Wooden judge gavel and us money dollar bills. Bribe conceptWith the courts charging full steam ahead, the past year was a busy one for litigators across the full range of practice areas, and the strong jury sentiments that marked the first few years out of the pandemic did not show much signs of cooling.
In the graphic below you will find information on the 100 largest awards as reported on by us. Hover over each bar in the graph to find out key details about the awards, such as amounts, venues, and which firms and attorneys handled the cases.
| Rank | Case Name | Amount | Type of Action | Court | Attorneys | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKivison v. Nouryon | $2.25 billion | Products liability, personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Thomas Kline, Kline & Specter; Jason Itkin, Arnold & Itkin. Defense Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough. | |
| 2 | Amagasu v. Mitsubishi Motors | $976 million | Products liability, personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Wesley Ball and Kyle Farrar, Farrar & Ball; Dan Sherry Jr., Nancy Winkler and Jessica Colliver, Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck. Defense Counsel: William Conroy, Campbell Conroy & O’Neil. | October 30, 2023 |
| 3 | Gill v. ExxonMobil. | $725 million | Products liability, personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Andrew DuPont, Locks Law Firm; Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal, Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel. Defnse Counsel: Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote and Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy | April 21, 2023 |
| 4 | Hagens v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | $182.7 million | Medical Malpratice. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Merritt Lentz, Briggs Bedigian and Jon Stefanuca, Gilman & Bedigian. Defense Counsel: James Young, Burns White, Philadelphia. | April 21, 2023 |
| 5 | ME v. NWNA | $48 million | Products liability, personal injury. | U.S. Dist. Court, E.D. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Daniel Mann, Alan Feldman, Edward Goldis, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig; Marina Kats, Kats Jamison & Associates. Defense Counsel: Christopher Lee, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote. | November 2, 2023 |
| 6 | Fiduciary Trust Co. International of Pennsylvania v. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | $32.5 million | Medical malpractice. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Matthew Casey, G. Scott Vezina and Jennifer Russell, Ross Feller Casey, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Emina M. Henne, Saxton & Stump, Malvern. | April 15, 2024 |
| 7 | Clemmons v. Lehr | $26.2 million | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Clancy Boylan and Hannah J. Molitoris, Morgan & Morgan, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Andrew J. Connolly, Post & Schell, Philadelphia. | September 18, 2023 |
| 8 | Walsh v. East Penn Manufacturing | $22 million | Employment, wage-and-hour. | U.S. Dist. Court, E.D. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Oscar L. Hampton III, Alexander E. Gosfield, Elizabeth A. Kuschel, U.S. Department of Labor. Defense Counsel: Daniel B. Huyett, Stevens & Lee; Reading; Michael J. Mueller and Evangeline C. Paschal, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, D.C. | May 11, 2023 |
| 9 | A.C. v. Ramara | $12.5 million | Personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Nadeem Bezar and Emily Marks, Kline & Specter. Defense Counsel: Hugh O’Niell, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer. | |
| 10 (tied) | B.H. v. Ramara | $12 million | Personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Nadeem Bezar and Emily Marks, Kline & Specter. Defense Counsel: Hugh O’Niell, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer. | |
| 10 (tied) | Htoo v. JBS USA Food | $12 million | Wrongful death, workplace negligence. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jeffrey Goodman and Aidan Carickhoff, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Philadelphia; Richard Washington, Washington & Washington. Defense Counsel: Thomas Ullrich, Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver. | November 22, 2023 |
| 10 (tied) | Snowden v. La Salle College High School | $12 million | Wrongful death. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Mark Tanner, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig. Defense Counsel: Stephen Finley Jr., Gibbons. | December 6, 2023 |
| 10 (tied) | Torres v. Penske | $12 million | Personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Alex Hyder, Morgan & Morgan. Defense Counsel: Matthew McColgan, German, Gallagher & Murtagh. | |
| 14 (tied) | Estate of Fanta Bility v. Borough of Sharon Hill | $11 million | Wrongful death. | U.S. Dist. Court, E.D. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Michael van der Veen, Bruce Castor, van der Veen, Hartshorn and Levin; attorneys from Green & Schafle. Defense Counsel: Robert Didomenicis, Holsten & Associates. | September 25, 2023 |
| 14 (tied) | Heffelfinger v. Shen | $11 million | Medical malpractice. | C.P. Luzerne | Plaintiffs Counsel: Braden Lepisto, Kline & Specter. Defense Counsel: Andrew Katsock III, solo. | |
| 16 | Meyers v. Certified Guaranty | $10 million | Defamation. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Lane Jubb Jr., The Beasley Firm. Defense Counsel: Mark Zaid, Mark S. Zaid P.C | |
| 17 | Tomascik v. Terex | $9.6 million | Workplace negligence. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jeffrey Goodman and Samuel Dordick, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Rebecca Leonard, Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey. | October 20, 2023 |
| 18 | N.J. v. Lyft | $9 million | Workplace negligence. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Nadeem Bezar, Helen Lawless, George Zindel and Wyatt Larkin, Kline & Specter, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Joe Tucker Jr., Tucker Law Group; Philip Priore, McCormick & Priore. | November 12 and 15, 2023 |
| 19 (tied) | Simpson v. Piazza Nissan of Ardmore | $6.5 million | Motor vehicle, wrongful death. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Shanin Specter and James Waldenberger, Kline & Specter. Defense Counsel: William Schaefer, Hendrzak & Lloyd. | August 22, 2023 |
| 19 (tied) | Behrens v. Northeast Treatment Centers | $6.5 million | Wrongful death. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Nadeem Bezar and Sherell Dandy, Kline & Specter, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: John Morgenstern and Peter Kulp, O’Hagan Meyer. | December 15, 2023 |
| 21 | Kobeissi v. Shipwire | $6.1 million | Workplace negligence, personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jeffrey Goodman, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky. Defense Counsel: Theodore Schaer, Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy. | |
| 22 | Thompson v. Dauphin County Prison (settled before a complaint was filed) | $5 million | Wrongul death. | Settled out of court | Plaintiffs Counsel: Shanin Specter and Philip Pasquarello, Kline & Specter. Defense Counsel: Murray Weed, Lavery Law and John Ninosky, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. | |
| 23 (tied) | DiMeo v. Gross | $3.5 million | Medical malpractice. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Louis Tumolo, The Beasley Firm, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Kevin Wright, Kevin Wright & Associates; Thomas Savon, Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt. | September 28, 2023 |
| 23 (tied) | Martel v. Nouryon Chemicals | $3.5 million | Products liability, personal injury. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: John Boundas, Williams Hart & Boundas, Houston; Rosemary Pinto, Feldman & Pinto. Defense Counsel: Allison Brown, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Lee Popkin, Proskauer Rose. | December 5, 2023 |
| 25 | Alonge v. Saint Vincent Health Center | $3.2 million | Premises liability, slip and fall. | C.P. Erie | Plaintiffs Counsel: Brendan Lupetin and Maggie Cooney, Lupetin & Unatin. Defense Counsel: Joseph Macerelli, Burns White. | September 14, 2023 |
| 26 | English v. Fraley & Schilling | $2.582 million | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Luzerne | Plaintiffs Counsel: Alex C. Hyder, K. Clancy Boylan and Brian Ruditysm Morgan and Morgan, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Stephanie L. Hersperger and Jeffrey T. McGuire; Pion, Nerone, Girman, Winslow & Smith, Harrisburg. | December 21, 2023 |
| 27 | Ruth v. Miller Brothers | $2.25 million | Workplace safety, construction accident. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Mark W. Tanner and Peter M. Newman, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig; Christine G. Benedum, Benedum Law. Defense Counsel: Andrew J. Connolly, Colin E. Burgess and Karyn Dobroskey Rienz, Post & Schell, Philadelphia. | May 8, 2023 |
| 28 | Gallagher v. 1760 Market Partners | $1.778 million | Premises liability. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jeffrey F. Laffey and Samuel I. Reich, Laffey, Bucci & Kent, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: John J. Delany III, Marshall Dennehey, Philadelphia. | October 31, 2023 |
| 29 | Dixon v. St. Joseph’s Hospital | $1.65 million | Wrongful death. medical malpractice. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Eric G. Zajac, Zajac & Padilla. Defense Counsel: Michael E. McGilvery and Denise L. Juliana, McGilvery & Juliana, King of Prussia; Gary M. Samms and Michael J. Ryan, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia. | June 27, 2023 |
| 30 | Quigley v. Sacks | $1.55 million | Medical Malpratice. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Brendan Mulligan and Bruce Martin Ginsburg, Ginsburg & Associates. Defense Counsel: Jeffrey P. Bates, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia. | April 25, 2023 |
| 31 | Kasymaliev v. Lomidze | $1.420 million | Workplace negligence, wrongful death. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Anthony J. Baratta, Baratta Law, Huntingdon Valley. Defense Counsel: None reported. | May 2, 2023 |
| 32 | Milner v. Kozlowski | $1.25 million | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Delaware | Plaintiffs Counsel: Ken Fulginiti and Sarah F. Dooley, Duffy + Fulginiti. Defense Counsel: Robert J. Balch and Bianca Nalaschi, Post & Schell, Philadelphia. | March 3, 2023 |
| 33 | Dunkle v. Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania | $1.2 million | Professional negligence. | C.P. Luzerne | Plaintiffs Counsel: Douglas A. Yazinski, Michael J. Pisanchyn Jr. and Bradley Moyer, Pisanchyn Law Firm. Defense Counsel: Anthony P. Trozzolillo, Chartwell Law, Scranton; Stuart T. O’Neal III, Burns White, West Conshohocken. | August 28, 2023 |
| 34 | Holland v. WM Operating | 1.047 million | Premises liability, slip and fall. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Thomas F. Sacchetta and Tyler Sacchetta, Sacchetta & Baldino; Media. Defense Counsel: Taylor H. Pickersgill and Christine N. Dantonio, Burns White, West Conshohocken. | May 8, 2024 |
| 35 | Lewis v. Reading Hospital | $869,000 | Medical malpractice. | C.P. Berks | Plaintiffs Counsel: Aidan Carickhoff and Jason S. Weiss, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Michael D. Pipa and Coulter D. Ebbert, Saxton & Stump, Harrisburg. | April 23, 2024 |
| 36 | Stacknick v. Tesone Transport | $855,685 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Allegheny | Plaintiffs Counsel: Clancy Boylan, Alexandwe Hyder and Laura Signorelli, Morgan & Morgan, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Andrew D. Shannon, Robb Leonard Mulvihill, Pittsburgh. | March 14, 2024 |
| 37 (tied) | Best v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | $800,000.00 | Motor vehicle, struck pedestrian. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jonathan M. Levin, Law Offices of Jonathan M. Levin. Defense Counsel: Sandra J. Ross-Hyman, SEPTA Legal Department; Philadelphia. | September 8, 2023 |
| 37 (tied) | Nazario v. Longstreath | $800,000 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Leonard K. Hill and Susan B. Ayres, Hill & Associates. Defense Counsel: Sabrina A. Peterman, Amy F. Loperfido & Associates, Philadelphia. | September 26, 2023 |
| 39 | Sabato v. Blasig | 750,000 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Anthony J. Baratta, Baratta Law, Huntingdon Valley. Defense Counsel: Jay D. Branderbit and Pernell E. Jackson, Kent/McBride, P.C., Philadelphia. | June 6, 2023 |
| 40 | Barlett v. City of Pittsburgh | $644,524.00 | Government, slip and fall, premises liability. | C.P. Allegheny | Plaintiffs Counsel: Anthony J. Giannetti and Adam D. Shorr, Swartz Culleton, Pittsburgh. Defense Counsel: Lawrence H. Baumiller, City of Pittsburgh Department of Law, Pittsburgh; Samuel A. Hornak, Clark Hill, Pittsburgh. | January 31, 2024 |
| 41 | Delapaz v. Toca | $522,446.00 | Intentional torts, workplace negligence. | C.P. Schuylkill | Plaintiffs Counsel: John M. Solt and Christopher B. Slusser, Slusser Law Firm. Defense Counsel: David A. Avedissian, Law Offices of David A. Avedissian, Haddonfield, New Jersey. | May 25, 2023 |
| 42 (tied) | Brister v. Hernandez-Nunez | $500,000 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Kane Daly, Simon & Simon Injury Lawyers; Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Franklin C. Love, Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Philadelphia. | April 17, 2024 |
| 42 (tied) | Simpson v. Lykon Automotive | $500,000 | Premises liability, slip and fall. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: David L. Woloshin, Dina S. Ronsayro and Jordan Schlossberg, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel. Defense Counsel: Warren F. Sperling and Kelly L. Raymond, Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg. | |
| 44 | Nawrocki v. Wakiyama | $355,000 | Premises liability. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: David L. Woloshin, Dina S. Ronsayro and Jordan Schlossberg, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Jay D. Branderbit and Caitlin A. Harley, Kent/McBride, Philadelphia; Matthew S. Marrone and Lauren M. Banton, Goldberg Segalla. | April 9, 2024 |
| 45 | Beckhold v. Rabbit Transit | $261,000 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. York | Plaintiffs Counsel: Richard A. Godshall, Ostroff Injury Law, Plymouth Meeting. Defense Counsel: Sean E. Summers, The Summers Nagy Law Offices, York. | June 13, 2023 |
| 46 | Donnelly v. Abington Memorial Hospital | $250,000 | Premises liability. | C.P. Montgomery | Plaintiffs Counsel: Marc Robert Steinberg, Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford. Defense Counsel: Joseph W. Petka, Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, Philadelphia. | January 11, 2024 |
| 47 | Brown v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||
| $243,000 | Premises liability, slip and fall. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Ashley Oakey, The Levin Firm. Defense Counsel: Louis S. Flocco, SEPTA Legal Department. | |||
| 48 (tied) | Wilson v. Perera | $200,000 | Animal control, slip and fall. | C.P. Chester | Plaintiffs Counsel: Kevin M. Blake, Smith Mirabella Blake. Defense Counsel: Heather A. Cicalesem Amy F. Loperfido & Associates. | |
| 48 (tied) | Green v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | $200,000 | Motor vehicle. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Joshua Baer, Simon & Simon. Defense Counsel: Susanna Randazzo, Kolber & Randazzo. |
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