Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2019

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1
Amount: $1,127,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey S. Weikum of Pagel Weikum Law Firm; Thomas A. Dickson of Dickson Law Office; Chad C. Nodland of Chad C. Nodland, P.C.
Case: Monson v. Morsette
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: North Dakota
2
Amount: $280,065,000.00
Attorneys: Brandon Peak, Christopher B. McDaniel, Ramsey B. Prather, Joel O. Wooten of Butler Wooten & Peak LLP; LaRae D. Moore of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC
Case: Estate of Madere v. Greenwich Ins. Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: Georgia
3
Amount: $202,230,000.00
Attorneys: Dereck G. Capaz, Laura Turbe Capaz of Capaz Law Firm Tampa Personal Injury Attorneys & Car Accident Lawyers; Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A.
Case: Garcia v. Espildora
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
4
Amount: $151,791,000.00
Attorneys: J. Greg Allen, Kendall Dunson, LaBarron N. Boone of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; William J. Gamble of Gamble Gamble Calame & Jones, LLC
Case: Smith v. Ford Motor Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect
State: Alabama
5
Amount: $123,634,686.00
Attorneys: Garth L. Jones, Karen Koehler, Andrew Ackley of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore; Bethany Mito Lee, Risa D. Woo, D. Sho Ly, Nelson Lee of Lee & Lee, PS
Case: Dinh Group v. Ride The Ducks International, LLC, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury
State: Washington
6
Amount: $80,005,006.00
Attorneys: Raymond L. Thomas of Ray Thomas, PC
Case: Lozano v. JNM Express L.L.C., et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort
State: Texas
7
Amount: $70,578,289.00
Attorneys: Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal A. Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates
Case: Cuevas v. Rai Transport Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
8
Amount: $60,000,000.00
Attorneys: Evan L. Ginsburg of Law Offices of Evan L. Ginsburg; William M. Paoli, Court B. Purdy of Paoli Purdy, LLP
Case: Johnson, et al. v. Town of Apple Valley
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
9
Amount: $59,756,223.00
Attorneys: Phillip C. Ripper, L. Brent Farney, Dennis J. Bentley, J. Hunter Morris of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Case: Guerrero III v. Pena
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Texas
10
Amount: $54,477,968.00
Attorneys: Stuart Mann, Joshua Maximon of Mann & Maximon, LLC
Case: Suydam v. LFI Fort Pierce, et al.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia
State: Colorado
11
Amount: $43,083,000.00
Attorneys: Scott Rynecki of Rubenstein & Rynecki; John K. Avanzino of Avanzino & Moreno, PC
Case: K.C.C. v. United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
12
Amount: $42,000,000.00
Attorneys: Randi McGinn, Michael Sievers of McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
Case: Hein v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Design Defect
State: New Mexico
13
Amount: $40,500,000.00
Attorneys: David E. Harris, Louie J. Cook of Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP; Briggs F. Cheney, Joshua Allison of Sheehan & Sheehan, P.A.
Case: Estate of Armijo v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: New Mexico
14
Amount: $40,145,909.00
Attorneys: Jim M. Perdue Jr., Donald H. Kidd, Adam J. Blake of Perdue & Kidd; Errol John Dietze, Raymond H. Reese, Errol John 'Johnny' Dietze, Jr. of Dietze & Reese LLP
Case: Kulik, et al. v. Stallion Production Services LP, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Quadriplegia
State: Texas
15
Amount: $39,000,000.00
Attorneys: Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP
Case: Agiz v. Heller Industrial Park, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Amputation
State: New Jersey
16
Amount: $37,615,818.00
Attorneys: James L. Mitchell of PayneMitchell Law Group; Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP
Case: Milburn v. American Honda Motor Company Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia
State: Texas
17
Amount: $36,500,000.00
Attorneys: Robert S. Sinsheimer, Lisa A. Parlagreco of Sinsheimer & Associates; Jeffrey S. Beeler of Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.; Benjamin D. Stevenson of Stevenson Barrett LLP
Case: Lipton v. Knight
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury
State: Massachusetts
18
Amount: $33,500,000.00
Attorneys: Robert C. Hilliard, Marion M. Reilly, John C. Duff, Rudy Gonzales, Jr., G. Joseph Barrientos, Alex Hilliard, Jessi J. Pritchett, Bradford P. Klager, Catherine Tobin Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales L.L.P.
Case: Siegel, et al. v. Yamaha Golf-Car Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia, Design Defect
State: Texas
19
Amount: $33,413,000.00
Attorneys: Ben C. Brodhead III, Ashley B. Fournet of Brodhead Law, LLC
Case: Estate of Mayfield v. Kennison
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Georgia
20
Amount: $32,500,000.00
Attorneys: Ira Newman, Edward J. Sanocki, Carl B. Tegtmeier of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP
Case: Lassalle v. City of NY, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
21
Amount: $32,144,972.00
Attorneys: Steve R. Romines, Lawrence I. Young of Romines, Weis & Young, PSC
Case: Estate of Garmon v. Jenkins, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Kentucky
22
Amount: $30,148,619.00
Attorneys: Brandon G. Cathey, Brent G. Steinberg, Daniel Greene of Swope, Rodante P.A.
Case: Willoughby v. Ellison
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality
State: Florida
23
Amount: $30,000,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Boyer, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah
Case: Estate of Plascencia, et al. v. Deese, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: California
24
Amount: $27,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alan J. Hamilton, Jeffrey P. Shiver, Margaret E. Randels of Shiver Hamilton, LLC; James M. Roth of The Roth Firm LLC
Case: Huynh v. MDV Spartannash, LLC
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State: Georgia
25
Amount: $26,483,463.00
Attorneys: Thomas D. D'Amore, Doug Oh-Keith, Amy Bruning of D'Amore Law Group; Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group
Case: Estate of Allison v. Smoot Enterprises Inc., et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Oregon
26
Amount: $23,050,000.00
Attorneys: Michael A. D'Amico, Jeremy D'Amico of D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC
Case: Goncalves, et al. v. Utica Mutual Ins. Co., et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Bus Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Connecticut
27
Amount: $21,496,420.00
Attorneys: Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Rada v. Hardin Irvine Automotive Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury
State: California
28
Amount: $21,337,419.00
Attorneys: Antonio M. Romanucci, Martin D. Gould, Nicolette A. Ward, Bhavani Raveendran of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC
Case: Carreon v. City of Chicago, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Illinois
29
Amount: $21,000,000.00
Attorneys: H. Woodrow Gooding of Gooding & Gooding PA
Case: Glover v. Hill, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: South Carolina
30 (tie)
Amount: $20,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alethia S. Gooden, Trevor M. Quirk of Quirk Law Firm, LLP
Case: Estate of Prewitt v. Chappell
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
30 (tie)
Amount: $20,000,000.00
Attorneys: Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Caleb M. Miller of Aldous \ Walker LLP
Case: Becker v. Greyhound Bus Lines, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Texas
31
Amount: $19,215,779.00
Attorneys: Clay Dugas of Clay Dugas & Associates; Charlton P. Hornsby of Charlton P. Hornsby, PC
Case: Simpson v. Genesis Energy L.P., et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
32
Amount: $19,009,802.00
Attorneys: Diego C. Asencio of Diego C. Asencio P.A.; Bradley S. Hartman of Bradley S. Hartman, P.A.
Case: Estate of Mohammed v. Morales
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
33
Amount: $18,600,000.00
Attorneys: Christopher M. Norem, Cole H. Munvez of Parente & Norem, PC
Case: Estate of Volkov v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Illinois
34
Amount: $18,130,554.00
Attorneys: James S. Rogers of Law Offices of James S. Rogers; Michael S. Wampold, Felix Gavi Luna of Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna
Case: Sharkey v. State of Washington, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort
State: Washington
35
Amount: $18,000,000.00
Attorneys: Brandon T. Bishop of Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Case: Lucas v. Cannon
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Alabama
36
Amount: $17,270,000.00
Attorneys: Patrick M. Ardis, Kip E. Whittemore of Wolff Ardis, P.C.; Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon, Abaigeal A. Loving of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell
Case: Romo v. Hyundai Motor America, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
37
Amount: $17,000,000.00
Attorneys: J. Michael Ponder, Kathleen A. Wolz of Cook, Barkett, Ponder & Wolz; Thomas C. Jones, Timothy C. Gaarder of Davis Bethune & Jones LLC
Case: E.H.S., Pro Ami v. BNSF Railway Co.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury
State: Missouri
38
Amount: $16,426,488.00
Attorneys: Hyram Montero, Aron J. Gibson of Montero Law Center
Case: Estate of Menendez v. Mcinturff
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
39
Amount: $15,136,507.00
Attorneys: Clayton Griessmeyer of Law Office of Clayton Griessmeyer
Case: Estate of Zhu v. Hodgson, et al.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Wisconsin
40
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: Brenden P. Leydon, Nicholas E. Wocl of Wocl Leydon, LLC; Todd S. Miller of Todd S. Miller & Associates
Case: Amparo v. Ayala, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Connecticut
41
Amount: $14,834,000.00
Attorneys: Richard L. Sizemore, Michael Morgan Smith, John Christopher Clark of Clark, Smith & Sizemore, LLC
Case: Rogers v. Durhamtown Off Road Park
Type: Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation
State: Georgia
42
Amount: $14,000,000.00
Attorneys: David R. Williams, Virginia Watson Williams of Williams & Williams
Case: Glover v. Hill, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: South Carolina
43
Amount: $13,550,592.00
Attorneys: Steven D. Parker, Thomas S. Harmon of Harmon Parker, P.A.
Case: Estate of Hancock v. Nathe
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Florida
44
Amount: $13,185,014.00
Attorneys: Grant L. Davis, Thomas C. Jones, Timothy C. Gaarder, John Carroll of Davis Bethune & Jones LLC; James E. Nostdahl, Steve Lautt of Pringle & Herigstad, P.C.
Case: Rentz v. BNSF Ry. Co.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort
State: North Dakota
45
Amount: $13,003,024.00
Attorneys: George G. Argionis of Argionis & Associates L.L.C.
Case: Andrades v. Menard, Inc., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Forklift Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Illinois
46
Amount: $13,000,000.00
Attorneys: Richard K. Slinkman of Slinkman, Slinkman & Wynne, P.A.
Case: Estate of Anderson v. Estate of Adams
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
47
Amount: $12,983,311.00
Attorneys: Ramon A. Arreola, Joseph L. Messa, Jr. of Messa & Associates, PC
Case: Spencer v. Johnson, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury
State: Pennsylvania
48
Amount: $12,450,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel O. Goforth, Ryan D. King, Avi Moshenberg of Goforth Law Firm P.C.; Jim S. Hart of Williams Hart Boundas Easterby, LLP
Case: John v. New Prime Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: Texas
49
Amount: $12,037,000.00
Attorneys: Wesley T. Straw, Nicole M. Ziegler, Matthew D. Emerson of Emerson Straw PL
Case: Burbano v. Short
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation
State: Florida
50 (tie)
Amount: $12,000,000.00
Attorneys: Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm
Case: Wu v. NYCTA
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
50 (tie)
Amount: $12,000,000.00
Attorneys: Corey Arzoumanian, Arash Homampour, Nareen M. Touloumdjian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; David H. Greenberg, Emily A. Ruby of Law Office of David H. Greenberg
Case: Courtney v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
51
Amount: $11,622,673.00
Attorneys: Joseph V. Camerlengo, Howard C. Coker, Gregg J. Anderson of Coker Law
Case: Lightfoot v. Hunt
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
52
Amount: $11,500,000.00
Attorneys: Peter S. Thomas of Lurie & Flatow, PC
Case: Dorsa v. Moore
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident
State: New York
53
Amount: $11,370,239.00
Attorneys: Howard C. Coker, Daniel A. Iracki, N. Joel Harris of Coker Law
Case: Noe v. Geico General Insurance Co., et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist
State: Florida
54
Amount: $11,061,472.00
Attorneys: Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Simon P. Etehad of Etehad Law APC; Diana S. Diskin, Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation
Case: McPhoy v. Mendez Ramirez
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
55
Amount: $11,050,000.00
Attorneys: Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Navid A. Natanian, Edward R. Yaghoubi of Law Offices of Navid A. Natanian, APLC
Case: Estate of Garcia v. TRI-Modal Distribution Services Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: California
56
Amount: $11,041,719.00
Attorneys: Olivier A. Taillieu, Maura Taillieu 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, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
57
Amount: $10,026,616.00
Attorneys: Karen E. Terry, Jack P. Hill of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Roger N. Messer of Messer & Messer Law Offices
Case: Estate of Poindexter, et al. v. Zarcharzewski, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
58 (tie)
Amount: $10,000,000.00
Attorneys: Ramzy P. Ladah of Ladah Law Firm
Case: Livesey v. Skidds, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
State: Nevada
58 (tie)
Amount: $10,000,000.00
Attorneys: Keith J. Bruno, John A. Kawai, Christopher D. Barnes of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Theresa Bowen Hatch of Bowen Hatch Law, PC; Dustin N. Maricic of Maricic Law Firm; George Maricic of George Maricic APC
Case: Estate of Courts v. Lee, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State: California
59
Amount: $9,658,894.00
Attorneys: Bill Barton, Brent Barton of Barton Trial Attorneys; Jeffrey R. Davis of Davis Law Firm
Case: Moutal and Newman v. Exel, Inc.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort
State: Oregon
60 (tie)
Amount: $9,000,000.00
Attorneys: David M. Beninger, Andrew Hoyal, Robert N. Gellatly of Luvera Law Firm; Kevin P. Durkin, Kristofer S. Riddle, Sean P. Driscoll of Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
Case: Wilmotte v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Washington
60 (tie)
Amount: $9,000,000.00
Attorneys: Grant L. Davis, Thomas C. Jones, Timothy C. Gaarder, John S. Carroll of Davis Bethune & Jones LLC; Gentner F. Drummond, John Farley of Drummond Law Firm, PLLC
Case: Estate of Knight, Jr. v. BNSF Railway Company, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Oklahoma
61
Amount: $8,977,788.00
Attorneys: Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP
Case: Estate of Wiederhold v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Florida
62
Amount: $8,500,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Spell of Law Office of Scott E. Spell; Michelle Iarusso of Iarusso & Dagher; John S. Levitt of Soltman, Levitt, Flaherty & Wattles LLP; Thomas M. Dempsey of Law Offices of Thomas M. Dempsey
Case: Hatcher, et al. v. Powel, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
63
Amount: $8,215,218.00
Attorneys: Timothy M. O'Brien, Jeffrey Gaddy of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
Case: Ngo v. Vitro America, Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality
State: Florida
64
Amount: $7,523,500.00
Attorneys: James W. Fayssoux, Jr., Paul S. Landis of Fayssoux & Landis
Case: Estate of Gibson v. Fuller, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: South Carolina
65
Amount: $7,157,820.00
Attorneys: Chrislie Lopez of Martinez Manglardi, P. A.
Case: Gomez v. Thoeni
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident
State: Florida
66
Amount: $7,150,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Spell of Law Office of Scott E. Spell; Michelle Iarusso of Iarusso & Dagher; John S. Levitt of Soltman, Levitt, Flaherty & Wattles LLP; Thomas M. Dempsey of Law Offices of Thomas M. Dempsey
Case: Powell v. AT&T Corp.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: California
67
Amount: $7,075,000.00
Attorneys: Eugene Gozenput of Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe & Fein, P.C
Case: Lopez v. Lidonnici
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: New York
68 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: J. Alexander Heroy, Jennifer M. Houti, Gary S. Hemric of James, McElroy and Diehl, P.A.
Case: Justice v. Greyhound Lines Inc., et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident
State: North Carolina
68 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey K. Kroll, Ava Gehringer of Kaveny + Kroll L.L.C.
Case: Estate of Murray v. Radu, et al.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Illinois
68 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Eric D. Holland, R. Seth Crompton, Carl Kessinger of Holland Law Firm; Edward S. Cook, Lindsey A. Rodgers, William P. Leverett of Cook PC
Case: Scobee v. EAN Holdings
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Missouri
69
Amount: $6,872,000.00
Attorneys: Ann R. Johnson, Michael Feldman of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP
Case: Dewinkeleer v. Portland Stoneware Packaging Co. Inc., 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 York
70
Amount: $6,500,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin F. Barcus, Paul Alexander Lindenmuth of Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC
Case: Fite v. Mudd, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury
State: Washington
71
Amount: $6,450,000.00
Attorneys: Eloy E. Gaitan, Steven J. Kherkher, Cesar Tavares, Jim S. Hart, Kevin C. Haynes of Williams Hart Boundas Easterby, LLP
Case: Galindo, et al. v. Great Southwestern Construction, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Texas
72
Amount: $6,206,945.00
Attorneys: Ricardo Echeverria, Charles Mayr of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Mike F. O'Brien of Law Offices of Mike F. O'Brien
Case: Dotson v. Aacres, LLC
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury
State: California
73
Amount: $6,180,000.00
Attorneys: Paul R. Kiesel, D. Bryan Garcia, Steven D. Archer of Kiesel Law LLP; Hamilton E. Arendsen, Joseph C. Cane, Jr. of Arendsen Cane Molnar LLP
Case: Hazard v. Vehicle Effects, et al.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Faulty Workmanship
State: California
74
Amount: $6,103,822.00
Attorneys: Todd S. Bissell, Travis Bissell of Bissell Law Corporation
Case: Sheley v. California Highway Patrol
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
75
Amount: $5,870,283.00
Attorneys: Dennis M. Prince, Kevin T. Strong of Prince Law Group
Case: Yahyavi v. Capriati Construction Corp. Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Nevada
76
Amount: $5,661,173.00
Attorneys: Brett J. Schreiber of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire; Ilan Heimanson of Heimanson & Wolf, LLP
Case: Collins v. Barragan, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort
State: California
77
Amount: $5,500,000.00
Attorneys: J. Robert Potter, Ted L. Mann, R. Steven Cole of Mann & Potter, PC; Gerald C. Swann, Jr. of Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak
Case: Estate of D. Peace v. Berkeley Scrap Metal
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Alabama
78
Amount: $5,371,000.00
Attorneys: Bart Behr, Milton G. Hammond of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Case: Guerrero v. Drummond
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort
State: Texas
79
Amount: $5,352,493.00
Attorneys: Quinton B. Cutlip, Christopher B. Dolan, Megan R. Irish, Dianna L. Albini of Dolan Law Firm PC
Case: Castro v. Edwards, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
State: California
80
Amount: $5,332,215.00
Attorneys: H. Gavin Long of Bisnar Chase, LLP; Reza Torkzadeh of The Torkzadeh Law Firm
Case: Diaz v. Gau
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
81
Amount: $5,310,021.00
Attorneys: S. Edmond El Dabe, Jonathan M. Ritter of Eldabe | Ritter Trial Lawyers
Case: Shui v. B.R. & Sons, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
82
Amount: $5,300,000.00
Attorneys: Bradley J. Kaplan of Kaplan Trial Lawyers
Case: Arce v. Amguard Insurance Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Fall, Ladder Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: Florida
83
Amount: $5,020,150.00
Attorneys: Roger N. Messer of Messer & Messer Law Offices
Case: Estate of Feketa v. Zacharzewski
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
84
Amount: $5,006,467.00
Attorneys: Christian D. Searcy, Karen E. Terry of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
Case: Estate of B.P. v. Estate of Roney
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
85 (tie)
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: R. Scott Campbell, Alan J. Hamilton of Shiver Hamilton, LLC
Case: Hill v. Atlanta Class Cars Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Georgia
85 (tie)
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: Robert T. Joyce of Joyce & Reyes Law Firm
Case: Portobanco v. Williams
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
85 (tie)
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: Mark A. Avera, Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Bennett A. Hutson of Hutson Law Firm, P.A.
Case: Barrett v. University Towing and Transport Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality
State: Florida
85 (tie)
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: Ryan A. Casey, Patrick K. Gunning, Brian J. Panish, Adam K. Shea of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Matthew B. Cunningham of Cunningham Law Firm
Case: Estate of Troupe v. Pavestone, L.L.C., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Arizona
86
Amount: $4,836,516.00
Attorneys: Daniel W. Bower, Gabriel M. Haws of Morris Bower & Haws PLLC
Case: Harley v. Lee, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Paralysis Injury
State: Idaho
87
Amount: $4,820,000.00
Attorneys: Charles E. Finelli of The Law Office of Charles E. Finelli & Associates; Michael E. Garron of Law Office of Michael E. Garron P.C.
Case: Jorge v. Mercedes, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State: New York
88
Amount: $4,775,000.00
Attorneys: Albert Kim of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; William R. Hamel, Jordan S. Finkelstein of Dinkes & Schwitzer
Case: Petit v. Archer, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident
State: New York
89
Amount: $4,738,369.00
Attorneys: Lawrence Grassini, Lars C. Johnson, Roland G. Wrinkle, Robert B. Reagan Jr. of Grassini & Wrinkle
Case: Estate of Knopp v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
Type: Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: California
90
Amount: $4,700,000.00
Attorneys: Spencer P. Browne of Reyes Browne Reilley
Case: Metheny v. Drina Trans Inc., et al.
Type: Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort
State: Texas
91
Amount: $4,624,466.00
Attorneys: Grant R. Gillenwater, Derrick R. Connell of Morgan & Morgan, PA
Case: Viera v. Payne, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Florida
92
Amount: $4,532,436.00
Attorneys: James R. Murphy, Jr., John D. Barron of James R. Murphy, A Law Corporation
Case: Williams v. Rivera, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: California
93
Amount: $4,425,000.00
Attorneys: Joshua B. Trumbull, Emily A. Harris of JBT & Associates, P.S.; Ben W. Wells of Ben Wells & Associates; Joel P. Nichols of Deno Millikan Law Firm PLLC
Case: Burns v. Ceva Freight Canada Corp., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Washington
94
Amount: $4,170,173.00
Attorneys: John N. Satcher II of Satcher Law Firm PLLC
Case: Woulard v. Greenwood Motor Lines Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Mississippi
95 (tie)
Amount: $4,000,000.00
Attorneys: Darrell L. Cochran, Michael T. Pfau, Kevin M. Hastings of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC
Case: West, et al. v. Ride The Ducks International LLC, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State: Washington
95 (tie)
Amount: $4,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael A. Kelly, Douglas S. Saeltzer, Doris Cheng of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Case: Estate of Alvarez v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority
Type: Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
96
Amount: $3,832,927.00
Attorneys: Stephanie Miles, Kristen Collins of Swope, Rodante P.A.; Elizabeth C. Munro, Kelly E. Green of Florida Vanguard Attorneys L.L.C.
Case: Ellis v. Trevino, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
97
Amount: $3,794,170.00
Attorneys: Eric S. Block, Ryan P. Rudd, Ady A. Goss of Morgan & Morgan, PA
Case: Hall v. Faye Banks
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
98
Amount: $3,777,987.00
Attorneys: Eric S. Block, Ryan P. Rudd, Ady A. Goss of Morgan & Morgan, PA
Case: Amerault v. Government Employees Ins. Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort
State: Florida
99
Amount: $3,650,000.00
Attorneys: Evan J. Lide of Stark & Stark
Case: Zaburski v. Klein
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: New Jersey
100 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Brad J. Brady, Ann C. Gronlund, Cara L. Roberts of Brady Preston Gronlund PC
Case: Estate of Jones v. Naber
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
State: Iowa
100 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Reza Torkzadeh, Shelly Raiszadeh of The Torkzadeh Law Firm; Torsten Bassell, Nicole H. Lari-Joni of Lari-Joni & Bassell, LLP
Case: Townsend v. Olivo
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
State: California
100 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Chuck R. McRae, Michele D. Biegel of McRae Law Firm, PLLC
Case: Gonzalez v. Coastal Industrial Contractors Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention
State: Mississippi
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