Top 40 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $670,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy M. O'Brien, Neil E. McWilliams, Jr., Mike Papantonio, Wesley Bowden, Jeff Gaddy, Christopher G. Paulos, Archie Lamb of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; Gary J. Douglas, Michael A. London, Rebecca G. Newman of Douglas & London, P.C.; Robert A. Bilott, David J. Butler of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; R. Edison Hill, James C. Peterson, Harry G. Deitzler of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC |
| Case: | In re: du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Pollution, Toxic Exposure |
| State: | Ohio |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $553,567,307.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP; David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C.; Curtis B. Miner of Colson Hicks Eidson |
| Case: | Koehler, et al. v. Takata Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $30,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Edwards v. Lee Memorial Health System |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Truck Staffing Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Troy Construction LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Daniel A. Thomas, Glenn K. Faegenburg, Arthur Blyakher of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP |
| Case: | Abdusalamov v. State of NY |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Strutt, John W. Keegan, Jr. of Keegan, Keegan & Strutt, LLP |
| Case: | Suarez v. State of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George R. Kindley of The Kindley Firm, APC; Robert Hamparyan of Law Offices Of Robert Hamparyan |
| Case: | Ryman-Aavang, et al. v. Hoban, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack M. Beam, Matthew M. Patterson, Douglas J. Raymond, Ryan P. Timoney of Beam Legal Team LLC; Geoffrey N. Fieger of Fieger Law PC |
| Case: | N.B., Pro Ami v. Franciscan Alliance Inc. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor |
| State: | Illinois |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $14,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Gordon, Fritz Gray, John T. Golding of Maney | Gordon | Zeller, P.A. |
| Case: | Pelaez v. Conlon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $13,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark E. Weinberger of The Law Offices of Mark E. Weinberger P.C. |
| Case: | Dayaram v. Landi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group |
| Case: | Wang v. El Dorado County Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan E. Yagoda of Sukhman Yagoda |
| Case: | V.G., Pro Ami v. USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $10,924,420.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Velasco v. Doe Construction, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin G. Burke, Francis P. Morrissey, David J. Rashid of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC |
| Case: | A.U., Pro Ami v. West Suburban Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor |
| State: | Illinois |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $10,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart Z. Grossman of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen |
| Case: | Barlow v. Galleon Resort |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $10,575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Lea P. Valdivia of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | Octavio v. Alejandro |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Grady, Douglas K. Sheff, Frank J. Federico, Jr., Matthieu J. Parenteau of Sheff Law Offices, PC; Walter A. Costello, Jr., Marsha V. Kazarosian of Kazarosian Costello LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff Driver v. Defendant Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $9,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP |
| Case: | Williams v. Transportation Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Dempsey of Law Offices of Thomas M. Dempsey; Daniel E. Selarz, Aryan Sarbaz of Selarz Law Corp. |
| Case: | Espano vs. City of Torrance |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| State: | California |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $9,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Joseph R. Yates of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | McFarlane v. Urbana Tahoe TC L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| State: | California |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Cristobal M. Galindo of Law offices of Cristobal M. Galindo, P.C. |
| Case: | Colbert v. C.R. England Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
| State: | California |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Marc J. Katzman of Marc Katzman Law |
| Case: | Sierra v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $8,805,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Roark of Law Offices of David L. Roark |
| Case: | Yao v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| State: | California |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Curtin of Robbins & Curtin PLLC |
| Case: | Clifford v. USA |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Train |
| State: | Arizona |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $7,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick T. Jones, Donna R. Corcoran, Richard W. Paterniti of Jones Kelleher, LLP |
| Case: | Infant's Parent v. Obstetrician, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Brenner of Law Offices of Robert A. Brenner |
| Case: | Helmi v. Howard |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | California |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Rundio, Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich, Benjeman L. Nichols, Patrick D. McHale of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Ruffin v. Metra |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Accident, Brain Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Paul, Susan M. Ulrich, Christopher L. Johnson of Waters, Kraus & Paul; Andrew S. Wainwright, Andrea Marino Landry of Thornton Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Cote v. WAL-MART Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Personal Injury, Product Liability |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Wise of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC |
| Case: | Cholipski v. Bovis Lend Lease Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jefferson Saylor of AlderLaw, P.C.; Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | French v. Caterpillar, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product |
| State: | California |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramon A. Arreola, Joseph L. Messa, Jr. of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Carpenter v. Drywall Stilts Supplier, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean B. Cronin, Michelle L. Davis of Cronin & Maxwell, P.L. |
| Case: | Hollis v. The USA |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian R. Alexander of Goldberg & Goldberg |
| Case: | Hood v. Morasch, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error |
| State: | Illinois |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Colleran of The Colleran Firm; Louis C. Shapiro of Louis Charles Shapiro |
| Case: | C.V., Pro ami v. Silk, D.O., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $6,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad, Julia Sherwin, Maya M. Sorensen, Thomas Kennedy Helm, IV of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Harmon v. City of Santa Clara, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
| State: | California |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Godefroy v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| State: | California |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Winnett of The Veen Firm, P.C.; Craig M. Peters of Altair Law |
| Case: | Gilmer v. Spiniello Companies |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Equipment Malfunction |
| State: | California |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Nemeroff of Nemeroff Law Offices |
| Case: | Miari v. Windy City Limousine Co., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $6,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Cappiello, Robert M. Higgins, Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. of Lubin & Meyer |
| Case: | Parents of Infant v. Obstetrician, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew T. Gammons of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum PC |
| Case: | Mother 24 Weeks into Term v. Ob/Gyn, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| State: | New York |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David F. Makkabi of Makkabi Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Mercado-Medina et al. v. Noller, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis C. Cairo, Lawrence T. Ruder of Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo Ltd. |
| Case: | Koplin v. Spencer, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Block, S. Joseph Donahue of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Rios, et. al. v. NYCHHC, et. al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | New York |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Parsons of O'Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble L.L.C |
| Case: | Plaintiff Patient v. Defendant Rehabilitation Facility |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathleen P. Kettles of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| State: | New York |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven E. Boehmer, John E. Petze of McDougal Love Boehmer Foley Lyon & Canlas |
| Case: | Chavarin v. Collins; Reeve Trucking Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $5,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven E. North of North & Deutsch LLP |
| Case: | Rajwant v. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New York |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $5,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jesse M. Reiter, Rebecca S. Walsh, Jennifer L. Secorski of Reiter & Walsh, PC |
| Case: | L.C., Pro Ami v. Legacy Shgd, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor |
| State: | Michigan |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $5,717,562.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Kirby of High Stack Gordon Kirby |
| Case: | Riascos-Mazos v. Carnival Corp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Watercraft Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Justin D. Feldman of Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee, LLP |
| Case: | Geernaert v. City of Palos Verdes Estates |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth R. Friedman, Henry G. Jones of Friedman | Rubin; T. David Apodaca of Apodaca Law Firm |
| Case: | Monzon, et al. v. Kitsap County, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Washington |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $5,520,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Moody, Ian M. Bauer of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP |
| Case: | Curtis v. Crosby, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Child Abuse, Inadequate Care |
| State: | Washington |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick M. Metz of Dario, Albert, Metz and Eyerman, LLC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Jayne |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| State: | California |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Petrov v. Alameda County, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Hodes of Hodes Milman, LLP; Amorina P. Lopez, Ramon R. Lopez of Lopez McHugh LLP |
| Case: | Doe v. Roe Ob/Gyn |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | New Jersey |