Top 20 Work Accident Settlements in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 work 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: | $54,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth F. Fulginiti, Sarah F. Dooley of Duffy + Fulginiti |
| Case: | Doe v. U-Haul Company of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $44,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil T. Murray, Thomas Sheridan, Frank Mangiaracina of Sheridan & Murray |
| Case: | Burgess v. Patterson UTI, et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Quadriplegia |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $24,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew R. Duffy of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC; L. Leonard Lundy, Frederic Augonnet of Lundy Law |
| Case: | Oates v. C Raymond Davis & Sons |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael V. Tinari, Christopher P. Fleming of Leonard, Sciolla, Leonard & Tinari LLP |
| Case: | Owens v. U.S. Facilities, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Perecman, Steven B. Dorfman of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Schramm v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Ladder Accident, Demolition Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick T. Jones, Timothy C. Kelleher III, Leonard T. Evers of Jones Kelleher, LLP |
| Case: | Decedent Worker’s Estate v. General Contractor, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Gallardo, John J. Ratkowitz of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Criollo v. Clark Developers, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $7,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Mongeluzzi, David L. Kwass, David J. Langsam of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Graves v. Wastquip LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Crane Accident |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Bonamarte, IV, John J. Perconti, Margaret P. Battersby Black of Levin & Perconti; Roy C. Dripps of Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel, LLC |
| Case: | Perez-Mosetty, et al. v. American Tugs, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Illinois |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Kwass, Adam J. Pantano of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Chipps v. Maxim Crane Works, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven G. Wigrizer, Jason S. Weiss of Wapner Newman Wigrizer Brecher & Miller |
| Case: | Wilson v. Low Bid Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony E. Vieira, Stephen M. Johnson, Campbell W. Filmer of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Meadows v. IEM, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Ports of Pfaff, Gill & Ports Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Stone v. Agridyne L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina B. Odjaghian of Odjaghian Law Group |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Wolfe Roofing Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Chamas of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Smith v. Blue Rock Construction Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Supervise |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert I. Feinberg, Alexis A. Cahill, John B. Johnson of Feinberg & Alban PC |
| Case: | 21-Year-Old Roofer v. General Contractor |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Eichen, Christopher J. Conrad of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Ward v. Aurolife Pharma, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall, Contractor Negligence |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan P. LaCour of Employees First Labor Law; Ruben Montoya of Montoya Law |
| Case: | Hansen v. United Parcel Service |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | California |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett M. Schatz of Law Office of Brett M. Schatz P.C. |
| Case: | Estate Of Krawczyk v. T.G. Nickel & Associates L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| 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 |