractice Georgetown University Hospital missed tear in anal
sphincter during delivery. |
Clifton v. President and Board of Directors of Georgetown College D.C. Super. Ct., No. CA-01-6541 8/25/2003 |
Barry J. Nace and Brian H. Kim, Paulson & Nace,
Washington |
Lynda Schuler and Zoe S. Poulson, Williams & Connolly,
Washington |
|
39 |
$47,136,325 Case settled. |
Asbestos Power plants failed to warn boilermaker of
asbestos-related dangers. |
Croteau v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 104305/2000 3/26/2003 |
Jerry Kristal, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York |
Andrew Czerepak, Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, New
York |
|
40 |
$45,450,000 Motion for new trial denied. |
Products Liability Ford sold cars with center rear lap belt it knew was
dangerous to children. |
Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. PC019980 10/14/2003 |
Thomas V. Girardi and David R. Lira, Girardi & Keese, Los Angeles |
Frank P. Kelly, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, San Francisco |
|
41 |
$45,000,000 Motion for JNOV and remittitur pending. |
Products Liability Supplier blamed for fire involving fuel tank selector
valve in Ford F-150. |
Maverick Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 01-11-17707-MCV 11/20/2003 |
Joe Ruiz and Robert W. Lee, Ruiz & Associates, Eagle
Pass, Texas |
Robert Valdez, Ray, Valdez, McChristian & Jeans, San
Antonio; Larry A. Coffey, Dunn, Weathered, Coffey, Rivera & Kasperitis,
Corpus Christi, Texas |
|
42 |
$44,404,471 |
Fraud Company's former executives misappropriated cash, rice
products and equipment |
Harris Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 99-51044 5/9/2003 |
A. Ross Rommel Jr. and John C. Wynne, Andrews & Kurth,
Houston |
Andrew L. Jefferson Jr., Houston |
|
43 |
$42,670,559 All post-trial motions denied. Appeal pending. |
Employment Minority police officers suffered racial bias in compensation
scheme. |
Frank v. County of Los Angeles Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. BC198771 6/6/2003 |
John L. O'Donnell Jr. and Genie Harrison, O'Donnell &
Harrison, Los Angeles |
Calvin R. House and Isaac Ortiz, Gutierrez, Preciado &
House, Pasadena, Calif. |
|
44 |
$40,363,000 Post-trial settlement pending approval. |
Medical Malpractice Liposuction patient died on operating table from too much
anesthetic. |
Brown v. LaFontaine-Rish Medical Associates Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 14996/98 6/7/2003 |
David P. Kownacki, New York |
Andrew L. Bluestone, New York; Raymond D. Radow, New York |
|
45 |
$40,100,000 Appeal pending. |
Negligence 'Boot camp' for troubled youth ignored teenager's
pneumonia. |
Alexander v. Correctional Services Corp. Tarrant Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 236-187481-01 8/28/2003 |
Scott Brown, Law Offices of Scott Brown, Fort Worth,
Texas; Carlos R. Cortez, Law Office of Carlos R. Cortez, Dallas |
Vic Anderson Jr., Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller,
Fort Worth, Texas; Marilyn Walker, Wallach, Andrews, Florsheim & Stouffer,
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
46 |
$40,000,000 |
Motor Vehicle Driver high on drugs and alcohol struck plaintiff's
vehicle head-on. |
Collier Co. Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 01-4851CA 8/12/2003 |
Randall Lee Spivey Jr., Bruce L. Scheiner & Associates,
Fort Myers, Fla. |
The defendant defaulted. |
|
47 |
$40,000,000 |
Motor Vehicle Driver drank 10 beers before crossing center line and
killing three. |
Cobb Co., Ga., State Ct., No. 2001-A-3299 8/4/2003 |
Claudine S. Wilkins, Norcross, Ga.; Eric James Hertz,
Tucker, Ga. |
Pro se |
|
48 |
$36,000,000 Motions for new trial, remittitur and JMOL pending. |
Professional Negligence Law firm entered into sweetheart settlement with unethical
telemarketer. |
Interclaim Holdings Ltd. v. Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole N.D. Ill., No. 00-CV-7620 7/3/2003 |
John R. McCambridge and Jacqueline E. Goldberg, Grippo
& Elden, Chicago |
Anthony J. Tunney and Daniel J. De Leo, Price Tunney
Reiter, Chicago |
|
49 |
$35,910,000 Case settled as per high-low. |
Medical Malpractice Infant's untreated streptococcus led to brain damage. |
New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 120083/99 7/3/2003 |
Susan M. Karten, Castro & Karten, New York; Denise M.
Dunleavy, Kramer & Dunleavy, New York |
John Lyddane, Martin Clearwater & Bell, New York; Jay
Rappaport, Aaronson & Rappaport, New York |
|
50 |
$35,000,000 Motion for JMOL denied. Award reduced. Appeal filed. |
Intellectual Property Online auction site eBay infringed inventor's e-commerce
patents. |
E.D. Va., No. 2:01CV736 5/27/2003 |
Gregory N. Stillman and Scott Robertson, Hunton &
Williams, Norfolk, Va., and Washington |
Jefferey Graham Randall, Cooley Godward, Palo Alto, Calif. |
|
51 |
$34,441,000 Motion to reduce verdict denied. |
Medical Malpractice Cognitive deficits resulted from delay in seizure
treatment. |
Otsego Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 04615 6/25/2003 |
Arthur J. Siegel, Bond, Schoeneck & King, Albany, N.Y. |
James F. Moran, Aswad & Ingraham, Binghamton, N.Y. |
|
52 |
$34,395,000 Motion for new trial granted. |
Civil Rights State Medicaid agency retaliated against providers that
lobbied for rule changes. |
W.D. Okla., nos. CIV-01-252-HE and CIV-01-557-HE 4/24/2003 |
Steven E. Holden and Stephen Capron, Holden & McKenna,
Tulsa, Okla. |
Andrew J. Tevington and Nicole Nantois-Gibbons, Oklahoma
Health Care Authority, Oklahoma City |
|
53 |
$34,203,135 Motion for JNOV denied. |
Negligent Misrepresentation Raiders lured back to Oakland stadium by false promises of
sellout crowds. |
Oakland Raiders v. Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Inc. Sacramento Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 97AS06708 8/26/2003 |
Roger A. Dreyer, Dreyer, Babich, Buccola & Callaham,
Sacramento, Calif.; Jonathan W. Hughes, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
Falk & Rabkin, Sacramento, Calif. |
James J. Brosnahan and Arturo J. Gonzalez, Morrison &
Foerster, San Francisco |
|
54 |
$33,750,000 Award set aside. |
Fraud Texaco did not honor terminated rep's promises of reduced
rent to franchisee. |
Apex Development Corp. v. Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 99-11204-CA-21 7/1/2003 |
Adam M. Moskowitz, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton,
Miami; Gail A. McQuilkin, Miami |
David Wood, Baker & Hostetler, Orlando, Fla. |
|
55 |
$33,224,378 |
Negligence Surgeon issued rental car with stolen plates; hands injured in subsequent arrest. |
Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. BC252804 11/19/2003 |
Browne Greene and Robert D. Jarchi, Greene, Broillet,
Panish & Wheeler, Santa Monica, Calif. |
Christian R. Bojorquez, Office of City Attorney, Los
Angeles; Donald W. Carlson, Carlson, Calladine & Peterson, San Francisco |
|
56 |
$32,000,000 Motion for JNOV and new trial denied. |
Contracts Company breached purchase agreement, citing post-9/11 fund
shortage. |
Cargill Inc. v. Lone Star Technologies Inc. Hennepin Co., Minn., Dist. Ct., No. CT01-018740 3/13/2003 |
Thomas W. Tinkham and Craig D. Diviney, Dorsey &
Whitney, Minneapolis |
George C. Lamb, Baker Botts, Dallas; Jeffrey J. Keyes,
Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis |
|
57 |
$31,676,301 Conditional new trial granted. Award then remitted. |
Insurance Insurer stopped paying on surgeon's total disability claim
after three months. |
Chapman v. UnumProvident Corp. Marin Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. CV 012323 1/23/2003 |
Terence J. Coleman and Arnold R. Levinson, Pillsbury &
Levinson, San Francisco |
Horace W. Green and William Lee, Barger & Wolen, San
Francisco |
|
58 |
$31,619,847 Motion for new trial or JMOL filed. |
International Trade Japanese printing press maker violated federal
anti-dumping act. |
Goss Int'l Corp. v. Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd. N.D. Iowa, No. C00-35-L-RR 12/3/2003 |
William Schopf, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago |
Nicholas Critelli, Des Moines, Iowa |
|
59 |
$31,179,763 Judgment pending. |
Medical Malpractice Auto accident victim became paralyzed due to untreated
neck injury. |
Millichamp v. Baylor University Medical Center Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 01-1793-E 11/7/2003 |
Les Weisbrod, Morgan & Weisbrod, Dallas |
James E. Cowles, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas; Susan C.
Cooley, Schell, Quillin, Mitchel & Cooley, Dallas |
|
60 |
$30,856,317 Motion for new trial denied. Case settled. |
Negligent Maintenance Mechanic's legs ripped off while repairing ski lift. |
San Bernardino Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. SCVSS58120 9/23/2003 |
Jeoffrey L. Robinson and Allan F. Davis, Robinson,
Calcagnie & Robinson, Newport Beach, Calif. |
Joseph P. Collins and Paul D. Nelson, Hancock Rothert
& Bunshoft, Los Angeles and San Francisco |
|
61 |
$30,477,076 Award reduced as per high-low. |
Construction Ironworker's pelvis, abdomen crushed by collapsed column. |
McComber v. Interstate Indus. Corp. New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 113548/00 5/16/2003 |
Howard R. Borowick and Kenneth Sacks, Sacks & Sacks,
New York |
Gary A. Rome, Barry, McTiernan & Moore, New York |
|
62 |
$30,400,000 Verdict reduced. Appeals pending. |
Construction Electrician developed epilepsy, dementia after contact
with high-voltage wire. |
McCormack v. Capital Electric Constr. Co. Inc. Jackson Co., Mo., Cir. Ct., No. CV-97-29297 2/27/2003 |
Grant L. Davis, Davis Bethune & Jones, Kansas City,
Mo.; Richard P. Scaletty, Scallety Law Firm, Independence, Mo. |
James D. Conkright and Jana Richards, Sanders, Conkwright
& Warren, Kansas City, Mo. |
|
63 |
$30,174,031 Judgment on appeal. Plaintiff cross-appealed. |
Contracts Taco Bell stole idea for talking chihuahua from creators
of Psycho Chihuahua. |
W.D. Mich., No. 1:98-CV-45 6/4/2003 |
Douglas A. Dozeman and Edward J. Bardelli, Warner Norcross
& Judd, Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Richard J. O'Brien and Paul E. Veith, Sidley Austin Brown
& Wood, Chicago |
|
64 |
$30,041,191 Trial on willfulness issue pending. |
Intellectual Property JVC used Honeywell's imaging chips technology without a
license. |
Honeywell Inc. v. Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. D. Minn., No. 99-1607 6/9/2003 |
Martin R. Lueck and Matthew L. Woods, Robins, Kaplan,
Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis |
Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Michael J. Berger, Amster
Rothstein & Ebenstein, New York |
|
65 |
$29,725,468 Motion to reduce verdict denied. |
Workplace Worker sustained spinal injuries in fall from transformer
at railroad station. |
Queens Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 16038/00 6/27/2003 |
Emil R. DiNardo and Daniel R. Metschl, DiNardo, Metschl
& Dwyer, Buffalo, N.Y. |
William J. Blumenschein, house counsel, Long Island Rail
Road, Jamaica, N.Y. |
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66 |
$28,000,000 Case settled while post-trial motions pending. |
Contracts Change in Nationwide's business model caused sharp drop in
agents' compensation. |
Monumental Life Insurance Co. v. Nationwide Retirement Solutions Inc. W.D. Ky., No. 3:2000cv00589-H 2/20/2003 |
David Tachau and Richard V. Evans, Tachau Maddox Hovious
& Dickens, Louisville, Ky. |
Fordham E. Huffman and Ronald E. Laymon, Jones Day,
Columbus, Ohio |
|
67 |
$27,750,000 Case settled. |
Premises Liability Diver paralyzed after colliding with swimmer in city-owned
pool. |
Shropshire v. City of Walnut Creek Contra Costa Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 01-02541 5/5/2003 |
William B. Smith and Robert J. Waldsmith, Abramson Smith
& Waldsmith, San Francisco |
Eric M. Crowe, Severson & Werson, San Francisco;
William H. Staples, Archer Norris, Walnut Creek, Calif. |
|
68 |
$27,602,576 Case settled while post-trial motions pending. |
Construction Ironworker fell through unguarded opening, plummeting
three stories. |
DiPietro v. 56th Street Associates LLC New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 114038/01 6/20/2003 |
Howard R. Borowick and Kenneth Sacks, Sacks & Sacks,
New York |
Paul J. Bottari, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman &
Dicker, New York |
|
69 |
$25,863,000 Punitives reduced. Appeal filed. |
Insurance Homeowners' insurance carrier denied coverage for tractor
accident. |
Perez v. Fire Insurance Exchange Tulare Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 01195746 5/21/2003 |
Stuart R. Chandler, Law Offices of Stuart R. Chandler,
Fresno, Calif. |
Timothy R. Sullivan, Dowling, Aaron & Keeler, Fresno,
Calif. |
|
70 |
$25,750,000 Award is on counterclaim. Post-trial motions filed. |
Intellectual Property Company marketed needle-free IV valves using
misappropriated technology. |
B. Braun Medical Inc. v. Rodgers S.D. Calif., No. 98 CV 0250B 6/13/2003 |
Theodore A. Pianko, Christie Parker & Hale, Newport
Beach, Calif. |
Robert M. Keese, Girardi & Keese, Los Angeles |
|
71 |
$25,691,000 Motion for new trial granted. |
Products Liability Boat generator's exhaust pipe leaked carbon monoxide,
killing two. |
St. Louis Co., Mo., Cir. Ct., No. 002-06904A 3/27/2003 |
Edward J. Hershewe and Patrick Martucci, The Hershewe Law
Firm, Joplin, Mo. |
Kristopher Kuehn, Warden Triplett Grier, Overland Park,
Kan.; Stephen M. Schoenbeck, Lathrop & Gage, St. Louis |
|
72 |
$25,000,000 Motion to reduce liability granted. Plaintiff appealing. |
Motor Vehicle Lane-closure warning signs in construction zone were
inadequate. |
Clay Co., Mo., Cir. Ct., No. CV199-2570CC 3/7/2003 |
Michael D. Matteuzzi and Michael L. Belancio, Niewald,
Waldeck & Brown, Kansas City, Mo. |
Zachary T. Cartwright Jr., Missouri Highway and
Transportation Commission, Jefferson City, Mo.; Matthew F. Mulhern, Harris,
McCausland & Schmitt, Kansas City, Mo. |
|
73 |
$25,000,000 Case settled before invalidity trial began. |
Intellectual Property Sony infringed technology enabling camera users to select
image formats. |
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. v. Sony
Corp. D. Del., No. 01-CV-557 (JJF) 2/25/2003 |
Jake M. Holdreith and Ronald J. Schutz, Robins, Kaplan,
Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis |
Sidney David and Jonathan David, Lerner, David,
Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, Westfield, N.J. |
|
74 |
$24,320,000 Post-trial motions pending. |
Products Liability Wet concrete floor collapsed on worker because forms were
too weak. |
Dane Co., Wis., Cir. Ct., No. 30107 10/23/2003 |
Eric Farnsworth, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, Madison, Wis. |
John W. Patton Jr., Rusin Patton Maciorowski &
Friedman, Chicago |
|
75 |
$24,290,861 |
Discrimination Young white men burned cross on black neighbors' lawn. |
S.D. Texas, No. H-01-1311 2/26/2003 |
Benjamin L. Hall III and Sherry Scott Chandler, The Hall
Law Firm, Houston |
Suzan K. Cardwell, Franklin, Cardwell & Jones,
Houston; Randy L. Fairless, Johanson & Fairless, Sugar Land, Texas |
|
76 |
$24,165,000 |
Medical Malpractice Child born with cerebral palsy because C-section was not
performed. |
Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., No. 1336 2/7/2003 |
Arthur W. Hankin and James T. Smith, Blank Rome,
Philadelphia |
Alan W. Focht, O'Brien & Ryan, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.;
Daniel J. Sherry, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Newton
Square, Pa. |
|
77 |
$23,500,000 |
Motor Vehicle SUV was sandwiched between two tractor-trailers, leaving
two dead. |
Bergen Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. BER-L-003344-99 11/12/2003 |
Richard Weiner and Raymond Carroll (of counsel), Law
Office of Richard Weiner, Montvale, N.J. |
John J. Walsh, Freehill, Hogan & Mohar, Jersey City,
N.J.; John Sawicki, Stevens & Schwab, Secaucus, N.J. |
|
78 |
$23,140,000 Appeal pending. |
Toxic Torts Benzene escaped from city-operated landfill, causing
child's leukemia. |
Pollock v. City of San Antonio Bexar Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 2000-CI-01201 2/7/2003 |
Sylvan S. Lang Jr. and Jennifer B. Rosenblatt, Lang &
Kustoff, San Antonio |
Donald S. Bayne and Gail Jensen, City Attorney's Office,
San Antonio |
|
79 |
$22,600,000 |
Intellectual Property Company installed plaintiff's powersave feature in its
wireless products. |
D. Del., No. 01-CV-801 9/12/2003 |
Eric Lobenfeld, Clifford Chance US, New York; Andre J.
Bouchard, Bouchard Margules & Friedlander, Wilmington, Del. |
Harry Roper, Roper & Quigg, Chicago; Richard L.
Horwitz, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del. |
|
80 |
$22,586,950 Motion for new trial pending. |
Medical Malpractice Untreated sickle cell crisis caused woman's long-term
disabilities. |
Manatee Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 2001-CA-4388 10/24/2003 |
William E. Hahn, Morgan & Lamb, Tampa, Fla.; Geoff
Morris, Morris, Widman & Keim, Venice, Fla. |
James J. Evangelista, Fowler White Boggs Banker, Tampa,
Fla. |
|
81 |
$22,300,000 |
Intellectual Property Universal meter for tracking electrical usage infringed
upon. |
ABB Automation Inc. v. SchlumbergerResource Management
Services Inc. D. Del., No. 01-CV-77 6/11/2003 |
Kevin Flannery, Woodcock Washburn, Philadelphia |
Josy Ingersoll, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor,
Philadelphia |
|
82 |
$22,253,000 |
Medical Malpractice Patient left weak-limbed after nurse failed to disclose
complaints of numbness. |
Christensen v. Sherman Hospital Cook Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 00 L 4800 1/17/2003 |
Howard Schaffner and Brian Murphy, Hofeld & Schaffner,
Chicago |
E. Michael Kelly, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago; John
Norton, Mancini, Weiler & De Ano,
Wheaton, Ill. |
|
83 |
$22,000,000 Delay damages granted. Post-trial motions denied. |
Medical Malpractice Delay in ordering and delivering blood resulted in
permanent brain injury. |
Atlantic Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. ATL-L-2281-99 5/8/2003 |
Jonathan M. Cohen and Robert Ross, Kline & Specter,
Cherry Hill, N.J. |
Yves Veenstra, Parker, McKay & Criscuolo, Marlton,
N.J.; Eric M. Wood, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, Atlantic City,
N.J. |
|
84 |
$21,000,000 Judgment amended. Appeal pending. |
Contracts Retired mineworkers denied promised lifetime health
coverage. |
Aguilar v. Basin Resources Inc. D. Colo., No. 98 CV 885 1/23/2003 |
Brad Pyles, Crandall, Pyles, Haviland & Turner, Logan,
W.Va.; Richard Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt & Associates, Greenwood Village,
Colo. |
William Sasz, Sherman & Howard, Denver |
|
85 |
$20,937,743 Case settled for discount on post-judgment interest. |
Construction Ironworker struck by steel beam sustained severed arm and
head injury. |
Blaisdell v. Frederick Quinn Corp. Cook Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 99 L 12226 10/3/2003 |
Daniel V. O'Connor and Marc Taxman, Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin,
Novak & Kohen, Chicago |
Edward J. Murphy, Williams Montomery & John, Chicago;
Michael Charysh, Charysh & Schroeder, Chicago |
|
86 |
$20,879,023 Motion to reduce verdict granted. |
Medical Malpractice Hospital's failure to treat boy's sickle cell anemia led
to brain damage. |
Albino v. Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 14032/94 1/22/2003 |
Linda T. Alster-Nelson and James Wilkens, Fitzgerald &
Fitzgerald, Yonkers, N.Y. |
Nicholas A. Marotta, Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein &
Deutsch, New York |
|
87 |
$20,796,916 Motion for new trial denied. |
Construction Ironworker paralyzed after plunge through hole in
building's roof deck. |
England v. SME Steel Contractors Inc. San Francisco Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 414440 11/14/2003 |
Robert S. Arns and Morgan C. Smith, The Arns Law Firm, San
Francisco |
Duane W. Grummer, Lynch, Gilardi & Grummer, San
Francisco; Peter Dixon, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, San Francisco |
|
88 |
$20,750,553 Motion for new trial denied. |
Products Liability Failed sprinkler system during fire resulted in loss of
corporate records. |
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Grinnell Fire Protection System Co. Luzerne Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., nos. 190-C-1999; 2953-C-1999 1/17/2003 |
Richard E. Stabinski and Jeffrey L. Pettit, Phelan Pettit
& Biedrzycki, Philadelphia |
John W. Bell and Robert McNamara, Johnson & Bell,
Chicago |
|
89 |
$20,015,000 Appeal pending. |
Medical Malpractice Patient in intensive care unit choked on mucus while alarm
went unanswered. |
Estate of Gallagher v. Temple University Hospital Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., April Term 2001 No.
002643 10/24/2003 |
Shanin Specter and Andrew S. Youman, Kline & Specter,
Philadelphia |
Charles A. Fitzpatrick III, Mylotte, David &
Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia |
|
90 |
$20,000,000 |
Consumer Protection Car dealership forged insurance forms to recover on
buyer's disability policy. |
Caldwell v. Jofran Motors Inc. Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 98-13281(CA-21) 2/20/2003 |
Sina Negahbani, Law Offices of Sina Negahbani, Miami |
Defense counsel did not appear. |
|
91 |
$20,000,000 Verdict set aside. Case settled. |
Motor Vehicle Overloaded coal trailer separated from tractor, killing
SUV driver. |
Estate of Bogue v. Black Warrior Minerals Jefferson Co., Ala., Cir. Ct., No. CV2002985 10/24/2003 |
Clay Hornsby, Morris, Haynes & Hornsby, Birmingham,
Ala.; Ralph L. Armstrong, Bessemer, Ala. |
Roderick K. Nelson, Spain & Gillon, Birmingham, Ala. |
|
92 |
$20,000,000 |
Public Utilities Phone lineman electrocuted by utility pole that should
have been de-energized. |
Estate of Brackett v. Alabama Power Co. Mobile Co., Ala., Cir. Ct., No. CV-02-00435 11/21/2003 |
Skip Finkbohner, Cunningham, Bounds, Yance, Crowder &
Brown, Mobile, Ala.; George Finkbohner Jr., The Finkbohner Law Firm, Mobile,
Ala. |
Bruce Barze, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, Ala.;
Luckett Robinson, Hand Arendall, Mobile, Ala. |
|
93 |
$20,000,000 Motion for new trial and/or remittitur pending. |
Medical Malpractice Dirty surgical instruments left facelift patient
permanently disfigured. |
D.N.J., No. 00-CV-1101 12/8/2003 |
Frank D. Allen, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, N.J. |
Robert Donnelly Jr., Dughi Hewitt & Palatucci,
Cranford, N.J. |
|
94 |
$19,975,000 Appeal pending. |
Fraud Appliance manufacturer induced foreign distributor to
accept obsolete inventory. |
Eden Electrical Ltd. v. Amana Co. L.P. N.D. Iowa, No. 1:2000cv00080 1/31/2003 |
Kevin H. Collins and Robert D. Houghton, Shuttleworth
& Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
J. Michael Weston, Moyer & Bergman, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Stephen J. Holtman, Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa |
|
95 |
$19,700,000 Motions for new trial, JNOV and attorney fees pending. |
Intellectual Property Legg Mason copied and circulated Lowry's market trend
report. |
Lowry's Reports Inc. v. Legg Mason Inc. D. Md., No. 01-CV-3898 10/3/2003 |
Thomas W. Kirby and Scott E. Bain, Wiley Rein &
Fielding, Washington |
Thomas H. Dupree Jr. and Terence P. Ross, Gibson, Dunn
& Crutcher, Washington |
|
96 |
$19,655,001 Motion for judgment pending. |
Contracts Long-distance provider hired, fired telecom company that
organized its sales force. |
TelePlus v. Avantel S.A. de C.V. W.D. Texas, No. SA-98-CA-0849-WWJ 10/1/2003 |
David E. Dunham, Taylor & Dunham, Austin, Texas |
James E. Tancula, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Houston |
|
97 |
$19,562,000 |
Products Liability Chevy Blazer passenger paralyzed after being crushed by
roof during rollover. |
Shipler v. General Motors Corp. Lancaster Co., Neb., Dist. Ct., No. CI-00-3778 9/26/2003 |
Michael J. Piuze, Los Angeles |
Frank J. Nizio, Bowman & Brooke, Detroit |
|
98 |
$19,468,514 |
Medical Malpractice Bladder puncture during cyst removal went undetected. |
Phillips v. Evanston Northwest Healthcare Corp. Cook Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 99 L 12816 10/1/2003 |
Kevin G. Burke, Burke Mahoney & Wise, Chicago |
Thomas M. Harvick, Kominiarek, Bresler, Harvick &
Gudmundson, Chicago |
|
99 |
$19,025,000 Punitives reinstated. Appeal pending. |
Products Liability Smoker developed cancer and died 18 years after quitting. |
Boerner v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. E.D. Ark., No. 4:98CV427JMM 5/23/2003 |
William Gary Holt, Gary Eubanks & Associates, Little
Rock, Ark.; Norwood S. Wilner, Spohrer, Wilner, Maxwell & Matthews,
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Bruce G. Sheffler, Chadbourne & Parke, New York; Kevin
A. Crass, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, Ark. |
|
100 |
$18,600,000 Award remitted. Appeal pending. |
Defamation Rolling-paper distributor sent defamatory letters to
rival's customers. |
Republic Tobacco L.P. v. North Atlantic Trading Co. Inc. N.D. Ill., 98 C 4011 7/9/2003 |
Lynn H. Murray and Charles S. Bergen, Grippo & Elden,
Chicago |
William F. Cavanaugh and Clare F. Saperstein, Patterson,
Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York |
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