Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $37,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell P. Reiner, Todd E. Slaughter, April K. Stratte of Reiner, Slaughter & Frankel LLP |
| Case: | Anderson v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Car Accident, Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $36,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Glenn K. Faegenburg of Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP |
| Case: | Tavares, et al. v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Excavator Accident, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $28,715,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Ian P. Samson, Paul A. Traina of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Jon C. Teller, Bobby Saadian, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan T. Fuller, Nathan P. Roberts of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Hensley v. MultiCare Health System Inc. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gail S. Kelner, Robert S. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | JB v. XYZ Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $23,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan H. Zehl, Matthew L. Martin, Eric J. Allen of Zehl & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Burley v. Johnson Supply and Equipment Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Head-on Collision, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $22,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Rottier of Habush Habush & Rottier |
| Case: | V.P.R.M., Pro Ami v. Chalifoux, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Overmedication, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian W. Easton, Matthew D. Easton, Travis R. Easton, Gabriel M. Mendoza of Easton & Easton, LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deborah S. Chang, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Richard L. Duquette of Richard L. Duquette Law Firm |
| Case: | Du v. The City of San Diego |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Construction Defect, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $19,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie, Matthew R. Mendelsohn, David M. Freeman of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Henderson v. Elizabethtown Gas et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Gas Leak, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort, Gas Explosion |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $14,249,348.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Rogers, Heather M. Cover of Law Offices of James S. Rogers; Daniel A. Rottier, Eric J. Ryberg of Habush Habush & Rottier |
| Case: | Bicyclist v. Confidential Bicycle Part Retailer, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Washington |