| 1. | United States ex rel. Wetta v. AstraZeneca | $520 million (settlement) | Whistleblower | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Stephen A. Sheller and Brian J. McCormick Jr. of Sheller PC; Michael Mustokoff, Mark Lipowicz and Teresa Cavenagh of Duane Morris; John C. Dodds of Morgan Lewis & Bockius. | 4/27/2010 |
| 2. | Miller v. Santilli | $100 million (settlement) | Fraud | C.P. Philadelphia | Timothy C. Russell of Spector Gadon & Rosen; Kevin H. Marino of Marino Tortorella & Boyle; Steven B. Feirson of Dechert; Douglas Curtis of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr; Steven M. Coren of Kaufman Coren & Ress. | 10/9/2009 |
| 3. | Pridgen v. Avco Corp. | $88.7 million (verdict) | Personal Injury, Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Arthur A. Wolk, Bradley Stoll and Cynthia Devers of The Wolk Law Firm; James Robinson and Sara Anderson Frey of Cozen O’Connor. | 4/7/2010 |
| 4. | Barton v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $78.746 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Lauren E. Handler of Porzio Bromberg & Newman; Zoe Littlepage and Rainey C. Booth of Littlepage Booth; Samuel Abloeser of Williams Cuker Berezofsky; George E. McDavid of Reed Smith; Matthew V. Johnson of Williams & Connolly. | 10/26/2009 |
| 5. | Bro-Tech Corp. t/a The Purolite Co. and Purolite International Ltd. v. Thermax Inc. | $38 million | Intellectual Property | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Sidney L. Gold of Sidney L. Gold & Associates; Joseph J. McGovern and Shari Shapiro of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel; Jonathan E. Minsker of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman; David Zaslowsky; Grant Hanessian and Jacob M. Kaplan of Baker & McKenzie. | 2/24/2010 |
| 6. | In re Riverwalk Fire Cases | $36.25 million (settlement) | Insurance, Fire | Mediation | Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Patrick Howard of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky; Christopher Konzelmann of White & Williams; Marc B. Zingarini of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby; Kelly Grimes Pietrangelo & Vakil; Philip D. Priore of McCormick & Priore; Elizabeth Horneff of Margolis Edelstein; F. Warren Jacoby, Julie Negovan, Mark E. Opalisky and Elliott R. Feldman of Cozen O’Connor. | 12/17/2009 |
| 7. | Kendall v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $34.3 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage Booth; Gita F. Rothschild of McCarter & English; Ronald Rosenkranz of Finkelstein & Partners; Tobias L. Millrood of Pogust Braslow & Millrood; Michael T. Scott and Barbara R. Binis of Reed Smith; Charles P. Goodell Jr. of Goodell DeVries Leech | 11/23/2009 |
| 8. | Donald C. Frederick, et al v. Range Resources-Appalachia | $29 million | Breach of Contract | U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. | Joseph E. Altomare of the Law Office of Joseph E. Altomare; Daniel J. Sponseller of the Law Office of Daniel J. Sponseller; David W. Hardymon of Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease. | 7/20/2010 |
| 9. | Graham Co. v. Haughey | $18.9 million (verdict) | Copyright Infrigement | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | David J. Wolfsohn, Aleksander J. Goranin and John F. Murphy of Woodcock Washburn; Floyd Abrams of Cahill Gordon & Reindel. | 3/19/2010 |
| 10. | Nelson v. Crane Co. | $14.5 million (verdict) | Asbestos, Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | John DiDonato, David Halpern and Steven Cooperstein of Brookman Rosenberg Brown & Sandler; Jeffrey S. King of K&L Gates; Christopher Santoro of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin; Kurt Rasmussen of Rasmussen Willis Dickey & Moore. | 3/9/2010 |
| 11. | Thompson v. Lasko | $13.5 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Robert A. Burke, Matthew T. D’Annunzio, Ryan P. Stewart, Lev Kalman and Sheila E. Branyan of Blank Rome; John P. Freedenberg, Robert M. Hanlon and Suzanne M. Bachovin of Goldberg Segalla. | 10/14/2009 |
| 12. | Davis v. Davis | $12.59 million (decision) | Breach of Fiduciary Duty | C.P. Chester | George Zumbano of Gawthorp Greenwood; Robert C.F. Willson of Lentz Cantor & Massey. | 9/10/2009 |
| 13. | Rice v. 2701 Red Lion Road Associates | $12.4 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Thomas J. Duffy Jr. and Kenneth F. Fulginiti of Duffy & Partners; | 2/23/2010 |
| 14. | State Farm v. Lincow | $12.1 million (verdict) | Civil RICO | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Cy Goldberg, Richard M. Castagna and Matthew A. Moroney of Goldberg Miller & Rubin; Joel W. Todd of Dolchin Slotkin & Todd. | 6/3/2010 |
| 15. (tie) | Calgon Carbon Corp. v. | $12 million (verdict) | Breach of Contract | U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. | John R. Gotaskie Jr., Christopher R. Kinkade, Matthew S. Payne and Amy Kerr Parker of Fox Rothschild; Thomas E. Birsic, Andrew R. Stanton and Jennifer J. Froehlich of K&L Gates. | 7/29/2010 |
| 15. (tie) | VanTassel v. Alfa Laval Inc. | $12 million (verdict) | Asbestos, Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Chris Panatier of Simon Eddins & Greenstone; O’Connell Tivin Miller | 3/9/2010 |
| 17. | McKinney v. PHA | $11.6 million (settlement) | Civil Rights | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Michael Trunk and Shanin Specter of Kline & Specter; Abbe F. Fletman and Rachel E. Licausi of Flaster Greenberg. | 5/3/2010 |
| 18. | Dolby as the administratrix of the Estate of Omega Leach III v. Universal Health Services Inc. et al. | $10.5 million (settlement) | Wrongful Death | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Thomas R. Kline, David K. Inscho and Mark Alan Hoffman of Kline & Specter; Daniel J. Sherry, Kate S. McGrath and Joseph J. Santarone Jr. of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. | 2/2/2010 |
| 19. | Lazabeck v. Pruchnitzky | $10.25 million (decision) | Wrongful Death | C.P. Allegheny | David C. Martin Jr. of Martin & Lerda; David K. Trautman of Trautman & Associates; Gerard J. Cipriani of Cipriani & Werner; James Moore III, pro se. | 11/5/2009 |
| 20. (tie) | Davis et al v. SOH Distribution Co. Inc. and Hagris et al v. G&A Snack Distributing Inc. | $10 million (settlement) | Employment | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Joseph J. Gigliotti of Gigliotti & Gigliotti; D. Halunen of Halunen & Associates; Daniel C. Levin, Arnold Levin and Charles E. Schaffer of Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman; Ira Spiro of Spiro Moss; Shawn J. Wanta of Halunen & Associates; Adam M. Shienvold, Jeremy L.S. Samek and Joel L. Lennen of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott. | 3/29/2010 |
| 20. (tie) | Potsko v. Oshkosh Truck Corp | $10 million (settlement) | Wrongful Death | C.P. Philadelphia | Matthew A. Casey and Shanon S. Levin of Ross Feller Casey; | 3/17/2010 |
| 20. (tie) | Schroeder v. Anchor Darling Valve Co. | $10 million (verdict) | Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Aaron J. DeLuca, Barrett Naman and Rick Nemeroff of DeLuca & Nemeroff; Benjamin Shein of Shein Law Center. | 2/19/2010 |
| 23. | Singleton v. Wyeth | $9.45 million (verdict) | Products Liability | C.P. Philadelphia | Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage Booth; Samuel Abloeser of Williams Cuker Berezofsky; Heidi Hubbard of Williams & Connolly; David Dukes of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough. | 2/22/2010 |
| 24. | Estate of Paulin v. A.C.I. Chesterton Co. | $8.5 million | Toxic Torts, Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Denyse F. Clancy and Chris Norris of Baron & Budd; Howell K. Rosenberg of Brookman Rosenberg Brown & Sandler; Christopher O. Massenburg of Swetman Baxter Massenburg; Joseph M. Toddy of Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy; Jeffrey S. King of K&L Gates. | 12/11/2009 |
| 24. | Kolar v. Buffalo Pumps Inc. | $8.5 million | Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Denyse F. Clancy of Baron & Budd; Christopher O. Massenburg of Swetman Baxter Massenburg; Jeffrey S. King and Michael J.R. Schalk of K&L Gates; Joseph M. Toddy of Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy. | 12/11/2009 |
| 26. | Goodman v. T.H. Properties | $8.2 million (settlement) | Construction Accident | Mediation | Michael O. Pansini and Steven M. Mezrow of Pansini & Mezrow; | 1/1/2010 |
| 27. | Tavares v. Mega Construction | $7.9 million (settlement) | Construction Accident | C.P. Philadelphia | Ara R. Avrigian and Robert J. Mongeluzzi of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky; Robert G. Devine of White & Williams; Grant S. Palmer of Blank Rome; Fred B. Buck of Rawle & Henderson; Andrew R. Benedict and Christine Benedum of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby. | 7/2/2010 |
| 28. | Plevretes v. LaSalle University | $7.5 million (settlement) | Negligence | C.P. Philadelphia | Jeremy D. Mishkin, Carmon M. Harvey and Steven E. Pachman of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads; Shanin Specter, Charles L. Becker, Michael A. Trunk and Garabet M. Zakeosian of Kline & Specter; Donald N. Camhi of Post & Schell. | 11/25/2009 |
| 29. | Russell v. AW Chesterton Inc. | $7 million (verdict) | Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Aaron J. DeLuca, Barrett Naman and Rick Nemeroff of DeLuca & Nemeroff; Benjamin Shein of Shein Law Center. | 2/19/2010 |
| 30. | Powell v. Keystone Freight Corp. | $6.75 million (verdict) | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Philadelphia | Jason A. Daria and John M. Dodig of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig; Joseph M. Toddy and Joseph Longo of Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy. | 8/4/2009 |
| 31. | Smith v. Sandals Resorts International Ltd. | $6.52 million (settlement) | Wrongful Death | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Douglas C. Broeker of Sweetapple Broeker & Varkas; Peter D. Friday | 4/19/2010 |
| 32. (tie) | Lanpher v. Alfa-Laval Inc. | $6.5 million (verdict) | Wrongful Death | C.P. Philadelphia | Benjamin Shein of Shein Law Center; Troyce G. Wolf and Demetrios T. Zacharopoulos of Waters & Kraus; Bernard L. Levinthal of Goldfein and Joseph. | 3/5/2010 |
| 32. (tie) | MFS Inc. v. Thomas A. DiLazaro et al. | $6.5 million (verdict) | Civil Rights | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Wayne C. Stansfield of Reed Smith; Thomas J. Zagami; Douglas G. White of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Randall J. Henzes of the Office of the Attorney General. | 3/3/2010 |
| 34. | Marcus v. PQ Corp. | $6.2 million (verdict) | Age Discrimination | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Katie R. Eyer and Scott B. Goldshaw of Salmanson Goldshaw; | 11/10/2009 |
| 35. (tie) | Blango v. Jeanes Hospital Inc. | $6 million (verdict) | Nursing Home Mass Tort | C.P. Philadelphia | Churchill Huston and Steven R. Maher of The Maher Law Firm; | 3/17/2010 |
| 35. (tie) | Collins v. Grover | $6 million (settlement) | Motor Vehicle | C.P. Philadelphia | Heather A. Herrington and John J. Snyder of Rawle & Henderson; Daniel S. Weinstock and Carolyn M. Chopko of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig. | 8/5/2009 |
| 35. (tie) | Katz v. Westfall Township | $6 million (settlement) | Breach of Contract | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | J. Gregg Miller of Pepper Hamilton. | 8/25/2009 |
| 38. | Boone v. Philadelphia | $5.9 million (settlement) | Civil Rights | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Daniel C. Levin of Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman; Shelley R. Smith and Craig Straw of the City of Philadelphia Law Department. | 11/5/2009 |
| 39. | Golini v. Alfa Laval Inc. | $5.65 million (verdict) | Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Benjamin Shein of the Shein Law Center; William R. Adams of Dickie McCamey & Chilcote. | 4/29/2010 |
| 40. | Thomas v. Coady | $5.15 million (verdict) | Medical Malpractice | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Bradley T. Beckman and Alisa P. Marion of Beckman & Marion; | 12/29/2009 |
| 41. | Estate of McCoy v. George Junior Republic in Pennsylvania | $5.12 million (settlement) | Negligent Supervision | U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. | Arthur W. Hankin and Mark R. Zolfaghari of Blank Rome; Michael P. O’Connor of O’Connor Kimball; Robert F. Englert and Jonathan M. Cohen of Kline & Specter. | 8/25/2009 |
| 42. (tie) | Mason v. Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 | $5 million (settlement) | School Abuse | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Dennis C. McAndrews and Gabrielle C. Sereni of McAndrews Law Offices; Edwin A. Abrahamsen Jr. and James J. Conaboy of Abrahamsen Conaboy & Abrahamsen; Lawrence J. Moran of Lenahan & Dempsey; Christina A. Coury; John E. Freund III of King Spry Herman Freund & Faul. | 6/1/2010 |
| 42. (tie) | Sollman v. Renninger | $5 million (settlement) | Wrongful Death | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Joshua E. Karoly, John P. Karoly III, Joseph E. Welsh and John P. Karoly Jr. of Karoly Law Offices; Brian J. McMonagle of McMonagle Perri McHugh & Mischak; David J. MacMain and Timothy J. Kepner of Lamb McErlane; Edward J. Easterly and Steven E. Hoffman of Tallman Hudders & Sorrentino; James J. Dodd of Thomas Thomas & Hafer. | 11/6/2009 |
| 44. | FTC v. Magazine Solutions Inc. | $4.78 million (decision) | Consumer Fraud | U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. | Dana C. Barragate of the Federal Trade Commission; Martin A. Dietz. | 3/23/2010 |
| 45. | Koeberle v. Alfa Laval Inc. | $4.5 million (verdict) | Asbestos | C.P. Philadelphia | Benjamin Shein of Shein Law Center; Troyce G. Wolf and Demetrios T. Zacharopoulos of Waters & Kraus; Benjamin J. Pucci of O’Connell Tivin Miller & Burns; William Adams of Dickey McCamey & Chilcote. | 6/15/2010 |
| 46. | DiPietro v. DiPietro | $4.3 million (settlement) | Premises Liability, | C.P. Philadelphia | David R. Cherry and Kevin R. Marciano of Cherry Fieger & Marciano; Gaetano Mercogliano of Sweeney & Sheehan; John J. Snyder of Rawle & Henderson; Patrick S. Mintzer of Buckley Brion McGuire Morris & Sumner; Walter H. Swayze of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney. | 4/9/2010 |
| 47. (tie) | Grossi v. Travelers | $4 million (settlement) | Underinsured Motorist | Mediation | Daniel T. Moskal of Law Office of Joseph S. Weimer; Dale Fouse, | 8/6/2009 |
| 47. (tie) | Iatarola v. Campbell’s Auto Express Inc. | $4 million (settlement) | Auto Accident | C.P. Philadelphia | Michael O. Pansini and Steven M. Mezrow of Pansini & Mezrow; | 6/22/2010 |
| 47. (tie) | Mente Chevrolet Oldsmobile Inc. v. GMAC | $4 million (verdict) | Breach of Contract | U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. | Mary Grace Maley of Lavin O’Neil Ricci Cedrone & DiSipio; Steven Ginsburg and Charles M. Tatelbaum of Adorno & Yoss; Kenneth A. Jacobsen of Law Offices of Kenneth A. Jacobsen. | 11/19/2009 |
| 47. (tie) | Schlier v. Captain John G. Rice and Schlier v. Lt. David Dougalas and Wreckers International v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Police | $4 million (settlement) | First Amendment | U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. | Michael T. Sweeney, Cletus P. Lyman and Michael S. Fettner of Lyman R. H. Hawn Jr. of the Pennsylvania State Police Chief Counsel’s Office. | 2/1/2010 |
