Top 10 Pedestrian Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in a pedestrian accident case, in the United States in the year 2018. The list is comprised of personal injury and wrongful death actions that were tried either in a state or federal court.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $85,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Hershenhorn, Diana M. A. Carnemolla of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| Case: | Sipher v. Gray Line New York Tours Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $27,278,615.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Elefterakis, Oliver R. Tobias of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek; Steven Smith of Law Office of Steven Smith, PC |
| Case: | George v. Unicorn Construction Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,570,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP |
| Case: | Espinoza v. J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, DUI, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $13,935,549.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erika Contreras, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Newland v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott H. Harris of McLane Middleton |
| Case: | Weinhold v. R.S. Audley Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patricia E. Anderson, David M. Beninger, Andrew Hoyal, Ralph J. Brindley of Luvera Law Firm |
| Case: | Jacquemart v. Wong, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Washington |