Top 50 Car Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018

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1
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
2
Amount: $242,100,000.00
Attorneys: Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Eric T. Stahl, Eugene A. 'Chip' Brooker of Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.
Case: Reavis v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: Texas
3
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
4
Amount: $101,361,337.00
Attorneys: J. Brent Goudarzi, John Hall, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P.
Case: Patterson v. FTS International Manufacturing LLC
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
5
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
6
Amount: $53,648,947.00
Attorneys: Bruce L. Schechter, R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris of PARRIS; Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Lennig v. CRST
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
7
Amount: $41,634,170.00
Attorneys: Alexander R. Wheeler, R. Rex Parris, Rutger R. Parris, Khail A. Parris, Jonathan W. Douglass, Bernadette N. Manigault of PARRIS
Case: Taylor v. Schilling
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
8
Amount: $38,517,300.00
Attorneys: Roger A. Johnson, Anna Sanderson of Johnson, Vorhees & Martucci
Case: Hansen v. Hamilton, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort
State: Kansas
9
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
10
Amount: $35,014,630.00
Attorneys: Richard I. Levin of Levin, Riback, Adelman & Flangel, P.C.
Case: Ricciardi v. The Allstate Corp., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Illinois
11
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
12
Amount: $27,437,306.00
Attorneys: P. Hutchison Brock of Brock Law, LLC
Case: Emerson v. Lambert
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality
State: Florida
13
Amount: $27,410,000.00
Attorneys: J. Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P.
Case: Wingfield v. AT&T Corp.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
14
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
15
Amount: $27,091,054.00
Attorneys: W. Pitts Carr, Alex D. Weatherby of Carr & Weatherby; W. Winston Briggs of W. Winston Briggs Law Firm
Case: Sitton v. Ceeda Enterprises Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort
State: Georgia
16
Amount: $25,910,000.00
Attorneys: R. Frank Melton II, C. Richard Newsome, William C. Ourand, Milette E. Webber of Newsome Melton Law Firm; David C. Gibbs of Gibbs Law Firm, PA; Christine D. Spagnoli of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka of Brannock & Humphries
Case: Estate of Salliotte v. Ford Motor Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: Florida
17
Amount: $25,000,000.00
Attorneys: Charla Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP; Joshua J. Bennett, E. Leon Carter of Carter Arnett PLLC
Case: Brown, et al. v. Beamers Private Club, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: Texas
18
Amount: $22,962,494.66
Attorneys: James E. Ballidis of Allen, Flatt, Ballidis & Leslie
Case: Dauod v. Geico Insurance Company
Type: Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist
State: California
19 (tie)
Amount: $19,000,000.00
Attorneys: David J. Dean of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Lawerence A. Wilson of Wilson, Grochow, Drucker
Case: Kota v. Nassau County, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
State: New York
19 (tie)
Amount: $19,000,000.00
Attorneys: Mark C. Joye of Joye Law Firm
Case: Cross, et al. v. XPO Express Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: South Carolina
20
Amount: $16,500,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth J. Allen , Bryan L. Bradley, Robert D. Brown, Thomas R. Benton of Kenneth J. Allen Law Group
Case: Binkowski v. Grand Island Express, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Indiana
21
Amount: $15,250,000.00
Attorneys: Heather N. Barnes of The Yerrid Law Firm
Case: Knoth v. Belhadj
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
22
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jim S. Hart of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP; David A. Salazar of The Salazar Law Firm, PLLC
Case: Estate of Chan v. Budd, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
23
Amount: $14,705,000.00
Attorneys: Charles J. Hurowitz, Michael J. Mingino of Subin Associates, LLP
Case: Caldwell v. New York City Transit Authority, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
24
Amount: $14,600,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP
Case: Guzman v. Defendant Truck Driver, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: California
25
Amount: $14,250,000.00
Attorneys: Herbert S. Subin, Eric D. Subin, Jacob M. Porter of Subin Associates, LLP
Case: De Los Santos v. NYC Transit Authority, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
26
Amount: $13,935,549.00
Attorneys: Erika Contreras, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Newland v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
27
Amount: $12,000,000.00
Attorneys: J. Greg Allen, Benjamin E. Baker Jr., J. Cole Portis of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; J. Kendall Few of J. Kendall Few, P.A.
Case: Estate of Dial v. Toyota Motor Corp.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Failure to Test
State: South Carolina
28
Amount: $11,779,155.00
Attorneys: Olivier A. Taillieu, Judd R. Allen of The Dominguez Firm
Case: Esparza, et al. v. Win Distribution Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
29
Amount: $11,490,073.00
Attorneys: Ann H. Rosato, Michael S. Wampold, Felix Gavi Luna, Tomas A. Gahan of Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna
Case: Vignola v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Consumer Protection, Negligent Tort
State: Washington
30
Amount: $11,354,664.00
Attorneys: Stephen D. Phillips, Gregory Phillips of Phillips Law Offices
Case: Estate of Douglas v. Barrientos
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Hit and Run, Negligent Tort
State: Illinois
31
Amount: $11,033,528.00
Attorneys: James C. Napoli of Caesar & Napoli, PC
Case: Chen v. Cooper
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: New York
32
Amount: $10,665,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel J. Sherry, Jr. of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C.
Case: Brown v. Silvi Concrete Products, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Pennsylvania
33
Amount: $10,577,854.00
Attorneys: Zachary D. Bodenheimer, Brett M. Rosen, Mustafa H. Dandashly of Goldberg & Rosen
Case: Brown v. Lugardo-Soto
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
34
Amount: $10,000,000.00
Attorneys: F. Jerome Tapley, Hirlye Ryan Lutz, Adam W. Pittman, J. Curt Tanner of Cory Watson Attorneys
Case: Watts v. Taylor
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Alabama
35
Amount: $9,962,000.00
Attorneys: Leonard S. Becker of Law Offices of Leonard S. Becker; Gregory A. Harris of Law Offices of Gregory A. Harris
Case: Bragar v. Chicago Transit Authority, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Illinois
36
Amount: $9,700,000.00
Attorneys: Slade H. McLaughlin, Gina M. Stowe of McLaughlin & Lauricella PC
Case: Estate of Bollinger v. Martin, et al.
Type: Assault and Battery, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort
State: Pennsylvania
37
Amount: $9,628,450.00
Attorneys: George W. Braly, William W. Speed of Braly, Braly, Speed & Morris, PLLC; Grant L. Davis, Timothy C. Gaarder of Davis Bethune & Jones; Michael M. Blue of Blue Law
Case: Estate of Nye v. BNSF Railway Co.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Railroad Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Oklahoma
38
Amount: $9,300,000.00
Attorneys: Steven T. Baron, Bryan A. Green, Kathryn A. Pryor of Baron & Budd, P.C.
Case: Estate of Davis v. United Rentals North America
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort
State: Texas
39
Amount: $9,000,000.00
Attorneys: Scott H. Harris of McLane Middleton
Case: Weinhold v. R.S. Audley Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort
State: New Hampshire
40
Amount: $8,328,311.00
Attorneys: Frank J. Lombardo, Joseph Stoduto of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP
Case: Morace v. Danielsen Cabinetry Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
41
Amount: $8,000,000.00
Attorneys: Patricia E. Anderson, David M. Beninger, Andrew Hoyal, Ralph J. Brindley of Luvera Law Firm
Case: Jacquemart v. Wong, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State: Washington
42
Amount: $7,984,037.00
Attorneys: Fred A. Cunningham, Gregory Yaffa of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen
Case: Whitney v. Mercury Ins. Co.
Type: Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
43
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Gary A. Dordick, Alaa A. Yasin of Dordick Law Corporation; Erik L. Peterson of Bostwick & Peterson, LLP
Case: Estate of Asencio v. City of Covina, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort
State: California
44
Amount: $6,840,000.00
Attorneys: Roger A. Dreyer, Noemi Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP
Case: O’Kelly v. Bryant
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
45
Amount: $6,829,318.00
Attorneys: Thomas J. Conroy, Brandon J. Simon, Robert T. Simon of The Simon Law Group, LLP; Benjamin D. Swanson of The Swanson Law Group; Jason R. Sanchez of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP
Case: Pacific v. Preciado, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Psychological Injury, Hit and Run, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
46
Amount: $6,800,000.00
Attorneys: Edward C. Lutz of Law Office of Edward C. Lutz, LLC
Case: Gorth v. Stutzman, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New Jersey
47
Amount: $6,476,286.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey T. Stewart, Tiffany R. Ellis, Benjamin J. Wilensky of Seikaly, Stewart & Bennett, P.C.
Case: Estate of Stevenson v. Delcore, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Michigan
48
Amount: $6,341,391.00
Attorneys: Stephen S. Eckman of Eckman, Strandness & Egan P.A.
Case: M.M., Pro Ami v. Zander
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort
State: Minnesota
49
Amount: $6,340,000.00
Attorneys: Michael T. Ridge of Law Offices of Michael T. Ridge
Case: Martinez v. The City of NY
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
50 (tie)
Amount: $6,300,000.00
Attorneys: David A. Rudorfer, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Martinez, et al. v. Whittier Uptown Association, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort
State: California
50 (tie)
Amount: $6,300,000.00
Attorneys: Brian M. King of Law Office of Brian M. King PC
Case: Martinez v. Rainbow Transit
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: New York
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