Top 20 Work Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 plaintiff's work accident 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: | $76,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Ketchmark, Scott A. McCreight, Ben H. Fadler of Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Ford v. Ford Motor Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $44,370,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Byron C. Alfred, Vuk S. Vujasinovic of VB Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Barron v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $39,744,010.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kyle Findley, Kala F. Sellers, Adam D. Lewis of Arnold & Itkin, LLP |
| Case: | Figgs v. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $37,835,259.23 |
| Attorneys: | Ian D. Pinkert, Jay Halpern, Ernesto L. Santos, Jr. of Halpern Santos & Pinkert, P.A.; Jonathan Halperin, Andrew Lucchetti, Isaac A. McBeth of Halperin Law Center; L. Steven Emmert of Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy |
| Case: | Benedict v. Hankook Tire, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
| State: | Virginia |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $32,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica Dean, Kevin W. Paul of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP; Bill Graham of Wallace & Graham |
| Case: | Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Shoop of Shoop | A Professional Law Corp.; Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm |
| Case: | Anaya v. General Equipment Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $27,278,615.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Elefterakis, Oliver R. Tobias of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek; Steven Smith of Law Office of Steven Smith, PC |
| Case: | George v. Unicorn Construction Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gail S. Kelner, Robert S. Kelner, Emil L. Samuels of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | MA v. Kensington Homes L.L.C. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $21,620,018.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power, Sean M. Houlihan of Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Wood v. Navistar Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $20,341,845.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence P. Biondi of Law Offices of Lawrence P. Biondi |
| Case: | Pimenta v. 1504 CIA L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Supervise, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $20,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan S. Carlson, Ervin A. Gonzalez , Deborah J. Gander, Maureen E. Lefebvre of Colson Hicks Eidson; Tonya J. Meister of Meister Law, LLC |
| Case: | Spearman v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act |
| State: | Florida |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $16,939,255.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Maiorana, Jonny Kool of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool L.L.P; Stuart M. Dweck of Stuart M. Dweck, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Morocho v. Doran Construction Corp. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $15,991,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt M. Zaner, Sarah T. McEahern, Joshua R. Yeager of Zaner Harden Law LLP |
| Case: | Warembourg v. Excel Electric |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,502,880.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie H. Littky-Rubin , Donald R. Fountain Jr., W. Hampton Keen, L. Jason Cornell of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP |
| Case: | Letterman v. National Truck Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $15,343,753.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paula M. Jossart of Jossart Law Office, LLC |
| Case: | Kowalewski v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $15,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Kaiser, Mariam L. Hafezi of Kaiser Law |
| Case: | Smith v. Retail Project Managers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $15,228,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence P. Biondi of Law Offices of Lawrence P. Biondi |
| Case: | Dias v. Blue Sea Construction Co., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $11,003,576.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory P. DiLeo, Benjamin W. Gulick of Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo, APLC; Caleb H. Didriksen, Alex A. Lauricella, Erin Bruce Saucier, Carl A. "Trey" Woods of Didriksen, Saucier & Woods, PLC; Mark E. Young of Plauche Maselli Parkerson; Tony M. Clayton of Clayton, Fruge & Ward Law |
| Case: | Duplessis v. Turner, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Allen, Otto J. Shragal of Kenneth J. Allen Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Ogiego v. AFI and Central |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $8,615,127.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph P. Carfora, Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Rivera v. Home Depot, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Electrical Injury, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |