Top 20 Motorcycle Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 (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 |
| 11 (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 |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,375,205.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bobby Saadian, Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm PLC; Jesse B. Chrisp of Law Offices of J. Chrisp |
| Case: | Orrin v. Sundaralingam |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Panagakis, Lawrence Gonzalez II of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Gionet v. Argos USA LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
| State: | Florida |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,019,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Caldwell of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Palmer v. Weller |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,580,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald W. Teed Jr. of Law Office of Donald W. Teed Jr. |
| Case: | Becker, et al. v. Schenatzki |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,458,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel L. Cox of The Cox Law Center, LLC |
| Case: | Johnson IV v. Evelio-Bautista, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,127,866.00 |
| Attorneys: | Damian B. Mallard, Alan L. Perez of Mallard Law Firm P.A.; Celene Humphries, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Reichenbach v. Cassidy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,054,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christian C. Foster of Terry Garmey & Associates |
| Case: | Marsters v. Rogier |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maine |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles "Tony" Piccuta of Piccuta Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Hambrook v. Lafitte, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,530,472.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Hoffman, Jae Y. Lee of Law Office of Lee & Associates |
| Case: | Pai v. Mayo, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |