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About Podhurst Orseck PA

Founded in 1967, Podhurst Orseck is a boutique plaintiffs' litigation firm based in Coral Gables, Florida, with a national reputation in aviation disaster litigation, mass torts, class actions, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and complex commercial disputes. The firm has served as court-appointed lead counsel in major MDLs including Takata airbag litigation, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, and the Champlain Towers building collapse.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Podhurst Orseck PA

$2.8 billionSettlement

Aaron Podhurst served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the 13-year antitrust class action against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which ended in a $2.8 billion settlement for more than 3.3 million healthcare providers.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama · 2025Read the full story →
$1.5 billion+Settlement

Court-appointed Chair Lead Counsel Peter Prieto of Podhurst Orseck coordinated the nation's largest automotive defect MDL, securing more than $1.5 billion in settlements from seven automakers for tens of millions of vehicle owners harmed by defective Takata airbag inflators.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$1.021 billionSettlement

Court-appointed co-chair lead counsel Ricardo Martinez-Cid of Podhurst Orseck helped secure over $1 billion for the families of 98 people killed in the June 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, with final approval reached in under a year.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Miami, FL · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$844 millionSettlement

Steven Marks and Kristina Infante of Podhurst Orseck secured a combined $844 million in wrongful-death judgments for 43 families of passengers killed when LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellin, Colombia, in November 2016, killing 71 of the 77 people aboard.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Miami, FL · 2020Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$765 million (initial); uncapped, exceeded $1 billionSettlement

Steven Marks and Ricardo Martinez-Cid of Podhurst Orseck served on the NFL Concussion Litigation Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, helping negotiate an uncapped settlement projected to exceed $1 billion for more than 20,000 retired players suffering traumatic brain injuries.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · 2015Read the full story →
$410 millionSettlement

Aaron Podhurst served as lead class counsel in a $410 million settlement resolving claims that Bank of America systematically manipulated the order of debit card transactions to drive up overdraft fees charged to more than 13 million customers.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami · 2011Read the full story →
$262 millionSettlement

Steven Marks of Podhurst Orseck served as lead liaison counsel for the state-court plaintiffs and on the federal MDL Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, helping recover more than $262 million across insurance settlements for the families of the 110 people killed in the May 1996 crash.

S.D. Florida MDL / Florida state courts, Miami · 1998Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$127.5 millionSettlement

Kristina Infante and the Podhurst Orseck team secured a $127.5 million settlement from the federal government on behalf of 40 survivors and families of victims killed or wounded in the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after demonstrating the FBI received advance warnings it failed to investigate.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Coral Gables firms

Colson Hicks Eidson
Colson Hicks Eidson
$1.02 billion · A $1.02 Billion Settlement for the Families of the Surfside Condo Collapse
Grossman Yaffa Cohen
Grossman Yaffa Cohen
$1.2 billion · $1.2 Billion Settlement for 98 Victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse
The Haggard Law Firm, P.A.
The Haggard Law Firm, P.A.
$310 million · Sampson Family Awarded $310 Million Over Teen's Fatal Fall From the Orlando FreeFall Ride, in a Trial the Austrian Manufacturer Never Showed Up to Contest

Attorneys at Podhurst Orseck PA

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