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Amount/Verdict Status |
Type |
Name/Court, Docket, Date |
Lead Plaintiff’s Attorney(s)/
Firm |
Lead Defense Attorney(s)/
Firm |
| 1 |
$150,370,000,000 |
Wrongful Death |
Middleton v. Collins,
Fayette Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., 2009V-224, 12/20/2011
|
Craig M. Sico and Clif Alexander, Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh L.L.P., Corpus Christi, Texas |
Pro se |
| 2 |
$2,315,586,000 |
Intellectual Property |
Pacesetter Inc. v. Nervicon Co.,
Los Angeles, Co., Calif., Super. Ct., BC424443, 4/22/2011 |
James A. Gale and Todd M. Malynn, Feldman Gale, P.A., Miami |
Pro se |
| 3 |
$1,542,130,570 |
Toxic Torts |
Allison v. Exxon Mobil Corp.,
Baltimore Co., Md., Cir. Ct., C-07-003809, 6/30/2011 |
Peter G. Angelos and H. Russel Smouse, Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, PC, Baltimore |
James F. Sanders, Neal & Harwell, PLC, Nashville, Tenn.;
John E. Griffith Jr., DLA Piper, Baltimore |
| 4 |
$919,900,000 |
Intellectual Property |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. v. Kolon Industries, E.D. Va., 9/14/2011 |
Brian C. Riopelle, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, Va.;
Michael J. Songer, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, D.C. |
Jeff G. Randall, Paul Hastings LLP, Palo Alto, Calif.;
Dana J. Finberg, SNR Denton US LLP, Silicon Valley, Calif. |
| 5 |
$576,875,004 |
Intellectual Property |
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. v. Actelion Ltd., San Mateo Co., Calif., Super. Ct., CIV 478533, 4/29/2011
|
Christopher J. Banks and Benjamin P. Smith, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, San Francisco |
Joseph W. Cotchett Jr., Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, L.L.P., Burlingame, Calif.;
Stephen Scheve, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston |
| 6 |
$482,000,000 |
Intellectual Property |
Saffran v. Johnson & Johnson, E.D., Texas, 2:07-cv-451-TJW, 1/28/2011 |
Eric M. Albritton, Albritton Law Firm, Longview,
Texas; Danny L. Williams, Williams Morgan & Amerson, P.C., Houston |
Gregory L. Diskant, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York;
Richard A. Sayles, Sayles Werbner, Dallas |
| 7 |
$358,500,000 |
Toxic Torts
|
Heilig v. Fluor Corp.,
St. Louis Co., Mo., Cir. Ct., 22052-09866, 7/27/2011 |
Gerson H. Smoger, Smoger & Associates, P.C., Dallas;
Mark I. Bronson, Newman Bronson & Wallis, St. Louis
|
John H. Quinn and
Scott K.G. Kozak, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis |
| 8 |
$345,000,000
|
Intellectual Property
|
Versata Software Inc. v. SAP America Inc., E.D,
Texas, 07-cv-00153, 5/13/2011 |
Sam F. Baxter McKool Smith, P.C., Marshall, Texas; Scott L. Cole, McKool Smith, P.C., Austin, Texas |
Thomas M. Melsheimer, , Fish & Richardson, Dallas; James Batchelder, Ropes & Gray, East Palo Alto, Calif.
|
| 9 |
$322,000,000 |
Products Liability |
Brown v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Smith Co.,
Miss., Cir. Ct., 2006-196, 5/4/2011 |
Eugene Tullos, Tullos & Tullos, Raleigh |
Alex E. Cosculluela, Adams and Reese LLP, Houston (Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.);
Michael G. Terry, Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP, Corpus Christi, Texas (Union Carbide Corp.) |
| 10 |
$212,000,000 |
Products Liability
|
Ray v. Allergan Inc.,
E.D. Va., 3:10-cv-00136-REP, 4/28/2011 |
Ray Chester, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP, Austin, Texas |
Vaughn A. Crawford, Snell & Wilmer, Phoenix
|
| 11 |
$182,600,000 |
Products Liability
|
Sacks v. Sicor Inc.,
Clark Co., Nev., Dist. Ct., A572315, 10/6/2011
|
Robert T. Eglet, Mainor Eglet, Las Vegas;
William S. Kemp, Kemp, Jones & Coulthard, LLP, Las Vegas
|
Philip M. Hymanson, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Las Vegas;
Mark E. Tully, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston
|
| 12 |
$170,306,418.60
|
Medicaid Fraud
|
State of Texas v. Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC,
Travis Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., D-1-GV-08-001-566, 2/1/2011
|
James J. Breen, The Breen Law Firm, Alpharetta, Ga;
Margaret Moore, Attorney General's Office, Austin, Texas |
Keith J Harrison, Crowell & Moring LLPP, Washington, D.C,
Shannon H. Ratliff, Ratliff Law Firm PLLC, Austin, Texas |
| 13 |
$144,585,018 |
Medical Malpractice
|
VanSlembrouck v. Halperin,
Oakland Co.,Mich., Cir. Ct., 06-074585-NH, 10/18/2011 |
Geoffrey N. Fieger, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, Giroux & Danzig, P.C., Southfield, Mich.;
Jack Beam, Beam & Raymond Associates, Chicago |
Joseph F. Babiarz Jr., Plunkett Cooney, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.;
D. Jennifer Andreou, Plunkett Cooney, P.C., Mt. Clemens, Mich.
|
| 14 |
$141,900,000
|
Fraud
|
Meins v. Bayer AG, Arkansas Co., Ark., Cir. Ct., cv-2008-108, 3/18/2011 |
Barry Deacon, Barrett & Deacon, P.A., Jonesboro, Ark.
|
Philip S. Beck, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago |
| 15 |
$116,390,628
|
Fraud
|
Noel v. Devon Energy Production Co.,
Harris Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., 2008-39598, 3/14/2011 |
Robin C. Gibbs and Grant J. Harvey, Gibbs & Bruns LLP, Houston. |
Craig A. Haynes, Thompson & Knight, Dallas (Trevor D. Rees-Jones);
Charles W. Schwartz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Houston (Devon Energy Production Co.) |
| 16 |
$115,000,000
|
Intellectual Property
|
Activevideo Networks Inc v. Verizon Communications Inc.,
E.D. Va., 2:10-cv-248, 8/2/2011
|
Daniel Johnson Jr. and Michael J. Lyons, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Palo Alto, Calif. |
Henry B. Gutman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, N.Y.;
Gregory N. Stillman, Hunton & Williams, Norfolk, Va.
|
| 17 |
$101,196,000
|
Intellectual Property
|
Medtronic Sofamore Danek USA Inc. v. NuVasive Inc.,
S.D. Calif., 3:08-cv-01512-MMA-MDD, 9/20/2011
|
Luke L. Dauchot and Nimalka R. Wickramasekera, Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P., Los Angeles
|
Frank E. Scherkenbach and Todd G. Miller, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston
|
| 18 |
$100,650,000
|
Sexual Assault
|
Doe v. Doherty,
Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 11-10986 CA 05, 11/10/2011
|
Jeff Herman and Jessica Arbour, Herman Mermelstein & Horowitz, Miami |
Not represented |
| 19 |
$96,400,000
|
Fraud
|
Honua Securities Co. Ltd. v. SMI Hyundai Corp.,
E.D. Va., 1:10-cv-00785-GBL ?JFA, 10/27/2011
|
James M. Ringer, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York;
Daniel L. Fitch, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC, Harrisonburg, Va |
Sang Kuen Park, Moon, Park & Associates, Annandale, Va.;
Daniel M. Press, Chunge & Press, P.C., McLean, Va. |
| 20 |
$95,000,000
|
Employment
|
Alford v. Aaron Rents Inc.,
S.D., Ill., 3:08-cv-00683-MJR, 6/3/2011 |
Benedict P. Morelli and David S. Ratner, Morelli Ratner, P.C., New York |
Alisa Pittman Cleek and Stanford G. Wilson, Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, Atlanta |
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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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