Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2007

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the “Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2007,” our annual compilation of big jury verdicts from across the commonwealth.

As in past years, our criteria for the list are simple:

1. The verdict must be for at least $1 million.

2. The verdict was returned by a jury in Virginia - not a judge.

3. The verdict was returned in calendar year 2007.

The 2007 survey features 20 verdicts, down from the 29 million-dollar verdicts in last year’s compilation.

Amount Name of Case Type of Case
1 $58 Million Verizon Services Corp. v. Vonage Holdings Corp. Patent infringement
2 $23 Million LifeNet Inc. v. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. Patent infringement
3 $16 Million Johnson v. Supervalu Constructive fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress
4 $12 Million Ritzmann v. Miller Oil Company Inc. Personal injury, mild traumatic brain injury
5 $9.25 Million Oney, Executor v. John Crane Inc. Wrongful death, mesothelioma
6 $4.4 Million Estate of John Wayne Marker v. Evans Wrongful Death, medical malpractice
7 $4.25 Million Banc of America Leasing & Capital LLC v. ePlus Group Inc. Breach of contract
8 $4 Million The United Company v. Keenan Oral contract
9 $3.36 Million Wood, Administrator v. Carleo Wrongful death, medical mapractice
10 $3.31 Million Fletcher v. Ayala Personal injury, traumatic brain injury
11 $3.1 Million Estate of Crump v. Estate of Hoover Wrongful death
12 $2.5 Million Johnson v. Hairston Personal injury
12 (tie) $2.5 Million Omega World Travel v. Mumma Defamation
14 $2 Million Raymond v. Rapphahn Personal injury, traumatic brain injury
15 $1.97 Million Cornejo, Administrator v. Gotwalt Wrongful death
16 $1.88 Million Johnson v. Uy Personal injury, medical malpractice
17 $1.7 Million Confidential Personal injury
18 $1.6 Million Confidential Personal injury, traumatic brain injury
19 $1.5 Million Johnson-Rankin v. Whiting Personal injury, traumatic brain injury
19 (tie) $1.5 Million Ingraham v. Williams Personal injury

If we have missed any million-dollar verdicts from 2007, please let us know. We’ll be glad to add that information to the online version of the story so it can be complete as possible.

And during the coming year, we would greatly appreciate hearing about verdicts that will make it on next year’s list.

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