Top 20 Truck Accident Settlements in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 truck accident settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2018. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, and those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. It does, however, exclude cases settled for an undisclosed amount.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $46,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Daniel W. Dunbar, Alexander J. Behar, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Lo v. Consolazio, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 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: | $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: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Patton of Law Offices of Patton and Mosier |
| Case: | Sholes v. Taylor, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Law, E. Michael Moran, Edward A. Piasta of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Bellamy v. Red Class Transit LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $10,924,420.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Velasco v. Defendant Construction Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Craig Jones, Craig R. Hill of Jones & Hill, LLC; John M. Welborn, III of John M. Welborn, III, Attorney at Law, LLC |
| Case: | Jackson v. Matte, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy L. Geller of Trapp & Geller |
| Case: | Gallegos v. Ruan Transport Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Security |
| State: | Illinois |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,148,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry Bendesky, Robert W. Zimmerman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Fredricks v. Gold Medal Environmental |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, David A. Rudorfer of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Perez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick D. Cummings, Joseph P. Shannon, Jonathan Svitak of Shannon Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Robertshaw v. Maurer Truck Leasing, et. al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment |
| State: | Illinois |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. Ronalter, James W. Bergenn of Shipman & Goodwin LLP |
| Case: | Galikas v. Baggott Family Farms Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Moore v. Gaytan, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric J. Parker, Susan M. Bourque, Heather M. Boutet (Cox) of Parker Scheer LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent v. General Contractor |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,919,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor, Marguerite S. Sanvictores of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Patel v. Eichmann |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter E. Meyers, Todd W. Gardner of Swanson Gardner Meyers PLLC |
| Case: | Lagozzinq v. McDonough & Sons, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,516,402.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Rogers, Heather M. Cover of Law Offices of James S. Rogers; Patrick K. Gunning of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Allender, et al. v. Carlson Steel Works, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael E. Carr, John “Jack” Beesley, Patrick E. Carr, A. Laurie Koller of Carr & Carr Attorneys At Law |
| Case: | Estate of Childress v. Doornbos, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dominic F. Pechota of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Thompson v. State of Iowa, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Iowa |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Henry, Valerie A. Yarashus of Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Bicyclist v. Garbage Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Hurwitz, Stephen J. Murphy of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Zuniga v. Watkins, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth A. Hoffman of Mitchell Hoffman & Wolf |
| Case: | Estate of Komada v. Dove, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick M. Flaherty of Kinnally Flaherty Krentz Loran Hodge & Masur P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of E.V. v. Estate of Stenger |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Josh T. Edlow of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Davis Development Company, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |