Top 100 Work Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018
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| Visit: | Top 50 Work Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $2,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Casey R. Coburn, Edward M. Nass of Nass Cancelliere |
| Case: | Wysocki v. John Crane Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $2,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Nielsen of The Nielsen Law Firm, PC; Tiffany T. Chung of Law Offices of Tiffany Chung |
| Case: | Brookman v. Signature Fundraising Inc. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Grady, Sara W. Khan of Sheff Law Offices, PC |
| Case: | Frank v. Spartan Development LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fredric A. Bremseth, Keith E. Ekstrom of Bremseth Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Houchins v. Soo Line Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, FELA, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $1,851,075.00 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Mills, Megan Boorsma of Mills Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Vichas v. Heckman, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Tortious Interference, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose, Lead Poisoning |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $1,530,028.00 |
| Attorneys: | William L. Banning, Rebecca T. Rojas of Banning LLP; John W. Merriam of Law Office Of John Merriam; Michael D. Padilla of Padilla Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Boton v. Cape San Lucas Fishing, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Failure to Maintain, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,512,028.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carmine J. Goncalves of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC |
| Case: | DiGregorio v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 58 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Joyce, Tobi Russeck, Mark J. Mustin of Marc J. Bern & Partners LLP |
| Case: | Grathen v. Consolidated Rail Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 58 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anita Rosenthal, Steven C. Dawson of Dawson & Rosenthal PC |
| Case: | Hutton v. American Zurich Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Arizona |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $1,482,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Hirsh of Goldberg & Hirsh P.A.; James D. Payer of Payer & Associates |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Ree Construction Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Equipment Malfunction, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,474,137.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Purcell, Christina D. Bennett of Purcell Law |
| Case: | Pannu v. Abdallah |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $1,464,665.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Jacobsen, Joseph S. Stacey of Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP |
| Case: | Liedberg v. Olympic Tug & Barge, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Washington |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $1,453,760.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Carlson, William Kvas, Jayson D. Nelson of Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas; Kent A. Gummert, Ben Weston, Allyson F. Aden of Lederer Weston Craig, PLC |
| Case: | Andrews v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Failure to Maintain, FELA, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Iowa |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $1,423,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Estrella F. Gonzalez of Wald, Gonzalez & Graff P.A. |
| Case: | Furquet v. Hidalgo |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $1,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean E. Cooney, Edward L. Smith, III of Dolce Panepinto PC |
| Case: | Knetsch v. JM Smucker Co., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $1,304,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith E. Fryer of Fryer, Shuster, Lester & Pollack, P.C. |
| Case: | Rashada v. MARTA |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Georgia |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $1,277,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James (Jim) E. Fitzgerald, Michael J. Fitzgerald of The Fitzgerald Law Firm; Richard L. Carlson, Randal W. LeNeave of Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas |
| Case: | Buechler v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, FELA, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Wyoming |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $1,209,734.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. McElroy of Law Office of Seymour R. Goldstein |
| Case: | Bradley v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian F. Ladenburg, Craig Sims, Chandler H. Udo, Justin Olson of Bergman Draper Oslund, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Miller v. Lone Star Industries, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $1,081,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc Wietzke of Flynn & Wietzke, P.C. |
| Case: | Mazzoni v. Long Island R.R. Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $987,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Fawley, Robert L. Allman of Allman, Mitzner & Fawley, LLC; James L. Abrams of Law Office of James L. Abrams LLC |
| Case: | MacDaniel v. Boston Commons Master HOA, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $972,870.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph E. Piucci, Stephen V. Piucci of Piucci Law |
| Case: | Perry v. Phase II Transportation, Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $957,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pedro L. Irigonegaray, Elizabeth R. Herbert of Irigonegaray, Turney, & Revenaugh, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Foster v. USIC Locating Services L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Electrical Injury, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Kansas |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $939,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles A. Cerussi, Jaclyn A. Gannon of Cerussi & Gunn, PC |
| Case: | Lupia v. PATH |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $895,462.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Fisher, Daniel R. Kyler of Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, LLP; Tamara S. Clower, Gary M. Clower of Tacoma Injury Law Group, Inc., P.S. |
| Case: | Valencia v. Concrete Nor’west |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $863,480.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randolph H. Wolf, Amanda F. Wolf of Law Firm of Randolph H. Wolf |
| Case: | Nedrick v. County of Monmouth, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $821,825.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter C. Wachowski of Bellas & Wachowski |
| Case: | Guziejko v. Jarvis Exteriors |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul H. Maloney, Myron S. Rosen, Alana R. Landa, David M. Schuller of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. I.G.C. Wall Systems Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles W. Armbruster, Michael T. Blotevogel of Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel, LLC |
| Case: | Abernathy v. Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Breyer, Brian C. Fawber, Edward M. Ladley of Breyer Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Corrigan v. C.W., Pro Ami, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Stabbing |
| State: | Arizona |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $710,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald S. Canter of The Law Offices of Ronald S. Canter, LLC; Stuart N. Herschfeld of Brault Graham, LLC |
| Case: | Brodsky v. Henry Schein Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $704,004.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul C. Perkins of Paul & Perkins P.A. |
| Case: | Baez v. Midstate Caulking & Construction Services, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $703,061.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jayson D. Nelson, Randal W. LeNeave of Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas |
| Case: | Cooper v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Forklift Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 82 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Brady III of Coyne, von Kühn, Brady & Fries, LLC |
| Case: | Allauca-Paguay v. Priest |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 82 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bill Graham of Wallace & Graham |
| Case: | Estate of Edwards v. Scapa Waycross Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $639,275.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Bryant of Bradshaw & Bryant PLLC |
| Case: | Smith v. Larson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, Brian P. McElroy of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
| Case: | Kassick v. Roberts |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $589,856.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Shea, Frank T. Aiello of Shea Aiello, PLLC |
| Case: | Barber v. Lombardo Homes of S.E. Michigan L.L.C. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Michigan |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $584,304.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew F. Knopf, J. Blaise Fischbach of Paul Knopf Bigger |
| Case: | Lorenzano v. Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $566,181.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell G. Burwell III of Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Payne v. Union Pacific Railroad |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $564,708.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary Herschensohn of Herschensohn Law PLLC |
| Case: | Mulivai v. Iquique US, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Washington |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $515,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Halperin of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Escamilla-Hurtado v. Wythe Gardens, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Finn, William L. Myers, Jr. of The Myers Firm Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Valiante v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $473,295.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick M. Regan, Christopher J. Regan, Amy S. Griggs of Regan Zambri Long PLLC; Jack T. Burgess of Burgess & Perigard, PLLC |
| Case: | Workman v. Axalta Coating Systems L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Virginia |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $467,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Demetrio Duarte, Jr. of Demetrio Duarte, Jr. & Associates, P.C.; Osiris A. Gonzalez of The Osiris A. Gonzalez Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Arevalo v. Garza |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott R. Rauscher, Tara Thompson, Adair Crosley, Megan Pierce of Loevy & Loevy |
| Case: | Jackson v. Birkey, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Prison Negligence, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $440,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William T. Rieder of Downs Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Warren v. Barrones Dev. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Labor & Employment, Denial of Medical Care, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $422,526.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Pagliuca, Andrew L. Chambarry of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Webber v. Bellone |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $363,360.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen P. Colella of Law Offices of Stephen P. Colella |
| Case: | Foley v. Triumph Modular Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Doyle, Patrick M. Dennis, Jeffrey I. Avery of Doyle LLP |
| Case: | Deaver v. Noble Drilling, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Unpaid Wages, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Texas |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $345,060.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Sorrells, Paul R. Hornung of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| Case: | Canales v. United Caterers |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Thiruselvam of Law Offices of David P. Thiruselvam |
| Case: | Toussaint v. Little Portugal Cafe Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $310,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kyle J. Zrenda of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP |
| Case: | Jennings v. Lislevand |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Connecticut |