Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 Personal Injury settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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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 |