Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 wrongful death settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2018. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court. It does, however, exclude cases settled for an undisclosed amount.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2018.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $160,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP; Andrew R. Duffy, Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Benjamin J. Baer of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Galdamez, et al. v. U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $33,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clayton Fitzsimmons, Mark Colantonio of Fitzsimmons Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Recycling Plant Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | West Virginia |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $14,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Mendoza v. Los Angeles County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter R. Coladarci of Peter R. Coladarci, Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha Corp, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $13,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luke Ellis, Kristin M. Lucey of GJEL Accident Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Indugula v. Salesforce.com Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Clare H. Lucich, Matthew W. Clark of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Gruppioni, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Protect, Hit and Run, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $11,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Olin v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |