Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 plaintiff personal injury jury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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1 | |
Amount: | $417,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mark P. Robinson, Jr., Karen L. Karavatos, Kevin F. Calcagnie, Cynthia L. Garber, Scot D. Wilson, Paul A. Dagostino, Danielle M. Mayer of Robinson Calcagnie Inc.; Helen E. Zukin of Kiesel Law LLP; Ted G. Meadows, David Dearing, Ryan Beattie of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; Michelle A. Parfitt of Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP |
Case: | Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Talc Exposure |
State: | California |
2 | |
Amount: | $247,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Rachel Lanier, W. Mark Lanier, Lee E. Cirsch, Jason S. Goldstein, Robert E. Leone of The Lanier Law Firm; Jayne Conroy, Laura L. Fitzpatrick of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Richard J. Arsenault, Dawn M. Chmielewski, Jennifer M. Hoekstra of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP |
Case: | Alicea, et al. v. DePuy Orthopaedics., Inc., et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
State: | Texas |
3 | |
Amount: | $227,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James G. Begley, Harry M. Roth of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.; Jeffrey P. Goodman, Robert J. Mongeluzzi of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC; Steven G. Wigrizer, Jason S. Weiss of Wapner Newman Wigrizer Brecher & Miller; Elizabeth A. Crawford, Andrew J. Stern of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
Case: | In Re Market Street Building Collapse |
Type: | Business Liability, Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Demolition Accident |
State: | Pennsylvania |
4 | |
Amount: | $160,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Deborah S. Chang, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Paul S. Padda, Joshua Ang, Michael C. Lafia of Paul Padda Law; Ruth L. Cohen, Rachel N. Solow of Cohen & Padda LLP |
Case: | Moradi v. Nevada Property, et al. |
Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Imprisonment, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
State: | Nevada |
5 | |
Amount: | $154,369,200.00 |
Attorneys: | Joshua J. Wagner, Steven T. Vasilaros of Vasilaros Wagner |
Case: | Klix v. American Taxi Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | Florida |
6 | |
Amount: | $150,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David J. Diamond, D. Greg Sakall of Goldberg & Osborne; Brandon L. Bogle, Troy A. Rafferty of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Bill Robins, III of Robins Cloud LLP |
Case: | Mitchell v. Abbvie Inc., et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Intentional Misrepresentation, Emotional Distress |
State: | Illinois |
7 | |
Amount: | $148,190,997.00 |
Attorneys: | Tara R. Devine, Jeffrey J. Kroll, Patrick A. Salvi, Patrick Salvi, II , Eirene N. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
Case: | Darden v. City of Chicago |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress |
State: | Illinois |
8 | |
Amount: | $140,140,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher A. Seeger, David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Matthew P. Teague of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. |
Case: | Konrad v. Abbvie Inc., et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability |
State: | Illinois |
9 | |
Amount: | $131,000,375.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, John A. Kawai of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Terence F. Traverso of The Law Offices of Terence F. Traverso |
Case: | Blaylock v. SBR Holdings LLC, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | Washington |
10 | |
Amount: | $110,450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James G. Onder, W. Wylie Blair, Stephanie L. Rados of OnderLaw, LLC; Timothy W. Porter, Patrick C. Malouf, John T. Givens of Porter & Malouf, P.A.; R. Allen Smith of The Smith Law Firm, PLLC; Ted G. Meadows of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. |
Case: | Slemp v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Failure to Inform, Talc Exposure |
State: | Missouri |
11 | |
Amount: | $97,796,617.00 |
Attorneys: | Joe C. Savage of The Joe C. Savage Law Firm; Cory M. Erdmann of Erdmann & Stumbo, PLLC |
Case: | Espino v. McCargo, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | Kentucky |
12 | |
Amount: | $85,929,172.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C. |
Case: | Montagano v. Metal-Matic Inc., et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Train, Crane Accident |
State: | Illinois |
13 | |
Amount: | $75,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Danny R. Kraft, Jr., Jerry Kristal, Peter Tambini of Weitz & Luxenberg |
Case: | Robaey v. Dana Cos. LLC, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma |
State: | New York |
14 | |
Amount: | $71,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ben B. Rubinowitz, James Rubinowitz, Rachel Jacobs of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
Case: | Wang v. Sexton |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | New York |
15 | |
Amount: | $59,253,846.00 |
Attorneys: | Russell P. Reiner, Todd E. Slaughter, April K. Stratte of Reiner Slaughter McCartney & Frankel LLP; William R. Bragg, Zachary E. Zwerdling of Bragg, Mainzer, & Firpo LLP; Larry B. Moss of Law Office of Larry B. Moss |
Case: | Moore v. State of California Department of Transportation |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury |
State: | California |
16 | |
Amount: | $57,100,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kila B. Baldwin, Tracie L. Palmer, Elia Robertson of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
Case: | Ebaugh v. Ethicon Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Consumer Protection |
State: | Pennsylvania |
17 | |
Amount: | $54,155,900.00 |
Attorneys: | James M. Roche, Christopher T. Theisen of Theisen & Roche, Ltd.; Robert J. Napleton of Motherway & Napleton LLP |
Case: | Denton v. University Am-Can, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring |
State: | Illinois |
18 | |
Amount: | $51,813,592.72 |
Attorneys: | John H. Piccin, Katherine Piccin Glynn of Piccin & Glynn; Patrick Montoya, Ervin A. Gonzalez of Colson Hicks Eidson |
Case: | Aldana, et al. v. Pyles |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | Florida |
19 | |
Amount: | $48,637,423.00 |
Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Kirschner v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation |
State: | Texas |
20 | |
Amount: | $46,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Law Group; Jim Lyons of Lyons & Cone, P.L.C.; Kimberly L. Boldt, Mario R. Giommoni of Boldt Law Firm, P.A. |
Case: | Smalls, et al. v. Ouachita County Medical Center, et al. |
Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
State: | Arkansas |
21 | |
Amount: | $45,822,677.00 |
Attorneys: | William S. Stone, James W. Stone, Ryals D. Stone, Michael G. Regas II of The Stone Law Group |
Case: | Trabue v. Angus, et al. |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
State: | Georgia |
22 | |
Amount: | $45,315,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Alan D. Hicks, Richard W. Hunnicutt, III of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
Case: | Hennes v. JC Fodale Energy Services L.L.C., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | Texas |
23 | |
Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Adam M. Starr of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC |
Case: | Burgos-Bonilla v. Diorio, et al. |
Type: | Assault and Battery, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report |
State: | New Jersey |
24 | |
Amount: | $44,700,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci, Martin D. Gould of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Carl Salvato of Salvato, O'Toole & Froylan |
Case: | Laporta v. City of Chicago |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gunshot, Failure to Protect |
State: | Illinois |
25 | |
Amount: | $44,068,791.00 |
Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Miura v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation |
State: | Texas |
26 | |
Amount: | $43,600,403.00 |
Attorneys: | David Bright, Craig M. Sico of Sico Hoelscher Harris & Braugh LLP; John C. Ramsey of Ramsey Law Group |
Case: | Price v. Wal-Mart Stores of Texas LLC, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
State: | Texas |
27 | |
Amount: | $42,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Andrew G. Counts, E. Todd Tracy of The Tracy Law Firm |
Case: | Seebachan v. John Eagle Collision Center |
Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Burn Injury |
State: | Texas |
28 | |
Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mark B. Decof, Michael P. Quinn, Jr. of Decof Decof & Barry, P.C. |
Case: | Sfameni v. Ryan, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
State: | Rhode Island |
29 | |
Amount: | $39,439,201.00 |
Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Barzel v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation |
State: | Texas |
30 | |
Amount: | $37,835,706.00 |
Attorneys: | W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm; Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Justin Presnal of Fisher, Boyd, Johnson & Huguenard LLP; Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Stevens v. Depuy Orthopaedics, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Misrepresentation |
State: | Texas |
31 | |
Amount: | $37,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Tim E. Dollar, Tim J. Becker of Dollar, Burns & Becker |
Case: | Holdeman et al. v. Brown, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
State: | Missouri |
32 | |
Amount: | $37,397,602.00 |
Attorneys: | John P. Beatty, Thomas Moore, Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
Case: | Klupchak v. First East Village Associates, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
State: | New York |
33 | |
Amount: | $36,143,291.00 |
Attorneys: | Christian T. F. Nickerson, Geoffrey S. Wells, Tobin M. Lanzetta of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Andy A. Basseri of Law Offices of Andy Basseri |
Case: | Sanchez v. Durham School Services, et al. |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident |
State: | California |
34 (tie) | |
Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael E. Simmons of Hume, Smith, Geddes, Green & Simmons, LLP; Robert P Thomas of Thomas & Nugent; Ann M. Waldron of Waldron Law |
Case: | Smith v. Clayton |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress |
State: | Indiana |
34 (tie) | |
Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
Case: | Ekbatani v. United Independent Taxi Drivers Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
State: | California |
35 | |
Amount: | $34,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | H. Sean Banafsheh, Kevin Danesh, Raphael D. Javid of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC |
Case: | Casillas v. Landstar Ranger Inc., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | California |
36 | |
Amount: | $34,317,636.00 |
Attorneys: | Brian G. Miller of Brian G. Miller Co., L.P.A. |
Case: | Jones v. Firstenergy Service Corp., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Utility Negligence |
State: | Ohio |
37 | |
Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas I. Timko of Kahn Gordon Timko & Rodriques P.C.; David B. Corley of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman PC; Jonathan Shramko, Adrienne L. DeLuca of Shramko & DeLuca |
Case: | Doomes, et al v. Best Transit Corp., et. al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
State: | New York |
38 | |
Amount: | $33,153,912.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard B. Sharp of Mallard & Sharp, P.A. |
Case: | E.R., Pro Ami v. The USA |
Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
State: | Florida |
39 | |
Amount: | $32,150,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas Elefterakis, Raymond E. Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
Case: | Ramirez v. AllCounty Plumbing & Heating, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
State: | New York |
40 | |
Amount: | $31,158,836.00 |
Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Marc J. Katzman of Marc Katzman Law |
Case: | Sosa v. Shabun, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
State: | California |
41 | |
Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert D. Sparks, Christopher D. Codling of Givens Givens Sparks, PLLC |
Case: | Ming v. Gerelco Traffic Controls, Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
State: | Florida |
42 | |
Amount: | $28,911,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven B. Garner, Grant Rahmeyer of Strong Garner Bauer P.C. |
Case: | Williams v. St. John’s Clinic Inc. |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Failure to Refer |
State: | Missouri |
43 | |
Amount: | $28,727,627.17 |
Attorneys: | Stephanie A. Ball of Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. |
Case: | Anderson v. Ely Public School District |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident |
State: | Minnesota |
44 | |
Amount: | $28,215,278.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Bidart, Danica L. Crittenden of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP |
Case: | Rahm v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
State: | California |
45 | |
Amount: | $27,800,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael M. Weinkowitz, Frederick S. Longer of Levin Sedran & Berman; Gary J. Douglas of Douglas & London, P.C.; Neil E. McWilliams, Jr. of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; Laura Feldman of Feldman & Pinto |
Case: | Hartman v. Jansenn Pharmaceutical, et al. |
Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Defective Product |
State: | Pennsylvania |
46 | |
Amount: | $27,700,000.00 |
Attorneys: | William Schwitzer, Keri Lynn Timlin of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; Robert Yadgarov of Yadgarov & Associates, PLLC |
Case: | Bakhayokho, et al. v. New York City Transit Auth., et al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring |
State: | New York |
47 | |
Amount: | $26,508,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Clay Miller, Lawrence R. Lassiter of Miller Weisbrod LLP; Domingo A. Garcia, Albert Villegas of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
Case: | Canales v. RJC Midwest L.P. |
Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train |
State: | Texas |
48 | |
Amount: | $26,190,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Michael E. Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
Case: | Madden-Buck v. Maimonides Medical Center, et al. |
Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
State: | New York |
49 | |
Amount: | $23,065,991.00 |
Attorneys: | Jose A. Fuentes of Fuentes & Berrio LLP; Michael A. Hersh of Kelley Uustal PLC |
Case: | Alamo-Cruz v. Affordable Treemen, Inc., et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury |
State: | Florida |
50 | |
Amount: | $21,585,148.00 |
Attorneys: | Zachary A. Friedman, John S. Seligman, Gary A. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, PA |
Case: | Lazard v. Signet Diagnostic Imaging Services, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
State: | Florida |