Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 plaintiff personal injury jury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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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: | $289,253,209.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Timothy Litzenburg, Jeffrey Travers of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Monsanto Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $242,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Eric T. Stahl, Eugene A. 'Chip' Brooker of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. |
| Case: | Reavis v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $136,654,632.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey N. Fieger, James R. McCullen, Michael T. Ratton of Fieger Law |
| Case: | F.D., Pro Ami v. VHS Children’s Hospital of Michigan Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Monitor, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Michigan |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $130,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. McKeen, Steven C. Hurbis of McKeen & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Tran v. William Beaumont Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Michigan |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $117,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moshe Maimon, Daniel C. LaTerra of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Robert E. Lytle of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.; Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Lanzo v. Imerys Talc America, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $109,760,930.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kennan G. Dandar, Thomas J. Dandar of Dandar & Dandar PA |
| Case: | Carter v. University of South Florida Health, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $105,356,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bibianne U. Fell, Patrick C. Stormes-Swan of Gomez Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Kali v. Young |
| Type: | Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Unlicensed Activity, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $101,361,337.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi, John Hall, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Patterson v. FTS International Manufacturing LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $101,144,810.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edmund J. Schmidt III of Law Office of Eddie Schmidt |
| Case: | Thomson v. Potts |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $78,652,480.72 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Danzi, Christine C. Coscia of Law Office of Robert F. Danzi |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Bendayan, M.D. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Inadequate Care, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Premature Childbirth |
| State: | New York |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $73,030,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | B. Kent Buckingham, Rick Barrera of Buckingham Barrera Law Firm; Michael T. Newell of Newell Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Manning, et al. v. Pecos Valley of New Mexico |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Lack of Informed Consent, Shoulder Dystocia, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Brachial Plexus Injury |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $70,560,050.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam D. Horowitz of Horowitz Law; Bradley J. Edwards, Brittany Henderson of Edwards Pottinger LLC |
| Case: | Baca v. Island Girl, Ltd. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $68,035,462.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Steven A. Heimberg, Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez of Heimberg Barr, LLP; Jeffrey S. Mitchell of Mitchell Law Group |
| Case: | Arteaga v. Fresno Community Regional Medical Center |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $68,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | McGinnis v. C.R. Bard Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $67,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Friedman, Henry G. Jones, William 'Bill' S. Cummings of Friedman | Rubin; Adam P. Collins, Patrick Conley of Collins, Collins & Conley |
| Case: | Cox v. 3M Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $58,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas P. Giuffra of Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP |
| Case: | Taylor v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Lead Poisoning |
| State: | New York |