Top 20 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 |