Top 50 Pedestrian Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $85,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Hershenhorn, Diana M. A. Carnemolla of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| Case: | Sipher v. Gray Line New York Tours Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,570,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP |
| Case: | Espinoza v. J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, DUI, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $13,935,549.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erika Contreras, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Rudorfer, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi 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 |
| 11 (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 |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,298,237.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan A. Casey, Patrick K. Gunning, Adam K. Shea of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Scott J. Corwin of Scott J. Corwin, A Professional Law Corporation |
| Case: | Enriquez v. Gonzalez Travel & Tours Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Restivo of Restivo & Murphy LLP |
| Case: | Wynter v. Transdev Services, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,031,866.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Hamparyan, Laura M. Sasaki of Law Offices of Robert Hamparyan |
| Case: | Fujimoto v. Moore, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Barton Warren, Derek W. Simpson of Warren & Simpson, PC |
| Case: | Donaldson v. Johnston, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $4,528,391.91 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian , Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; William 'Bill' A. Daniels of Daniels Law |
| Case: | Tran v. TNT USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,321,258.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Linkner, Bruce T. Wallace, Oscar A. Rodriguez of Hooper Hathaway Price Beuche & Wallace; J. Michael Hannon of Hannon Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Short v. WMATA |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,852,192.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason T. Wasserman of Silverman Thompson Slutkin White |
| Case: | Seman v. Brown, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Maryland |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Mabry Jr., John L. Lewis, J. R. Vicha of Mabry Lewis Law Firm |
| Case: | Lance v. Ramirez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Muessig of Law Offices of Craig Muessig; Judson Daws of The Daws Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Meadows, et al. v. McCloney |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Grady, Sara W. Khan of Sheff Law Offices, PC |
| Case: | Frank v. Spartan Development LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carpenter, Brian J. Kim of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Ronald M. Papell of Law Offices of Ronald M. Papell |
| Case: | Estate of Minami v. Ekmakji, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Bernstein of The Sanders Law Firm |
| Case: | Obey v. NYCTA |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Fall, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,918,034.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Matthew Dwyer Jr. of Dwyer Law Group; William Q. Bird, Paul I. Hotchkiss, Alexandria E. Seay of Bird Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Votta v. Goldberg, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,911,131.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ivan S. Zackheim of Law Office of Ivan S. Zackheim |
| Case: | Nikolaychuk v. National Casualty Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,898,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. MacInerney of Hofeld and Schaffner |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Fore Transportation, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,780,082.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly O. Weingart, Ron K. Cheng of Pickett Dummigan McCall LLP; Peter O. Hansen of The Law Offices of Peter O. Hansen |
| Case: | Konsa v. Connected Healthcare Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Oregon |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,773,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond V. Nicotera of Law Offices of Raymond V. Nicotera |
| Case: | Vicari v. Holland |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,696,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Chambers, II, Victoria J. Lazar, Jeremiah A. Lowe, Benjamin C. Wohlfeil of Gomez Trial Attorneys; Norman Pokorny of York & Pokorny |
| Case: | Gleboff v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,320,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank DiGiacomo of Law Office of Frank DiGiacomo, Esq. |
| Case: | Estate of Metheny v. Wallbusters Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| State: | Florida |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | F. David Rusin, Arienne J. Irving of William Mattar, PC |
| Case: | Golimowski v. Town of Cheektowaga, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,177,158.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samer S. Habbas, Jeffery C. Crissman of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates PC |
| Case: | Garcia v. Barnes |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert I. Feinberg, John B. Johnson, Colleen Santora of Feinberg & Alban PC |
| Case: | Walters v. Murphy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,087,017.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony L. Label, Carole Okolowicz of The Veen Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Williams v. Big Dog City Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $962,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard B. Kim of Law Offices of Howard B. Kim |
| Case: | Osorio v. Williams, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $923,082.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Sosa of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles |
| Case: | Estate of Okerlund v. Lapon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| State: | Florida |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Michael Conley of Kenney & Conley, P.C.; Francis W. Bloom of Law Office of Francis Bloom |
| Case: | Abbott v. H.B. Transportation Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $895,462.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Fisher, Daniel R. Kyler of Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, LLP; Tamara S. Clower, Gary M. Clower of Tacoma Injury Law Group, Inc., P.S. |
| Case: | Valencia v. Concrete Nor’west |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $757,091.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian , Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Benjamin Kiss of Fischer Zisblatt & Kiss, LLP |
| Case: | Casian v. Lisheng |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas K. Neill, Joan M. Lockwood of Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C. |
| Case: | Bishop v. Favazza |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Missouri |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Wolf, Dov B. Medinets of Ginsberg & Wolf, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Pytel v. Thalblum, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $639,275.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Bryant of Bradshaw & Bryant PLLC |
| Case: | Smith v. Larson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $609,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allen J. Counard of Allen J. Counard PC |
| Case: | O’Neil v. Darr |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Michigan |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $520,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Bruschini, Thomas J. Mortati of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP |
| Case: | Berg v. Knott |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $479,787.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Kent Eichelzer III of Hait & Kuhn |
| Case: | Jones v. Driesbach |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Edwards of Morse & Edwards, LLC |
| Case: | Hutto v. Porter |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $440,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William T. Rieder of Downs Law Group, PA |
| Case: | Warren v. Barrones Dev. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Labor & Employment, Denial of Medical Care, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $430,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis S. Baluch of Law Offices of Dennis S. Baluch; Paula A. Kelly of Paula A. Kelly, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Santos v. Ford |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lee R. Hunt, Stephen R. Marshall of Hunt & Marshall; Miguel J. Chapa of Chapa Law Group PC |
| Case: | Newton v. Gilman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $420,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Killeen Jr. of Killeen & Stern, PC |
| Case: | K.P., Pro Ami v. Young |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $420,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tony Bennett of Tony Bennett Law |
| Case: | Morgan v. Vertucci, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |