Top 50 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $4,690,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachel Lanier, W. Mark Lanier, Lee Cirsch, Robert E. Leone, Michael A. Akselrud, Monica A. Cooper, Richard D. Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm; Eric D. Holland, R. Seth Crompton, Patrick R. Dowd of Holland Law Firm; Thomas K. Neill of Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C. |
| Case: | Martinez, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Failure to Inform, Talc Exposure, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Missouri |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $383,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Carey, Molly A. Booker of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Craig R. Valentine of Norton Frickey P.C.; Stuart M. Paynter, Sara Willingham of Paynter Law |
| Case: | Estate of Menchaca, et al. v. Davita Healthcare Partners |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Defective Drug |
| State: | Colorado |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $247,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of McPherson v. Jefferson Trucking L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $166,373,923.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. McCarley, Brice Burris of Fears & Nachawati; Daniel W. Packard, Michael J. Packard of The Packard Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Fox v. Buckland |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud, Stabbing |
| State: | Texas |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $128,813,522.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian D. “Buck” Rogers of Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC; Darren Summerville, Anna Cross of The Summerville Firm |
| Case: | Johnson v. Lee |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Quadriplegia |
| State: | Georgia |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $89,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric T. Penn of The Penn Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Blake v. Ali, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $76,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Ketchmark, Scott A. McCreight, Ben H. Fadler of Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Ford v. Ford Motor Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. Blouin of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Corp. Burnham LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $48,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anita Porte Robb , Gary C. Robb of Robb & Robb LLC; Steven P. Kuenzel of Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP; Randy W. James of James Legal Services P.C. |
| Case: | Delacroix, et al. v. Doncasters Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | Missouri |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $46,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew T. Rogers, W. Michael D’Antignac, Gilbert H. Deitch, Kara E. Phillips of Deitch & Rogers; Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Estate of McIntosh v. Extended Stay America Inc. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Intentional Tort, Breach of Duty of Care, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Georgia |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay P. Deratany of The Deratany Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Hudson v. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Murder, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Illinois |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $44,370,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Byron C. Alfred, Vuk S. Vujasinovic of VB Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Barron v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $43,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Shepard, Michael McCann, Erika O’Donnell of Shepard Law; Amber Long, Jerome H. Block, Robert Ellis of Levy Konigsberg LLP |
| Case: | Summerlin, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $41,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Scott Carlile, Casey Q. Carlile of Carlile Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Dunn, et al. v. OM Lodging, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Failure to Warn, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $37,951,887.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl D. Parks, Anthony D. Thomas of Parks and Crump, LLC; Roosevelt Randolph, Linje Rivers of Knowles & Randolph, PA |
| Case: | Vickers v. DZE Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Hang D. Le of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Robert D. Conaway of Law Office of Robert D. Conaway |
| Case: | Archibald v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $32,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica Dean, Kevin W. Paul of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP; Bill Graham of Wallace & Graham |
| Case: | Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $32,369,034.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul S. Weinberg of Weinberg & Garber, P.C.; John J. Egan of Egan, Flanagan & Cohen |
| Case: | Dubuque v. Cumberland Farms |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Shoop of Shoop | A Professional Law Corp.; Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm |
| Case: | Anaya v. General Equipment Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $29,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Hemminger, Greg A. Egbers of Law Office of John T. Hemminger; Nicholas C. Rowley, Dominic F. Pechota, Matt J. Reilly of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Estate of Dejongh v. Sioux Center Health, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Iowa |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $27,091,054.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Pitts Carr, Alex D. Weatherby of Carr & Weatherby; W. Winston Briggs of W. Winston Briggs Law Firm |
| Case: | Sitton v. Ceeda Enterprises Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $26,298,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Simona A. Farrise of Farrise Firm; Benjamin H. Adams of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Gomez, et al. v. Metalclad Insulation L.L.C. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $25,910,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Frank Melton II, C. Richard Newsome, William C. Ourand, Milette E. Webber of Newsome Melton Law Firm; David C. Gibbs of Gibbs Law Firm, PA; Christine D. Spagnoli of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Salliotte v. Ford Motor Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $25,592,082.19 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas A. Terry of Doug Terry Law; Thomas A. Paruolo, Justin D. Meek of DeWitt, Paruolo & Meek |
| Case: | Cunningham v. Aetna |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP; Joshua J. Bennett, E. Leon Carter of Carter Arnett PLLC |
| Case: | Brown, et al. v. Beamers Private Club, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph E. Kolar of Baizer Kolar Neiman P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Perez v. St. Alexius Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Cort Frohlich, Christopher E. Frohlich, Brian M. Beason of Frohlich, Gordon & Beason Law Firm; C. Richard Newsome of Newsome Melton Law Firm; Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Dougherty v. WCA of Florida |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $21,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Clifford, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Charles R. Haskins, Tracy A. Brammeier of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of M.D. v. Justice Park District, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Protect, Failure to Train, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $21,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce J. Ressler of Ressler & Ressler |
| Case: | Estate of Murakami v. Lutheran Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Landi v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lane R. Jubb, Jr. of The Beasley Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Kimble v. Laser Spine Institute, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Premature Discharge, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $19,646,003.00 |
| Attorneys: | Will Kemp, Eric M. Pepperman of Kemp, Jones & Coulthard LLP; Peter S. Christiansen, Kendelee L. Works of Christiansen Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Khiabani v. Motor Coach Industries Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Nevada |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $19,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Roslansky, Steven C. Ruth of The Ruth Law Team; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Graffeo v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $19,217,602.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig P. Mannarino of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz |
| Case: | Estate of Padilla v. MacNeal Hospital, et. al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $19,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark C. Joye of Joye Law Firm |
| Case: | Cross, et al. v. XPO Express Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $17,886,210.50 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Pickens, Gerald Davidson, Jr. of Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Blackwell v. Classic Millwork Designs |
| Type: | Business Liability, Falling Object, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence |
| State: | Georgia |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $17,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky Payne; Stuart N. Ratzan, G. Scott Vezina, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Law Group; George R. Baise of George R. Baise Jr., P.A.; Charles M. Auslander, John G. Crabtree, Brian C. Tackenberg of Crabtree & Auslander |
| Case: | Estate of Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $15,502,880.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie H. Littky-Rubin , Donald R. Fountain Jr., W. Hampton Keen, L. Jason Cornell of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP |
| Case: | Letterman v. National Truck Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $15,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob A. Stein, Richard A. Bussey, Denis C. Mitchell of Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP; Patrick M. Regan, Paul J. Cornoni, Christopher J. Regan of Regan Zambri Long PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Mcloughlin v. Salas |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott P. Schlesinger of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Lima v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jim S. Hart of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP; David A. Salazar of The Salazar Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Chan v. Budd, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $14,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | Guzman v. Defendant Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $14,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Earl S. Ward, Samuel J. Shapiro of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP |
| Case: | Collado v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | New York |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathryn E. Barnett, Katherine M. Massa, Keith R. Mitnik, Gregory D. Prysock, Antonio Luciano, Jr., Jason Gichner, Nicholas P. Panagakis of Morgan & Morgan, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider, Steven Brannock of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judith A. Livingston of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Raefski v. Dr. Hirsch M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Surgical Error, Unnecessary Surgery, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $12,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Armine Safarian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Zuniga v. Cherry Avenue Auction Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Bonamarte, IV, John J. Perconti, Cari F. Silverman of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Estate of Newberry v. Wanda Iza, MD, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Greg Allen, Benjamin E. Baker Jr., J. Cole Portis of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; J. Kendall Few of J. Kendall Few, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Dial v. Toyota Motor Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Failure to Test |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $11,490,073.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ann H. Rosato, Michael S. Wampold, Felix Gavi Luna, Tomas A. Gahan of Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna |
| Case: | Vignola v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Consumer Protection, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $11,354,664.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen D. Phillips, Gregory Phillips of Phillips Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Douglas v. Barrientos |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Hit and Run, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $11,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Newbern, Michael P. Walker, Edward A. Piasta of Piasta Newbern Walker, LLC; Darren Summerville, Maxwell K. Thelen of The Summerville Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Hicks v. MARTA Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Allen , Otto J. Shragal of Kenneth J. Allen Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Ogiego v. AFI and Central |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Eugene A. 'Chip' Brooker of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.; Spencer P. Browne of Reyes Browne Reilley |
| Case: | Estate of Stanley, et al. v. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | F. Jerome Tapley, Hirlye Ryan Lutz, Adam W. Pittman, J. Curt Tanner of Cory Watson Attorneys |
| Case: | Watts v. Taylor |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Edward Bell, III, Gabrielle Anna Sulpizio of Bell Legal Group |
| Case: | Estate of 70-Year-Old Woman v. Urologist |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $9,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Slade H. McLaughlin, Gina M. Stowe of McLaughlin & Lauricella PC |
| Case: | Estate of Bollinger v. Martin, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |