Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 plaintiff wrongful death 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: | $383,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Carey, Molly A. Booker of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Craig R. Valentine of Norton Frickey P.C.; Stuart M. Paynter, Sara Willingham of Paynter Law |
| Case: | Estate of Menchaca, et al. v. Davita Healthcare Partners |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Defective Drug |
| State: | Colorado |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $247,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of McPherson v. Jefferson Trucking L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $166,373,923.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. McCarley, Brice Burris of Fears & Nachawati; Daniel W. Packard, Michael J. Packard of The Packard Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Fox v. Buckland |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud, Stabbing |
| State: | Texas |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. Blouin of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Corp. Burnham LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $48,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anita Porte Robb , Gary C. Robb of Robb & Robb LLC; Steven P. Kuenzel of Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP; Randy W. James of James Legal Services P.C. |
| Case: | Delacroix, et al. v. Doncasters Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | Missouri |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $46,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew T. Rogers, W. Michael D’Antignac, Gilbert H. Deitch, Kara E. Phillips of Deitch & Rogers; Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Estate of McIntosh v. Extended Stay America Inc. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Intentional Tort, Breach of Duty of Care, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Georgia |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay P. Deratany of The Deratany Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Hudson v. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Murder, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Illinois |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $43,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Shepard, Michael McCann, Erika O’Donnell of Shepard Law; Amber Long, Jerome H. Block, Robert Ellis of Levy Konigsberg LLP |
| Case: | Summerlin, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $41,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Scott Carlile, Casey Q. Carlile of Carlile Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Dunn, et al. v. OM Lodging, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Failure to Warn, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $37,951,887.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl D. Parks, Anthony D. Thomas of Parks and Crump, LLC; Roosevelt Randolph, Linje Rivers of Knowles & Randolph, PA |
| Case: | Vickers v. DZE Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Hang D. Le of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Robert D. Conaway of Law Office of Robert D. Conaway |
| Case: | Archibald v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $32,369,034.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul S. Weinberg of Weinberg & Garber, P.C.; John J. Egan of Egan, Flanagan & Cohen |
| Case: | Dubuque v. Cumberland Farms |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $29,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Hemminger, Greg A. Egbers of Law Office of John T. Hemminger; Nicholas C. Rowley, Dominic F. Pechota, Matt J. Reilly of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Estate of Dejongh v. Sioux Center Health, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Iowa |