| 1 | A.Y. v. Jannsen Pharmaceuticals | $70 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs counsel: Jason Itkin, Arnold & Itkin Defense Counsel: David Abernethy, Drinker Biddle & Reath | 7/1/2016 |
| 2 | Tate v. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | $44.1 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Philadelphia | �Robert Ross and Iddo Harel of Ross Feller Casey, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Kathleen M. Kramer of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia. | 4/27/2016 |
| 3 | Straw v. Fair | $32 million (verdict) | Motor Vehicle | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | Jon R. Perry, Neil R. Rosen, Renee A. Metal, Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C. Pittsburgh, PA, Defense: Andrew R. Benedict, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP Philadelphia, PA, Robert A. Arcovio, Margolis Edelstein Pittsburgh, PA, | 12/15/2015 |
| 4 | Williams v. TruGreen | $26.5 million (settlement) | Personal injury | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Robert Mongeluzzi, David L. Kwass and Benjamin L. Baer, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky in Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Theodore M. Schaer of Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy in Philadelphia, for TruGreen and ServiceMaster; Robert G. Devine, White and Williams in Philadelphia, for Dickinson; James Cella, McCormick & Priore in Philadelphia, for Brooks Auto Repair. | 6/5/2016 |
| 5 | Applecross Club Operations� v. Pulte Homes of PA | $20 million (verdict) | Contracts | C.P. Chester County | Timothy T. Myers, Stewart J. Greenleaf Jr., Marvin L. Wilenzik and Michelle E. Costa, Elliott Greenleaf Blue Bell, PA, Defense: Justin W. Oravetz and J. Bradford McIlvain, Archer & Greiner P.C. Haddonfield, NJ,, | 9/28/2015 |
| 6 | Stamper v. Garcia | $15.1 million (verdict) | Motor vehicle, wrongful death | C.P. Lancaster County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Taylor Bare and Douglas Bare, Bare Law Firm, York. Defense Counsel: None. | 1/6/2016 |
| 7 | Carlino v. Ethicon | $13.5 million� (verdict) | Products liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Shanin Specter and Kila Baldwin, Kline & Specter, Philadelphia; Rich Freese, Freese & Goss, Dallas.Defense Counsel: Laura H. Smith, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, Arkansas; William Gage, Butler Snow, Jackson, Mississippi. | 2/10/2016 |
| 8 (tie) | Hammons v. Ethicon | $12.5 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia� | Shanin Specter, Kila B. Baldwin, Kline & Specter, P.C. Philadelphia, PA, Adam M. Slater, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC Roseland, NJ Defense: Matthew P. Moriarty, Tucker Ellis | LLP Cleveland, OH, Susan M. Robinson, Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC, Tarek Ismail, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Molly E. Flynn, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Defense: Matthew P. Moriarty, Tucker Ellis | LLP Cleveland, OH, Susan M. Robinson, Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC, Tarek Ismail, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Molly E. Flynn, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | 12/22/2015 |
| 8 (tie) | Del Grosso v. Delaware County Memorial Hospital | $12.5 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Delaware County | A. Roy Decaro and Regina Foley, Raynes McCarty, Philadelphia Defense: 'Benjamin A. Post, Post & Post, Berwyn; Robert Connell Pugh, Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer, Norristown | 8/7/2015 |
| 10 | Tillery v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $10.1 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Philadelphia | Andrew J. Stern, Elizabeth A. Crawford, Kline & Specter, P.C. Philadelphia, PA, Defense: Kimberly M. Funaro and Benjamin A. Post, Post & Post LLC Berwyn, PA,, | 11/16/2015 |
| 11 | Durfy v. Forstater | $7.7 million (verdict) | Medical malpractice | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Robert Morris and Seth Wilson of Morris Wilson in Plymouth Meeting. Defense Counsel: Daniel F. Ryan, O'Brien & Ryan, Plymouth Meeting. | 5/20/2016 |
| 12 | Guthula v. Philadelphia Museum of Art | $7.25 million (verdict) | Negligence | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Larry Bendesky David Kwass and David J. Langsam of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: John T. Donovan of Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia; Allen Bunker of Mancheski & Bunker, Philadelphia. | 6/6/2016 |
| 13 | Roverano v. Honeywell International | $6.4 million (verdict) | Asbestos, products liability. | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Michael Cancelliere and Casey R. Coburn of Nass Cancelliere Brenner, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Norman Haase of Swartz Campbell, Media; and William Adams of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Wilmington, Delaware. | 4/15/2016 |
| 14 | Hill v. Crozer Health System | $6 million (verdict) | Medical malpractice | C.P. Delaware County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Francis J.
Curran of The Curran Firm, Media; and Hugh Donaghue of Donaghue & Labrum,
Media. Defense Counsel: Tracie A. Vizza, O'Brien & Ryan, Plymouth Meeting. |
4/28/2016 |
| 15 (tie) | Gucker v. U.S. Steel | $5.5 million (verdict) | Disability Discrimination | �U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Paul A. Tershel and Jarrod T. Takah, Tershel & Associates, Washington. Defense Counsel: Rodney M. Torbic and Samuel F. Reynolds Jr., U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh. | 2/12/2016 |
| 15 (tie) | Neal v. 1260 Housing Development | $5.5 million (verdict) | Premeses Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Nancy J.
Winkler, Kenneth M. Rothweiler and Todd A. Schoenhaus of Eisenberg,
Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Daniel J. Rucket of Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia; Steven G. Bardsley of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, Malvern; Nicholas Salter of Fox Rothschild, Warrington; John A. Orlando of White and Williams, Philadelphia. |
3/31/2016 |
| 17 | Marsh v. Bowman | $5.2 million (settlement) | Premesis liability | C.P. Lancaster County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Leonard P.
Haberman, Clearfield & Kofsky, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: J. Michael Flanagan, Flanagan & DiBernardo, LLP, Lancaster. |
11/19/2015 |
| 18 (tie) | Tong-Summerford v. Abington Memorial Hospital | $5 million (verdict) | Medical malpractice | C.P. Montgomery County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Michael Trunk and Shanin Specter, Kline & Specter, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Carolyn DiGiovanni and E. Chandler Hosmer, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, King of Prussia, for Abington Memorial Hospital; Nancy Raynor and Carolyn Sollecito, Raynor & Associates, Malvern, for Kristin Crisci. | 5/13/2016 |
| 18 (tie) | Chin v. SEPTA | $5 million (verdict) | Unjust enrichment | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Joseph Z. Traub and Mark J. LeWinter of Raynes McCarty, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Wesley R. Payne and Tonya M. Harris of White and Williams, Philadelphia. None reported for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. | 12/14/2015 |
| 18 (tie) | Crespo v. Pagana | $5 million (verdict) | Medical malpractice | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Joshua Van Naarden, Ross Feller Casey, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Brett J. Engelkraut of Young & McGilvery, King of Prussia, for William Hughes; E. Chandler Hosmer, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, King of Prussia, for Theresa Pagana and Temple University. | 2/12/2016 |
| 21 | Sugartown Worldwide v. Shanks | $4.8 million (verdict) | Fraud | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Michael G. Trachtman, Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo, King of Prussia Defense Counsel: Shannon McDonald, West Chester; George C. Werner, Barley Snyder, Lancaster | 1/8/2016 |
| 22 | Ely v. Cabot Oil & Gas� | $4.24 million (verdict) | Torts to land | �U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Leslie Lewis, New York City. Defense Counsel: Jeremy A. Mercer, Norton Rose Fulbright, Canonsburg. | 3/10/2016 |
| 23 | Covert v. A.J. Jurich | $4.15 million (settlement) | Wrongful death | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Robert
Mongeluzzi and Larry Bendesky, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky,
Philadelphia; Brian Fritz of Fritz & Goldenberg, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: David White, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia; John Delany III, Delany McBride, Philadelphia. |
3/23/2016 |
| 24 | Estate of Mongar v. Gosnell | $3.9 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Philadelphia | Bernard W. Smalley Sr., Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Tucker Law Group, LLC Philadelphia, PA, Defense: 'Emily B. Cherniack, Law Offices of Jack McMahon Philadelphia, PA,, | 9/15/2015 |
| 25 | Partlow v. Gray | $3.1 million (verdict) | Motor vehicle | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: David L. Woloshin, Dina Ronsayro and Jordan Schlossberg, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Daniel T. Lewbart and Kevin R. McNulty, Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart, Philadelphia. | 2/11/2016 |
| 26 (tie)� | Levering v. Hatfield Quality Meats | $3 million (settlement) | Premises Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Peter F. Schuchman Jr., Michael M. Monsour, Kozloff Stoudt Attorneys Wyomissing, PA, Defense: John P. Morgenstern, Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North, Ltd. Philadelphia, PA, Christopher C. Negrete, | 8/14/2015 |
| 26 (tie)� | Palar v. Wohlwend | $3 million (settlement) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Jefferson County | Christine Biancheria, Karesa M. Rovnan, Deborah S. Maliver M.D., Biancheria & Maliver P. C. Pittsburgh, PA, Defense: Stacy R. Delgros and Michele V. Primis, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Pittsburgh, PA, Frank J. Hartye, McIntyre, Hartye, Schmitt & Sosnowski Hollidaysburg, PA, | 11/13/2015 |
| 26 (tie)� | Chen v. Hangzhou Holin Plastic Machinery� | $3 million (verdict) | Products Liability | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Patrick M. Blair, John D. Pallante, Law Offices of John D. Pallante, P.C. Philadelphia, PA, Defense: None reported | 9/1/2015 |
| 29 | Feldman v. Raggi & Weinstein | $2.45 million (verdict) | Professional neglegence | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Peter J. Weidman, Weidman Law, Plymouth Meeting Defense Counsel: John M. Hanamirian, Hanamirian Law Firm, Moorestown, New Jersey. | 3/18/2016 |
| 30 | Shiflett v. Lehigh Valley Health Network | $2.39 million (verdict) | Medical malpractice | C.P. Lehigh County | Plaintiffs Counsel: James P. Goslee and Harry M. Roth, Cohen Placitella & Roth, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Kimberly G. Krupka, Gross McGinley, Allentown. | 2/9/2016 |
| 31 | Anthony v. Lewis | $2.2 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | C.P. Crawford County | Harry S. Cohen, Todd D. Bowlus, Harry S. Cohen & Associates, P.C. Pittsburgh, PA, Defense: Jennifer L. McPeak, Burns White LLC Pittsburgh, PA, Alan S. Baum, Matis Baum O'Connor, Pittsburgh, PA, Joseph A. Macerelli, Grogan Graffam, P.C. Pittsburgh, PA | 10/23/2015 |
| 32 | Holder v. Suarez | $2 million (verdict) | Motor vehicle | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Robert Munley III, Marion Munley and Caroline Munley, Munley Law, Scranton. Defense Counsel: Warren Siegfried, Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, Pittsburgh. | 6/6/2016 |
| 33 (tie) | Estate of Rosario v. Carter | $1.8 million (verdict) | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Philadelphia | Dean E. Weisgold,,� Dean E. Weisgold, P.C. Philadelphia, PA, Defense: 'None reported | 8/17/2015 |
| 33 (tie) | Keith v. Hatfeild Quality Meats | $1.8 million (verdict) | Premesis liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Robert Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey P. Goodman of Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Theodore M. Schaer of Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, Philadelphia. | 3/17/2016 |
| 35 | Murray v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals | $1.75 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Jason A. Itkin, Cory Itkin, Arnold & Itkin, LLP Houston, TX, Samantha R. Mertz, Sheller, P.C. Philadelphia, PA; Tom Kline, Kline & Specter;� Defense: John D. Winter, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP New York, NY, Tonia Ann Patterson, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Philadelphia, PA, William V. Essig, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Chicago, IL,� | 11/9/2015 |
| 36 (tie) | Toth v. Bradley Center | $1.7 million (verdict) | Intentional Torts | C.P. Allegheny County� | Mark Gordon, Paul K. Vey, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Pittsburgh, PA, Defense: 'Bryan J. Smith, Dell, Moser, Lane & Loughney, LLC Pittsburgh, PA, | 11/30/2015 |
| 36 (tie) | Busbey v. Yarway | $1.7 million (verdict) | Worker/Workplace Negligence | C.P. Philadelphia | Benjamin P. Shein, Bethann Schaffzin Kagan, Shein Law Center, Ltd. Philadelphia, PA, Defense: 'Bobbie R. Bailey, Joseph G. Colao and Joseph I. Fontak, Leader & Berkon LLP Los Angeles, CA,, | 11/6/2015 |
| 38 | Ryan v. KDM Construction & Project Management� | $1.572 million (verdict) | Premises Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Jeffrey B. Killino, Dean F. Owens II, The Killino Firm, P.C. Philadelphia, PA, Defense: Daniel C. Moraglia, Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLC Philadelphia, PA, Jennifer M. Brooks, GuideOne Insurance Des Moines, IA, | 9/11/2015 |
| 39 (tie) | Spencer v. Bottom Dollar Food Northeast | $1.5 million (verdict) | Personal injury, premesis liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Howard J. Levin and Beth Adamski, Law Offices of Howard J. Levin, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Eamon Merrigan, Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, Philadelphia. | 4/1/2016 |
| 39 (tie) | Estate of Eberly v. Ebling | $1.5 million (verdict) | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Lebanon County� | Kenneth C. Sandoe,,� Steiner & Sandoe, Attorneys at Law, LLC Myerstown, PA, Defense: None Reported | 11/12/2015 |
| 41 | Allison v. Forest City Enterprises | $1.48 million (verdict) | Slip-and-fall | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Jonathan M. Cohen and Keith T. West, Philadelphia; Danielle L. Duffy, Spivack & Spivack, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Michael S. Saltzman, Goldberg Segalla, Philadelphia. | 4/1/2016 |
| 42 | Chambers v. Lin | $1.44 million (verdict) | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Montgomery County� | Cary B. McClain,,� The McClain Law Firm Ardmore, PA, Defense: 'Gerard F. Lipski and William E. Schaefer, Campbell, Lipski & Dochney Philadelphia, PA,, | 10/20/2015 |
| 43 | Fischer v. UPMC Presbyterian | $1.35 million (verdict) | Wrongful death | C.P. Allegheny County� | Plaintiffs Counsel: James A. Dattilo, Pittsburgh. Defense Counsel: None. | 5/25/2016 |
| 44 | United States v. Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control | $ 1.325 million (verdict) | Toxic Torts | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Marcello M. Mollo, John C. Cruden, U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C., William H. Gelles III, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Norristown, PA Defense: Margaret Anne Hill, Blank Rome LLP Philadelphia, PA,, | 8/17/2015 |
| 45 (tie) | Mitchell v. Donnelly� | $1.3 million (verdict) | Personal injury | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Craig A. Falcone, Sacchetta & Falcone, Media. Defense Counsel: Not reported | 5/13/2016 |
| 45 (tie) | Wilson v. Moulik� | $1.3 million (verdict) | Wrongful death | C.P. Philadelphia | Plaintiffs Counsel: Joe H. Tucker Jr., Jesse C. Klaproth, Tucker Law Group, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: J. Michael Doyle, Post & Schell, Philadelphia. | 6/7/2016 |
| 45 (tie) | Ford v. Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group | $1.3 million (verdict) | Employment | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Peter D. Winebrake, R. Andrew Santillo, Mark J. Gottesfeld, Winebrake & Santillo, LLC Dresher, PA, Defense: 'Geff Blake and David J. Freedman, Blake & Walsh, LLC Scranton, PA, Paul W. Minnich and Richard L. Hackman, Barley Snyder LLC Lancaster, PA, | 12/2/2015 |
| 48 | Alviani v. Horace Mann Insurance | $1.29 million (verdict) | Motor vehicle | C.P. Beaver County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Keith R. McMillen and Kelly M. Tocci, Mcmillen, Urick, Tocci and Jones, Aliquippa. Defense Counsel: Michael E. Lang, Margolis Edelstein, Beaver. | 3/17/2016 |
| 49 (tie)� | Bortz v. Tuthill | $1.2 Million (verdict) | Wrongful death, survival | C.P. Carbon County | Plaintiffs Counsel: Albert J. Evans, Fanelli, Evans & Patel, Pottsville. Defense Counsel: Hugh M. Emory, Cipriani & Werner, Blue Bell. | 11/9/2015 |
| 49 (tie)� | Markowski v Sordoni Construction Services | $1.2 million (settlement) | Construction accident | U.S. District Court, M.D., Pa. | Plaintiffs Counsel: Michael D. Shaffer, Shaffer & Gaier, Philadelphia. Defense Counsel: Daniel E. Cummins, Foley, Comerford & Cummins, Scranton; Benjamin A. Nicolosi of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Moosic. | 3/3/2016 |