Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 wrongful death settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2018. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court. It does, however, exclude cases settled for an undisclosed amount.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $160,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP; Andrew R. Duffy, Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Benjamin J. Baer of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Galdamez, et al. v. U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 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: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin J. Conway of Cooney & Conway; Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Manzera, et al. v. Frugoli, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $14,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Mendoza v. Los Angeles County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter R. Coladarci of Peter R. Coladarci, Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha Corp, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen L. Bulzomi, John R. Christensen, Jeremy A. Johnston of Evergreen Personal Injury Counsel |
| Case: | Schulte v. Mullan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, DUI, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Clare H. Lucich, Matthew W. Clark of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Gruppioni, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Protect, Hit and Run, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $11,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Olin v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Glassman, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Pierce, et al. v. Murrieta Valley Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Drowning Accident |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Coletti of Paulson Coletti PC; Tim Jones of Tim Jones PC |
| Case: | Estate of Pitkin v. Corizon Health, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $8,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil Sugarman of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Passenger v. Tavern, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $8,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lara Herrmann of Herrmann Law Group |
| Case: | Yoon, et al. v. Ride The Ducks International, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $7,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John R. Connelly, Meaghan M. Driscoll of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Ortega, et al. v. Pierce County |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Training, Failure to Protect, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Washington |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Goudie, et al. v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Manning, Larry J. Wulkan of Stinson LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Atencio v. Joseph Arpaio, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | Arizona |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| 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 |