Top 10 Car Accident Settlements in the United States in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patricia E. Anderson, David M. Beninger of Luvera Law Firm; Alisa R. Brodkowitz, Kenneth R. Friedman, Rachel Luke of Friedman | Rubin |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Airbus Helicopters, et al. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Clare H. Lucich, Keith P. More, Matthew W. Clark of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Dominguez v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $28,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith L. Kessler, Brian F. Ladenburg, Brad J. Moore of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore; Michael W. Montgomery of The Law Offices of Harold D. Carr |
| Case: | Seward v. State of Washington, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
| State: | Washington |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Keith P. More, Matthew W. Clark, Jaimi M. Groothuis, Natasha Axelrod of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Munoz, et al. v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ted M. Rosenberg, Erin M. Hargis of Rosenberg & Gluck, LLP |
| Case: | Iacone v. Passanisi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Shapiro of The Law Offices of William D. Shapiro |
| Case: | Turner v. City of Banning |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin J. Conway of Cooney & Conway; Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Manzera, et al. v. Frugoli, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Chacker of Gay & Chacker |
| Case: | Le v. TM Kovacevich, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter M. Lazarus, P. Mark Shayani, Michael Hollomon of Pacific Attorney Group |
| Case: | Flores v. Defendant Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen L. Bulzomi, John R. Christensen, Jeremy A. Johnston of Evergreen Personal Injury Counsel |
| Case: | Schulte v. Mullan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, DUI, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carpenter, Brian J. Kim, Steven L. Mazza, Gary S. Lewis of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Maryam Parman of Avrek Law Firm |
| Case: | Rossab v. Walgreen Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; James M. Johnson of Johnson Attorneys Group |
| Case: | Gray v. Bull |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Shapiro of The Law Offices of William D. Shapiro |
| Case: | Blackburn v. City of Hesperia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |